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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2009
Applicant:
Jeffrey Scherffius, Laguna Nigel, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey Scherffius, Laguna Nigel, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fluor Technologies Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F22B 35/00 (2006.01); B01D 3/32 (2006.01); F01K 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/322 (2013.01); F01K 25/04 (2013.01); Y02P 70/34 (2015.11);
Abstract
Low-pressure steam for a steam consuming device, and particularly a steam reboiler, is generated at the steam consumption pressure to maximize the heat recovery from a utility fuel and/or waste heat source. Most preferably, steam is generated at the lowest possible pressure by fluidly coupling the steam generator to the steam consuming device (e.g., by integrating the condensate drum with the steam drum). Therefore, it should be appreciated that the steam generator pressure in such configurations and methods will ride on the reboiler pressure.