A method of heat recovery from bulk solids includes introducing the bulk solids into an inlet of a heat exchanger for indirect heat exchange with water as the bulk solids flow, by gravity, from the inlet to an outlet of the heat exchanger, pumping the water into subcritical heating heat transfer elements within the heat exchanger for indirect heat exchange with the bulk solids to heat the water and thereby provide heated, pressurized water, and flashing off steam from the heated, pressurized water.

A method of heat recovery from bulk solids includes introducing the bulk solids into an inlet of a heat exchanger for indirect heat exchange with water as the bulk solids flow, by gravity, from the inlet to an outlet of the heat exchanger, pumping the water into subcritical heating heat transfer elements within the heat exchanger for indirect heat exchange with the bulk solids to heat the water and thereby provide heated, pressurized water, and flashing off steam from the heated, pressurized water.

A steam power generating system includes at least one steam generator, at least one turbine assembly, at least one electric generator, at least one condenser and a feedwater preheat arrangement including at least one injection feedwater heater connected to the condenser and the turbine assembly. The injection feedwater heater includes a main heater body and at least one injection nozzle. A predetermined amount of condensate water from the condenser is arranged to be pumped into the main heater body. The condensate water passing through the water inlet is arranged to be injected into a heat exchange compartment through the injection nozzle for creating a negative pressure in the heat exchange compartment. The negative pressure draws a predetermined amount of steam from the turbine assembly to enter the heat exchange compartment for mixing with the condensate water.

An injection feedwater heater for a steam power generating system includes at least one main heater body and at least one injection nozzle. The main heater body has at least one heat exchange compartment, at least one water inlet, at least one steam inlet, and at least one water outlet formed on the main heater body. The injection nozzle is provided in the main heater body at a position adjacent to the water inlet, wherein a predetermined amount of condensate water is arranged to be pumped into the main heater body through the water inlet. The condensate water passing through the water inlet is arranged to be injected into the heat exchange compartment through the injection nozzle for creating a negative pressure in the heat exchange compartment. The negative pressure drawing a predetermined amount of steam to enter the heat exchange compartment for mixing with the condensate water.

A condensate and feedwater system includes: a deaerator circulation pump that returns condensate water flowing out from a deaerator to a part of a condensate line between a heater and the deaerator; an apparatus to be supplied with part of the condensate water flowing from the heater toward the deaerator, through a supply line branched from the condensate line; a supply line shutoff valve that switches between communication and interruption of the supply line; and a controller that controls opening/closing of the supply line shutoff valve and driving/stopping of the deaerator circulation pump. The controller closes the supply line shutoff valve from an open state at normal operation and at least temporarily drives the deaerator circulation pump from a stopped state at normal operation, in condenser throttling in which supply of extraction steam of a steam turbine to the heater and the deaerator is reduced as compared to that at normal operation and a deaerator water level control valve is closed.

A steam power generating system includes at least one steam generator, at least one turbine assembly, at least one electric generator, at least one condenser and a feedwater preheat arrangement including at least one injection feedwater heater connected to the condenser and the turbine assembly. The injection feedwater heater includes a main heater body and at least one injection nozzle. A predetermined amount of condensate water from the condenser is arranged to be pumped into the main heater body. The condensate water passing through the water inlet is arranged to be injected into a heat exchange compartment through the injection nozzle for creating a negative pressure in the heat exchange compartment. The negative pressure draws a predetermined amount of steam from the turbine assembly to enter the heat exchange compartment for mixing with the condensate water.

An injection feedwater heater for a steam power generating system includes at least one main heater body and at least one injection nozzle. The main heater body has at least one heat exchange compartment, at least one water inlet, at least one steam inlet, and at least one water outlet formed on the main heater body. The injection nozzle is provided in the main heater body at a position adjacent to the water inlet, wherein a predetermined amount of condensate water is arranged to be pumped into the main heater body through the water inlet. The condensate water passing through the water inlet is arranged to be injected into the heat exchange compartment through the injection nozzle for creating a negative pressure in the heat exchange compartment. The negative pressure drawing a predetermined amount of steam to enter the heat exchange compartment for mixing with the condensate water.

A heat recovery steam generator includes an exhaust-gas channel with an economizer heating surface and evaporator heating surface. The heating surfaces are connected to one another such that, on a feed water side, the economizer heating surface is upstream of the evaporator heating surface. A water/steam separator is arranged on the feed water side downstream of the evaporator heating surface. An excess pipe length system is outside the exhaust-gas channel and is designed in such a way that, after a complete filling of the economizer heating surface, feed water, in a riser of the excess pipe length system, reaches an overflow and thus passes into the evaporator heating surface via a down pipe. A vent line branches off the overflow of the excess pipe length system. A first filling line and a first valve are arranged between an economizer filling outlet and the evaporator outlet of the evaporator heating surface.

A thermal energy recovery device includes a circulation flow path for circulating a working fluid, a thermal fluid circulation flow path for circulating hot water, an evaporator for evaporating the working fluid flowing in the circulation flow path by heat of the hot water flowing in the thermal fluid circulation flow path, a preheater for heating the working fluid before flowing into the evaporator by the heat of the hot water flowing in the thermal fluid circulation flow path, and a control unit for controlling a startup operation of the thermal energy recovery device. The control unit executes a suppression control for suppressing a temperature difference between the hot water and the working fluid in the preheater.

A thermal energy recovery device includes a circulation flow path for circulating a working fluid, a thermal fluid circulation flow path for circulating hot water, an evaporator for evaporating the working fluid flowing in the circulation flow path by heat of the hot water flowing in the thermal fluid circulation flow path, a preheater for heating the working fluid before flowing into the evaporator by the heat of the hot water flowing in the thermal fluid circulation flow path, and a control unit for controlling a startup operation of the thermal energy recovery device. The control unit executes a suppression control for suppressing a temperature difference between the hot water and the working fluid in the preheater.