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US 9,851,097 B2Granted
Steam water separator, use of such water steam separator, and method for separating steam and water
AssigneeNEM Energy B.V.
InventorPeter Simon Rop
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Abstract
A steam water separator includes: —a vessel having a vessel wall delimiting an interior of the vessel, where the vessel is configured to contain steam in a steam zone and water in a water zone in the interior of the vessel, —at least one inlet for introducing steam and/or water in the vessel, —at least one steam outlet for taking steam out of the vessel, —at least one water outlet for taking water out of the vessel, and a wetting device configured to wet in the steam zone an inner surface of the vessel wall.
Claims16
A Steam water separator, comprising:
- a vessel having a vessel wall delimiting an interior of the vessel, wherein the vessel is configured to contain steam in a steam zone and water in a water zone in the interior of the vessel;
- at least one inlet for introducing steam, or water, or a mixture of steam and water, in the vessel;
- at least one steam outlet for taking steam out of the vessel;
- and
- at least one water outlet for taking water out of the vessel;
- and
- a wetting device configured to wet an inner surface of the vessel wall in the steam zone with water such that the heat transfer coefficient between the vessel wall and the interior of the vessel is the same in the water zone and the steam zone.
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A method for separating steam and water, comprising the steps of:
- providing a steam water separator comprising a vessel having a vessel wall and configured to contain steam and water, at least one inlet for water or a mixture of steam and water, at least one steam outlet, and at least one water outlet;
- supplying a mixture of steam and water;
- taking out steam via the steam outlet;
- and
- taking out water via the water outlet;
- and
- wetting an inner surface of the vessel wall with water above a water level of the vessel such that the heat transfer coefficient between the vessel wall and the interior of the vessel is the same in the water zone and the steam zone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.