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US 4,527,617 AGranted
Regenerator checker packing with enhanced transverse flow
AssigneePPG Industries, Inc.
InventorsRobert Gagne, Yih-Wan Tsai
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Abstract
Regenerator packing members are constructed and arranged to form tapered passageways interconnecting regenerator flues to induce transverse flow of gas between flues for increased heat transfer. A preferred embodiment includes parallelepiped bricks arranged in an open basketweave pattern, with spaces between brick ends and side faces defining the tapered passageways.
Claims11
A regenerator comprising:
- a bed of refractory pieces, a plurality of longitudinally extending flues defined by the refractory pieces and adapted to carry the main gas flow stream through the bed, transverse passageways extending between the flues formed by opposed faces of adjacent refractory pieces, characterized by the transverse passageways each having an opening onto a flue at one end that is larger than the opening onto another flue at the other end, whereby gas is induced to flow through the passageways.
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