Patent classifications
F23M5/00
Heat exchanger
A furnace or other heat exchanger application for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems having condensate control. Specifically, a condensate control for secondary heat exchangers is provided for use with high efficiency furnaces, particularly for small tonnage systems, such as residential or unitary systems. Condensate management permits a plurality of furnace orientations while providing resistance to corrosion due to liquid condensate.
Heat exchanger
A furnace or other heat exchanger application for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems having condensate control. Specifically, a condensate control for secondary heat exchangers is provided for use with high efficiency furnaces, particularly for small tonnage systems, such as residential or unitary systems. Condensate management permits a plurality of furnace orientations while providing resistance to corrosion due to liquid condensate.
System and method for high efficiency power generation using a carbon dioxide circulating working fluid
The present invention provides methods and system for power generation using a high efficiency combustor in combination with a CO.sub.2 circulating fluid. The methods and systems advantageously can make use of a low pressure ratio power turbine and an economizer heat exchanger in specific embodiments. Additional low grade heat from an external source can be used to provide part of an amount of heat needed for heating the recycle CO.sub.2 circulating fluid. Fuel derived CO.sub.2 can be captured and delivered at pipeline pressure. Other impurities can be captured.
System and method for high efficiency power generation using a carbon dioxide circulating working fluid
The present invention provides methods and system for power generation using a high efficiency combustor in combination with a CO.sub.2 circulating fluid. The methods and systems advantageously can make use of a low pressure ratio power turbine and an economizer heat exchanger in specific embodiments. Additional low grade heat from an external source can be used to provide part of an amount of heat needed for heating the recycle CO.sub.2 circulating fluid. Fuel derived CO.sub.2 can be captured and delivered at pipeline pressure. Other impurities can be captured.
Articulating hold down mechanism for a furnace
A hold down mechanism for releasably securing a refractory lining to a furnace. The hold down mechanism can comprise plate segments that form a composite plate. The plate segments can comprise a first plate segment structured to articulate relative to a second plate segment. Furthermore, a gap in the hold down mechanism can be structured to adjust in response to a thermal condition of the composite plate, such as thermal expansion or thermal contraction of at least one plate segment. The composite plate can also comprise an articulation plate pivotally coupled to at least one of the first plate segment and the second plate segment via a pivot and/or a slot and pin engagement. The composite plate can further comprise a third plate segment and a second articulation plate pivotally coupled to at least one of the second plate segment and the third plate segment.
COMBUSTOR ASSEMBLY WITH MOUNTED AUXILIARY COMPONENT
A combustor assembly includes a combustion liner defining a first radial opening, an outer sleeve that at least partially surrounds the combustion liner. The outer sleeve defines a second radial opening. A mounting body having a jacket portion and a flange portion surrounds the first radial opening and extends radially outwardly from an outer surface of the combustion liner towards the outer sleeve. The flange portion is at least partially disposed within the second radial opening. An auxiliary component extends radially within the jacket portion and includes a flange portion. The flange portion of the auxiliary component is connected to the flange portion of the mounting body via a first fastener, and the flange portion of the auxiliary component is connected to the outer sleeve via a second fastener.
SMOKELESS INCINERATOR AND SYSTEM USING SAME
A smokeless incinerator burns unburned gas to inhibit generation of black smoke. The incinerator contains a first combustion chamber with a main combustor having firebrick walls into which waste is thrown and an auxiliary burner for burning the waste. A water cooling jacket is located above the main combustor. A second combustion chamber is located on top of the first combustion chamber and has a re-burning burner for unburned gas. A filter-equipped combustion chamber is aligned with and adjacent the second combustion chamber and has a ceramic filter. A third combustion chamber is aligned with and adjacent to the filter-equipped combustion chamber and has a dust collection cyclone. A fourth combustion chamber is located on top of the third combustion chamber and has a re-burning burner for unburned gas. An exhaust stack is located on top of the fourth combustion chamber and has a forced exhaust.
SMOKELESS INCINERATOR AND SYSTEM USING SAME
A smokeless incinerator burns unburned gas to inhibit generation of black smoke. The incinerator contains a first combustion chamber with a main combustor having firebrick walls into which waste is thrown and an auxiliary burner for burning the waste. A water cooling jacket is located above the main combustor. A second combustion chamber is located on top of the first combustion chamber and has a re-burning burner for unburned gas. A filter-equipped combustion chamber is aligned with and adjacent the second combustion chamber and has a ceramic filter. A third combustion chamber is aligned with and adjacent to the filter-equipped combustion chamber and has a dust collection cyclone. A fourth combustion chamber is located on top of the third combustion chamber and has a re-burning burner for unburned gas. An exhaust stack is located on top of the fourth combustion chamber and has a forced exhaust.
Metallic coating process for combustor panels using a barrel configuration
A method of coating a component includes attaching the component to a support that is configured to hold a plurality of components and placing a base of the support in a holder that is attached to rotatable member of a fixture, wherein an axis of the holder is parallel to an axis of rotation of the rotatable member. The method also includes transporting the fixture into a coating chamber wherein a direction of an exit stream of a coater in oriented perpendicularly to the axis of rotation, exposing the fixture and the component to a reverse transfer arc cleaning/pre-heating procedure, and exposing the fixture and the component to a coating procedure during which a coating is directed at the component in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation while the rotatable member is rotating. The method further includes transporting the fixture and removing the component from the support fixture.
Metallic coating process for combustor panels using a barrel configuration
A method of coating a component includes attaching the component to a support that is configured to hold a plurality of components and placing a base of the support in a holder that is attached to rotatable member of a fixture, wherein an axis of the holder is parallel to an axis of rotation of the rotatable member. The method also includes transporting the fixture into a coating chamber wherein a direction of an exit stream of a coater in oriented perpendicularly to the axis of rotation, exposing the fixture and the component to a reverse transfer arc cleaning/pre-heating procedure, and exposing the fixture and the component to a coating procedure during which a coating is directed at the component in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation while the rotatable member is rotating. The method further includes transporting the fixture and removing the component from the support fixture.