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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harold G McClellan, Cambridge, CA;
William G Schneider, Branchton, CA;
Assignee:
The Babcock & Wilcox Company, New Orleans, LA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F / ; F28F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
165 81 ; 165158 ; 165174 ;
Abstract
A one-piece curved floating primary divider plate (40) is described which is suitable for retrofit in an existing steam generator. The one-piece curved floating primary divider plate eliminates most loose parts and reduces leakage of the primary flow resulting in an improvement in the thermal performance of a steam generator. A method of retrofitting a primary divider plate in an existing steam generators is also described to improve the thermal performance of the steam generator.