Steam separating apparatus and separators used therein
AssigneeFoster Wheeler Energy Corporation
InventorsAlbert J. Zipay, Walter P. Gorzegno
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Abstract
A steam separating apparatus wherein a first separating unit receives a steam-water mixture and discharges said mixture in a substantially tangential direction against an impingement plate to separate some water from said mixture. A second separating unit is disposed in a fluid flow relation to the first separating unit and includes a plurality of plates together formed into a closed circular configuration. The latter plates are shaped in a manner to define a plurality of irregular paths for the passage of said mixture so that said mixture impinges on said plates as it passes through said paths to separate additional water from said mixture.
Claims14
A steam separating apparatus comprising a cylindrical drum having inlet means for receiving a mixture of liquid and vapor from an external source;
- first outlet means disposed in the lower portion of said drum for discharging said liquid;
- second outlet means disposed in the upper portion of said drum for discharging said vapor;
- a first separating unit for receiving a steam-water mixture and discharging said mixture in a substantially tangential direction against an impingement plate to separate some water from said mixture;
- and a second separating unit disposed in a fluid flow relation to said first separating unit, said second separating unit comprising a plurality of plates together formed into a closed circular configuration, said plates being shaped in a manner to define a plurality of irregular paths for the passage of said steam with some water so that said mixture impinges on said plates as it passes through said paths to separate water still remaining in said steam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.