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US 4,130,611 AGranted
Attemperator
AssigneeYarway Corporation
InventorWarren H. Brand
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InventorWarren H. Brand
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An attemperator in the form of a steam desuperheater is disclosed herein and comprises a water tube adapted to be connected to a source of water under high pressure and a spray tube communicating with the water tube through a flow-control device for controlling the flow of water from the water tube to the spray tube. The spray tube is adapted to be located in a steam line for injecting cooling water into the steam when its temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature and accordingly is formed with one or more nozzles for injecting a spray of water travelling along an expanding swirling path into the steam, the water being atomized into small droplets which easily evaporate in the steam. Preferably, a plurality of nozzles are provided arranged in rows extending axially of the spray tube and the rows are circumferentially spaced apart. Also, the nozzles preferably communicate with the inside of the spray tube through a series of small ports. A piston movable axially within the spray tube controls the quantity of water discharged into the steam.
An attemperator for spraying a liquid into a gaseous stream, said attemperator comprising a spray tube, means for connecting said spray tube to a high pressure source of liquid, valve means at the entrance to said spray tube for allowing or preventing the flow of liquid into said spray tube, a plurality of nozzle means on said spray tube injecting a fine spray of liquid droplets travelling along an expanding helical path from each nozzle means into the gaseous stream, a plurality of small ports formed in said spray tube with some of said ports being spaced about each nozzle means, each of said small ports communicating between the interior of said spray tube and said nozzle means and each one of said small ports being axially spaced from the other of said small ports, said valve means including a plug member slidably received in sealing engagement with the interior of said spray tube whereby said plug member opens said ports sequentially and controls the flow of liquid of each of said nozzle means.
An attemperator for introducing a liquid into a gaseous stream passing through a pipeline comprising a liquid tube, means for connecting said liquid tube to a high pressure source of liquid, a spray tube in communication with said liquid tube, mounting means for coupling said device to the pipeline so that said spray tube extends into said gaseous stream, flow control means between said liquid tube and said spray tube, said flow control means including a seat member and a plug member cooperating with said seat to allow or prevent the flow of liquid from said liquid tube to said spray tube, a plurality of nozzle means on said spray tube, said nozzle means being arranged in a plurality of rows each extending axially along said spray tube and being circumferentially spaced apart by an angle no greater than 180.degree., the nozzle means in one row being offset in the axial direction from the nozzle means in adjacent row, each said nozzle means including an annular chamber communicating with said spray tube through a plurality of relatively small ports, a vortex chamber, and at least one tangential port communicating between said annular chamber and said vortex chamber tangentially arranged with respect to said vortex chamber whereby liquid discharged from said annular chamber to said vortex chamber is imparted with a whirling motion, each said nozzle means further including a conical portion communicating with said vortex chamber for imparting a conical shape to said whirling liquid, and a cylindrical port through which said liquid is discharged into said gaseous stream as a fine spray travelling in an expanding helical path, said plug member being in sliding engagement with the interior of said spray tube whereby said plug member sequentially opens each of said nozzle means and said relatively small ports communicating with said annular chambers.
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