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F22D
PREHEATING, OR ACCUMULATING PREHEATED, FEED-WATER ; FEED-WATER SUPPLY ; CONTROLLING WATER LEVEL ; AUXILIARY DEVICES FOR PROMOTING WATER CIRCULATION WITHIN BOILERS ( chemical treatment of water, e.g. purification, C02F ; enclosed heat-exchange apparatus in general F28D ; controlling in general G05 )
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F22D 1/00
Feed-water heaters, i.e. economisers or like preheaters
F22D 1/003
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{
Feed-water heater systems (F22D 1/325, F22D 1/36 and F22D 1/40 take precedence)
}
F22D 1/006
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with heating tubes (F22D 1/24 takes precedence)
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F22D 1/02
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with water tubes arranged in the boiler furnace, fire tubes, or flue ways (heat-exchange tubes in general F28F)
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F22D 1/04
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the tubes having plain outer surfaces, e.g. in vertical arrangement
F22D 1/06
. . .
in horizontal arrangement
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F22D 1/08
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the tubes having fins, ribs, gills, corrugations, or the like on their outer surfaces, e.g. in vertical arrangement
F22D 1/10
. . .
in horizontal arrangement (hollow fire-bars, grates, or the like used as water tubes F23H 3/02)
F22D 1/12
. .
Control devices, e.g. for regulating steam temperature
F22D 1/14
. .
Safety or venting devices (safety devices for boilers in general F22B 37/42)
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F22D 1/16
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with water tubes arranged otherwise than in the boiler furnace, fire tubes, or flue ways
F22D 1/18
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and heated indirectly
F22D 1/20
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and directly connected to boilers
F22D 1/22
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and provided for rotary movements
F22D 1/24
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with fire tubes or flue ways traversing feed-water vessels
F22D 1/26
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with means, other than tubes, to separate water and heating medium, e.g. bulk heaters without internal flues or tubes, jacketted smoke-boxes or flue or flues
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F22D 1/28
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for direct heat transfer, e.g. by mixing water and steam
F22D 1/30
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with stages, steps, baffles, dishes, circular troughs, or other means to cause interrupted or cascading fall of water (de-aeration apparatus C02F)
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F22D 1/32
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arranged to be heated by steam, e.g. bled from turbines
F22D 1/325
. .
{
Schematic arrangements or control devices therefor
}
F22D 1/34
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and returning condensate to boiler with main feed supply
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F22D 1/36
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Water and air preheating systems
F22D 1/38
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Constructional features of water and air preheating systems
F22D 1/40
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Combinations of exhaust-steam and smoke-gas preheaters (for locomotives F22D 1/42)
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F22D 1/42
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specially adapted for locomotives
F22D 1/44
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Smoke-gas preheaters
F22D 1/46
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Exhaust-steam preheaters
F22D 1/48
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Details
F22D 1/50
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incorporating thermal de-aeration of feed-water (de-aeration produced in the course of direct heat transfer F22D 1/28; thermal de-aeration of water per se B01D 19/00, C02F 1/20; valves for venting F16K 24/04)
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F22D 3/00
Accumulators for preheated water
F22D 3/02
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arranged within combustion chambers
F22D 3/04
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combined with steam accumulators
F22D 3/06
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directly connected to boilers
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F22D 3/08
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specially adapted for locomotives (locomotives boilers F22B 13/06)
F22D 3/10
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Control devices (controlling water feed to boilers, or water level F22D 5/00)
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F22D 5/00
Controlling water feed or water level; Automatic water feeding or water-level regulators (steam traps F16T; measuring or indicating instruments G01; for indicating water level G01F; level control in general G05D 9/00)
F22D 5/02
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with an intermediate compartment from which the water is fed by gravity after mechanically moving the compartment, the movement being controlled according to water level
F22D 5/04
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with pivoting buckets
F22D 5/06
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with receptacles external to, but in free communication with, the boilers and adapted to move up and down in accordance with change in water level
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F22D 5/08
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with float-actuated valves
F22D 5/10
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and with pistons or membranes unitary with the feed inlet valves
F22D 5/12
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and with dipping tubes
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F22D 5/14
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responsive to thermal expansion and contraction, e.g. of solid elements
F22D 5/16
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of fluids
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F22D 5/18
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for varying the speed or delivery pressure of feed pumps
F22D 5/20
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without floats
F22D 5/22
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with floats
F22D 5/24
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with electric switches
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F22D 5/26
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Automatic feed-control systems (automatic safety devices F22B 37/42; controlling in general G05)
F22D 5/28
. .
responsive to amount of steam withdrawn; responsive to steam pressure
F22D 5/30
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responsive to both water level and amount of steam withdrawn or steam pressure
F22D 5/32
. .
influencing the speed or delivery pressure of the feed pumps
F22D 5/34
. .
Applications of valves (valves per se F16K)
F22D 5/36
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for feeding a number of steam boilers designed for different ranges of temperature and pressure
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F22D 7/00
Auxiliary devices for promoting water circulation (adaptation of boilers for promoting water circulation F22B 37/34)
F22D 7/02
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Saddles or like directing plates fitted to furnace tubes
F22D 7/04
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Injectors for water or steam
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F22D 7/06
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Rotary devices, e.g. propellers
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F22D 7/08
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Arrangements of pumps, e.g. outside the boilers
F22D 7/10
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within the boilers
F22D 7/12
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Control devices
F22D 7/14
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specially adapted for locomotive boilers
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F22D 11/00
Feed-water supply not provided for in other main groups
F22D 11/003
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{
Emergency feed-water supply (safety devices for boilers in general F22B 37/42)
}
F22D 11/006
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{
Arrangements of feedwater cleaning with a boiler
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F22D 11/02
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Arrangements of feed-water pumps (F22D 11/06 takes precedence; pumps per se F04)
F22D 11/04
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with means to eliminate steam formation
F22D 11/06
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for returning condensate to boiler
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