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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
George B Watson, Alliance, OH (US);
Woodrow A Fiveland, Jackson Township, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Babcock & Wilcox Company, New Orleans, LA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
431183 ; 431184 ; 4162 / ;
Abstract
A vane assembly defining a flow passage for gas moving in a flow direction has at least one spin vane in the flow passage, positionable at an angle with respect to the flow direction. The vane is made of-sheet material and has a leading portion which is perforated. This reduces pressure drop across the vane while still maintaining spin of the gas.