# US 5,701,850 A · Steam generator

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- Number: US 5,701,850 A
- Document ID: US5701850A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/390,987
- Filed: 1995-02-21
- Granted: 1997-12-30
- Earliest claimed: 1992-08-19
- Assignees: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Inventors: Wolfgang Kohler; Rudolf Kral; Eberhard Wittchow
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5701850A

## CPC

- F22B 37/12: Forms of water tubes, e.g. of varying cross-section
- F22B 29/061: {Construction of tube walls}
- F22B: METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS

## Abstract

A fossil-fired steam generator includes a gas flue having a surrounding wall being formed by tubes which are mutually joined gas-tightly and which are disposed substantially vertically and can conduct an upward flow through them on the medium side. The tubes in a first or lower part of the gas flue have a greater internal diameter than the tubes in a second part of the gas flue located above. On one hand, this ensures reliable cooling of the tubes. On the other hand, even additional or above-average heating of individual tubes does not lead to inadmissible temperature differences between outlets of the tubes.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A fossil-fired steam generator, comprising:
a gas flue having a bottom and a surrounding wall;
said surrounding wall having a first part disposed at said bottom of said gas flue and a second part disposed above said first part;
said surrounding wall being formed of substantially vertical, mutually gas-tightly connected tubes for conducting a flow of a medium;
said tubes in said first part of said surrounding wall having a greater internal diameter than said tubes in said second part of said surrounding wall;
a pressure balance vessel disposed outside said gas flue; and
pressure balance tubes each connecting a respective one of said tubes of said surrounding wall to said pressure balance vessel.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The steam generator according to claim 1, wherein said tubes having a smaller internal diameter are joined directly to said tubes having a larger internal diameter.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The steam generator according to claim 1, wherein said tubes having a smaller internal diameter merge into said tubes having a larger internal diameter.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The steam generator according to claim 1, wherein said tubes in said first part of said surrounding wall have a mean mass flow density being at most 1000 kg/m.sup.2 s at full load.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The steam generator according to claim 1, wherein said surrounding wall has a top and a third part disposed at said top, and said tubes of said surrounding wall disposed in said third part have a greater internal diameter than said tubes of said second part and are joined directly to said tubes in said second part.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The steam generator according to claim 5, wherein said third part of said surrounding wall has half the number of said tubes as in said second part of said surrounding wall, and each two of said tubes in said second part lead in common into a respective one of said tubes in said third part.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The steam generator according to claim 1, wherein said surrounding wall has a top and a third part disposed at said top, and said tubes of said surrounding wall disposed in said third part have a greater internal diameter than said tubes of said second part and merge into said tubes in said second part.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The steam generator according to claim 7, wherein said third part of said surrounding wall has half the number of said tubes as in said second part of said surrounding wall, and each two of said tubes in said second part lead in common into a respective one of said tubes in said third part.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The steam generator according to claim 1, wherein said first part of said surrounding wall has an upper half, and each of said pressure balance tubes is located in said upper half of said first part.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The steam generator according to claim 1, wherein said first part of said surrounding wall has an upper third, and each of said pressure balance tubes is located in said upper third of said first part.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The steam generator according to claim 1, including a transition region from said first part to said second part of said surrounding wall, each of said pressure balance tubes being located in said transition region.