IP Library Granted Patent US 8,099,959
Granted Patent B2
US 8,099,959 · App. 12/507,186 · Granted Jan 24, 2012

Heat recovery equipment

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Patent No.
US 8,099,959
App. No.
12/507,186
Granted
Jan 24, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Heat recovery equipment recovers heat from flue gas. The heat recovery equipment includes a power generation plant that drives a steam turbine by superheated steam produced in a boiler, and an exhaust-gas treatment line that treats flue gas output from the boiler. The exhaust-gas treatment line includes a first air preheater, a heat extractor unit, and a dry electrostatic precipitator. The power generation plant includes a condensed water line. The condensed water line includes a condenser, a condensed water heater, and a low-pressure feedwater heater. The condensed water heater heats water condensed by the condenser with the heat recovered by the heat extractor unit.

Claims (24)

1. Heat recovery equipment for recovering heat from flue gas, comprising:

a power generation plant configured to drive a steam turbine by superheated steam produced in a boiler, said power generation plant includes a condensed water line, said condensed water line including a condenser, a condensed water heater, and a low-pressure feedwater heater in order and a supplementary air preheater that is provided on an air introduction side of the first air preheater; and

an exhaust-gas treatment line configured to treat flue gas output from said boiler, said exhaust-gas treatment line including a first air preheater, a heat extractor unit, and a dry electrostatic precipitator in order, wherein said heat extractor unit is configured to recover heat from the flue gas, wherein

said condensed water heater is configured to heat water condensed by said condenser with the heat recovered by said heat extractor unit, and

said supplementary air preheater is configured to heat the air by the heat recovered by said heat extractor unit.

2. The heat recovery equipment according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a regulating device configured to regulate a heat supply amount of the heat medium supplied to said condensed water heater and said supplementary air preheater.

3. The heat recovery equipment according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a heat medium heater configured to heat the heat medium supplied to said condensed water heater and said supplementary air preheater.

4. The heat recovery equipment according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a heater configured to heat a bottom plate of said heat extractor unit.

5. The heat recovery equipment according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a desulfurization unit that is provided in a rear side of said dry electrostatic precipitator, and that is configured to desulfurizes the flue gas.

6. The heat recovery equipment according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a soot blower configured to blow off soot adhering to a heat exchange tube of said heat extractor unit; and

a drain remover configured to remove steam drain of said soot blower.

7. The heat recovery equipment according to claim 6 , wherein the soot blower includes

a first cylinder configured to introduce the steam from said boiler,

a second cylinder capable of being freely inserted into and pulled out from said first cylinder, and

a steam hole formed on a tip end of a pullout side of said second cylinder, and through which the steam is capable of being ejected from said first cylinder.

8. The heat recovery equipment according to claim 6 , wherein

a gas flow passed through said heat extractor unit is a horizontal gas flow.

9. The heat recovery equipment according to claim 6 , wherein

said heat exchange tube of said heat extractor unit is a finned tube made of carbon steel.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVING PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11921683 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054975 FRAME: 0438. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 26, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063787/0867 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054975/0438 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2015
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 035101/0029 →