Liquid heaters and vaporizers – Tube sheets
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-05
2009-08-18
Wilson, Gregory A (Department: 3749)
Liquid heaters and vaporizers
Tube sheets
C122S235120, C165S134100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07574981
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for improving the longevity of a cooling tube in a fire tube boiler. The apparatus comprises a ferrule inserted within the cooling tube end and an internal overlay, with the ferrule and internal overlay arranged to provide a smooth, continuous, and diverging passage that reduces turbulence for a heated fluid flowing therethrough, thus preventing the overheating of the tube wall in the highly turbulent area. The internal overlay may be a weld overlay of a corrosion-resistant material that is deposited in a band about the inner wall of the cooling tube, the overlay having an annular inner recess receiving the end of the ferrule. The combination of ferrule and internal overlay also reduces the sharp gradient in temperature that is encountered when the heated fluid enters the relatively cool tube end, thus reducing film boiling, reducing cracking of the tube end, and enhancing corrosion resistance.
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Citgo Petroleum Corporation
McAfee & Taft
Wilson Gregory A
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