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US 7,842,251 B2Granted
Catalyst particulate diverter
AssigneeBabcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc.
InventorsNorman D Nelson, George D. Burges
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to devices for diverting contaminants into catalyst blocks; and in particular to devices for diverting particulate matter such as powdered and/or solid contaminants away from spaces around and between catalyst blocks.
Claims7
A particulate diverter comprising:
- a wall-contacting portion having a first end and a second end, the wall-contacting portion being designed to operatively engage at least one wall surface;
- a tensioning portion having a first end and a second end, the first end of the tensioning portion being operatively joined to the second end of the wall-contacting portion, and where the tensioning portion is designed to maintain contact between the at least one wall surface and the wall-contacting portion, and
- an L-shaped anchor having a first end and a second end, the first end of the L-shaped anchor being operatively joined to the second end of the tensioning portion, and where the L-shaped anchor is designed to prevent dislodging of the particulate diverter,
- wherein the combination of the wall-contacting portion, the tensioning portion and the L-shaped anchor portion form a particulate diverter that is capable of diverting particulate matter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.