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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2006
Applicants:
Bradley Cyril Ingham, Halifax, CA;
Steven J. Barber, Louisville, KY (US);
Inventors:
Bradley Cyril Ingham, Halifax, CA;
Steven J. Barber, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
BJ Services Company LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and a method of augmenting the heat up of a unit using a compressed, heated gas that contains moisture such as steam or vaporized water such that the specific heat of the gas is increased. In a preferred embodiment, steam in compressed inert gas such as nitrogen is capable of augmenting the heat up cycle for units such as process reactor vessels, furnaces, process steam and power production boilers, turbines, and other production vessels.