Fluidizing nozzle or bubble cap assembly for air distribution grid
AssigneeThe Babcock & Wilcox Company
InventorsMikhail Maryamchik, Michael J Szmania, Stephen W Borsani, William C Henson, Donald L Wietzke, Joseph C Comanitz
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Abstract
A bubble cap assembly for an air distribution grid includes a stem having a top region and a bottom region, a bubble cap connected to the top region of the stem, a membrane having an opening, the bottom region of the stem communicating with the opening; a flange connected to the bottom region of the stem; at least one clamp for pressing the flange against the membrane, and a gasket squeezed between the flange and the membrane by the clamp to provide an air-tight connection between the flange and the membrane.
Claims8
A bubble cap assembly for an air distribution grid, comprising:
- a stem having a top region and a bottom region;
- a bubble cap connected to the top region of the stem;
- a membrane having an opening, the bottom region of the stem communicating with the opening;
- a flange connected to the bottom region of the stem;
- at least one clamp for pressing the flange against the membrane, wherein the at least one clamp comprises a hook welded to the membrane and a wedge pressed between the flange and the hook;
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- a gasket squeezed between the flange and the membrane by the clamp to provide an air-tight connection between the flange and the membrane.
A bubble cap assembly for an air distribution grid, comprising:
- a bifurcated stem having two top regions and a bottom region;
- a plurality of bubble caps, each bubble cap connected to a top region of the stem;
- a membrane having an opening, the bottom region of the stem communicating with the opening;
- a flange connected to the bottom region of the stem;
- at least one clamp for pressing the flange against the membrane, wherein the at least one clamp comprises a hook welded to the membrane and a wedge pressed between the flange and the hook;
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- a gasket squeezed between the flange and the membrane by the clamp to provide an air-tight connection between the flange and the membrane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.