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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Robert M. Wepfer, Export, PA (US);
Padmanabha J. Prabhu, Monroeville, PA (US);
Inventors:
Robert M. Wepfer, Export, PA (US);
Padmanabha J. Prabhu, Monroeville, PA (US);
Assignee:
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 9/013 (2006.01); F22B 1/00 (2006.01); F22B 37/20 (2006.01); F28D 7/00 (2006.01); F28F 9/00 (2006.01); F28F 9/007 (2006.01); G21D 1/00 (2006.01); F22B 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21D 1/00 (2013.01); F22B 1/025 (2013.01); F22B 37/206 (2013.01); F28F 9/0131 (2013.01); Y02E 30/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A means of offsetting semi-circular tube support plates typically present in heat exchangers with cross flow baffles, such as axial flow economizers, utilizing the motive force of steam generator pressurization. The offset slightly flexes the tubes, thereby providing a preload which minimizes the potential for tube vibration and wear.
Wepfer, Robert. (2017). Anti-vibration tube support plate arrangement for steam generators (U.S. Patent No. 9697919). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9697919
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