Abstract:
A composite structure operating under a vacuum for condensing steam discharged from a turbine unit of a thermal power plant and de-gassing the condensate prior to feeding it back to the boiler for recycling comprises a condenser casing having an inlet for the steam which passes downwardly over a cooling tube bundle to effect its condensation. The condensate is then passed through a three stage de-gasifier to remove non-condensables such as oxygen. The first stage injects steam issuing from the subsequent stages into and atomizes condensate flowing downwardly on opposite sides of a gabled roof located beneath the tube bundle to accomplish an initial de-gasification; the second stage injects steam into a first tank filled by condensate collected from the roof to accomplish further de-gasification by the bubbling effect produced by the steam injection; and the third stage injects steam into and atomizes a layer of the condensate flowing across a weir from the first tank into a reserve tank to accomplish final de-gasification.
Abstract:
An arrangement for securing the conductor bars of a distributed winding in place on the magnetic circuit of the stator element of a dynamoelectric machine is constituted by spaced-apart insulating pieces each including a heel portion engaged in a complementary configured recess in the stator iron and two tapered lateral projections which bear against the conductor bars only along tapered sides of the latter. The central surface portion of each conductor bar oriented towards the gap between the stator and rotor elements is left exposed. The advantage of the arrangement is that it enables the conductor bars to be brought closer to the rotor.