Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device for expanding steam and method to control such a device
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Application No.: US15312038Application Date: 2015-05-11
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Publication No.: US10174638B2Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Kris Van Campfort , Kristof Pascal Hubin
- Applicant: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
- Applicant Address: BE Wilrijk
- Assignee: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
- Current Assignee: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
- Current Assignee Address: BE Wilrijk
- Agency: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC
- Priority: BE2014/0373 20140519
- International Application: PCT/BE2015/000020 WO 20150511
- International Announcement: WO2015/176142 WO 20151126
- Main IPC: F01K13/02
- IPC: F01K13/02 ; F01K7/16 ; H02K7/102 ; H02K7/18 ; H02P3/02 ; H02P3/24
Abstract:
A device for expanding steam, whereby this device comprises an expander with an inlet that is connected to an inlet pipe and an outlet that is connected to an outlet pipe, whereby the inlet pipe is provided with an inlet valve and the outlet pipe is provided with an outlet valve for isolating the space between the valves, by closing these valves when the expander is not operating, whereby the device is provided with a steam supply that conditions the space between the valves when the expander is not operating, such that no air can penetrate into the space.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170107862A1 DEVICE FOR EXPANDING STEAM AND METHOD TO CONTROL SUCH A DEVICE Public/Granted day:2017-04-20
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