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US 2018/0023902 A1Published application
Condenser
AssigneeMitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.
InventorsMotoyuki FUJII, Mitsuru UCHIYAMA, Jun MANABE
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Abstract
To provide a condenser including a housing formed in a hollow shape and provided with a steam inlet and a condensate outlet, inlet water chambers and outlet water chambers provided at respective ends of the housing, a large number of heat-transfer tubes that connect the inlet water chambers and the outlet water chambers to each other inside the housing, in which cooling water flows, and intake pipes and drainpipes respectively coupled to the inlet water chambers and outlet water chambers via expansion joints.
Claims8
A condenser comprising:
- a housing formed in a hollow shape and provided with an inlet of steam and an outlet of condensate;
- an inlet water chamber and an outlet water chamber provided at respective ends of the housing;
- a large number of heat-transfer tubes that connect the inlet water chamber and the outlet water chamber to each other inside the housing, in which a cooling medium flows;
- intake pipes and drainpipes respectively coupled to the inlet water chamber and the outlet water chamber via an expansion joint;
- a damping member that damps displacement of the inlet water chamber and the outlet water chamber;
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- a restoration member that restores positions of the inlet water chamber and the outlet water chamber,
- wherein the housing, the intake pipes, and the drainpipes are supported on an installation surface, a support structure having predetermined stiffness set in advance is placed on the installation surface, and the damping member and the restoration member are interposed respectively between the inlet water chamber and the support structure, and between the outlet water chamber and the support structure.
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