Steam-raising system
AssigneeEaton-Williams Group Limited
InventorRobert John Watts
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Abstract
A steam-raising system comprising a boiler having (a) a passageway for water and/or steam, (b) an inlet to the passageway through which water is introduced continuously for given periods when the boiler is in use, (c) a burner to heat the passageway from the outside thereof, and (d) an outlet from the passageway from which steam emerges continuously as water is introduced through the inlet. The system further comprises a pump connected by a flow-path to the said inlet to pump water thereto along the said flow-path. The pump is a variable-flow-rate pump constructed to provide a flow-rate through it which is substantially independent of its downstream pressure.
Claims13
A steam-raising system comprising a boiler having (a) a passageway for water and/or steam, (b) and inlet to the passageway through which water is introduced continuously for given periods when the boiler is in use, (c) a burner to heat the passageway from the outside thereof, and (d) an outlet from the passageway from which steam emerges continuously as water is introduced through the inlet, the system further comprising a pump connected by a flow-path to the said inlet to pump water thereto along the said flow-path, wherein the pump is a variable-flow-rate pump constructed to provide a flow-rate through it which is substantially independent of its downstream pressure, temperature monitoring means are provided downstream of the boiler to measure the temperature of the steam output of the boiler, and a control unit is connected to the temperature monitoring means to adjust the flow-rate of the pump in dependence upon the measured temperature of the steam output of the boiler.
A steam-raising system comprising a boiler having (a) a passageway for water and/or steam, (b) and inlet to the passageway through which water is introduced continuously for given periods when the boiler is in use, (c) a burner to heat the passageway from the outside thereof, and (d) an outlet from the passageway from which steam emerges continuously as water is introduced through the inlet, the system further comprising a pump connected by a flow-path to the said inlet to pump water thereto along the said flow-path, wherein the pump is a variable-flow-rate pump constructed to provide a flow-rate through it which is substantially independent of its downstream pressure, the said pump comprises an electrically operated pump, the electrically operated pump is operated by an alternating electrical current, and the electrically operated pump is constructed so that the flow-rate is dependent upon the frequency of the alternating current.
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