Method and system for gas initiated natural circulation vertical heat recovery steam generator

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9982881
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14693137

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The present disclosure is directed to a method and a system employing a gas introduced into the system as a startup operation for a natural circulation vertical heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) to initiate natural circulation of a fluid within the system. More specifically, the present disclosure is directed to a method and a system employing a gas introduced into an outlet header of an evaporator, into an outlet header of an evaporator and into one or more risers near the outlet header of the evaporator, or into one or more risers near the outlet header of the evaporator, to initiate natural circulation of a fluid in a desired system direction from the evaporator directly into a steam drum.

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  • GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH

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Bauver,, II Wesley Paul Granville, US 4 7
Shenoy, Suresh K Cromwell, US 3 7
Terdalkar, Rahul Jayant East Windsor, US 3 1

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