System to aggregate working fluid for heat recovery steam generators

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11060421-B2
Application number	US-201916662251-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 24, 2019
Priority date	Dec 4, 2017
Publication date	Jul 13, 2021
Grant date	Jul 13, 2021

Abstract

A system for aggregating a working fluid includes a fluid delivery line defining a fluid connection to at least one downstream process component; a plurality of collection lines each fluidically connected to a plurality of header lines by a respective set of header links; and a connecting junction fluidically connecting each of the plurality of collection lines to the fluid delivery line, the connecting junction including: at least one tee member oriented substantially perpendicularly with respect to the fluid delivery line, the at least one tee member connected to the fluid delivery line, and a plurality of branch fluid lines each fluidically coupling a respective one of the plurality of collection lines to the at least one tee member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for aggregating a working fluid, the system comprising:
a fluid delivery line defining a fluid connection to at least one downstream process component;
a plurality of collection lines each fluidically connected to a plurality of header lines by a respective set of header links; and
a connecting junction fluidically connecting each of the plurality of collection lines to the fluid delivery line, the connecting junction including:
at least one tee member oriented substantially perpendicularly with respect to the fluid delivery line, the at least one tee member connected to the fluid delivery line, and
a plurality of branch fluid lines each fluidically coupling a respective one of the plurality of collection lines to the at least one tee member, the plurality of branch fluid lines including:
a first branch fluid path coupled to a first collection line of the plurality of collection lines and coupled to a first tee member of the at least one tee member through a first outlet;
a second branch fluid path coupled to a second collection line of the plurality of collection lines and coupled to the first tee member through a second outlet diametrically opposed to the first outlet around a circumference of the first tee member; and
a third branch fluid path coupled to a third collection line of the plurality of collection lines and coupled to the first tee member through a third outlet circumferentially between the first and second outlets around the circumference of the first tee member.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one tee member includes a plurality of tee members, and wherein the plurality of branch fluid lines fluidically couples each of the plurality of header lines to each of the plurality of tee members.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of collection lines has a collection line length from a collection line first end to a collection line second end, and a plurality of branch inlets distributed equidistantly across the collection line length between the collection line first end and the collection line second end, and wherein the plurality of branch fluid lines couples one of the plurality of branch inlets to the at least one of tee member.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of collection lines is horizontally parallel to each other.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of collection lines is separated from the fluid delivery line by a collection line spacing, and the connecting junction spans the collection line spacing.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fluid delivery line has a fluid delivery line length, each of the plurality of collection lines has a respective collection line length, and the fluid delivery line length is less than the collection line length of each of the plurality of collection lines.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fluid delivery line has a fluid delivery line diameter, each of the plurality of collection lines has a respective collection line diameter, and the fluid delivery line diameter is at least twice the collection line diameter of each of the plurality of collection lines.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein each set of header links comprises a portion of a heat recovery steam generator system.

9. A heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) system comprising:
a heat recovery steam generator that generates heated fluids;
a plurality of header lines configured to receive the heated fluids from the heat recovery steam generator; and
a manifold system configured to provide the heated fluids to at least one downstream process component, the manifold system including:
a fluid delivery line defining a fluid connection to the at least one downstream process component;
a plurality of collection lines each fluidically connected to the plurality of header lines by a respective set of header links, wherein each of the plurality of collection lines extends parallel with each other; and
a connecting junction fluidically connecting each of the plurality of collection lines to the fluid delivery line, the connecting junction including:
at least one tee member oriented substantially perpendicularly with respect to the fluid delivery line, the at least one tee member connected to the fluid delivery line, and
a plurality of branch fluid lines each fluidically coupling a respective one of the plurality of collection lines to the at least one tee member.

10. The HRSG system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one tee member includes a plurality of tee members, and wherein the plurality of branch fluid lines fluidically couples each of the plurality of header lines to each of the plurality of tee members.

11. The HRSG system of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of branch fluid lines includes:
a first branch fluid path coupled to a first collection line of the plurality of collection lines and coupled to a first tee member of the at least one tee member through a first outlet; and
a second branch fluid path coupled to a second collection line of the plurality of collection lines and coupled to the first tee member through a second outlet diametrically opposed to the first outlet around a circumference of the first tee member.

12. The HRSG system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of branch fluid lines further includes:
a third branch fluid path coupled to a third collection line of the plurality of collection lines and coupled to the first tee member through a third outlet circumferentially between the first and second outlets around the circumference of the first tee member.

13. The HRSG system of claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality of collection lines has a collection line length from a collection line first end to a collection line second end, and a plurality of branch inlets distributed equidistantly across the collection line length between the collection line first end and the collection line second end, and wherein the plurality of branch fluid lines couples one of the plurality of branch inlets to a respective one of the plurality of tee members.

14. The HRSG system of claim 9 , wherein one of the plurality of collection lines is separated from the fluid delivery line by a collection line spacing, and the connecting junction spans the collection line spacing.

15. The HRSG system of claim 9 , wherein the fluid delivery line is parallel to the plurality of collection lines, the fluid delivery line has a fluid delivery line length, each of the plurality of collection lines has a respective collection line length, and the fluid delivery line length is less than the collection line length of each of the plurality of collection lines.

16. The HRSG system of claim 9 , wherein the fluid delivery line has a fluid delivery line diameter, each of the plurality of collection lines has a respective collection line diameter, and the fluid delivery line diameter is at least twice the collection line diameter of one of the plurality of collection lines.

17. A connecting junction for a manifold system, the connecting junction comprising:
a base portion configured to engage a fluid delivery line of a heat recovery steam generator system; and
a plurality of tee members each fluidically coupled to the base portion at a respective location, wherein each of the plurality of tee members is connected to a plurality of branch fluid lines, each fluidically coupling a respective one of a plurality of collection lines to a selected one of the plurality of tee members;
wherein the plurality of branch fluid lines includes:
a first branch fluid path coupled t

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Magee Jeffrey Frederick
• Dang Van
• Bruno Denis Robert

Classifications

• F01K11/02 Primary

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• F28F9/0246

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• F01K7/38

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