L-shaped header of steam generator including spiral tube and a coupling structure of L-shaped header and tube

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11204163-B2
Application number	US-201816638808-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2018
Priority date	Aug 16, 2017
Publication date	Dec 21, 2021
Grant date	Dec 21, 2021

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an L-shaped header of a steam generator including a spiral heat transfer tube, and a coupling structure between the L-shaped header and the heat transfer tube, wherein an upper end and a lower end of a heat transfer tube assembly configured with a plurality of heat transfer tubes are vertically formed, and the upper and lower ends of the heat transfer tube assembly are vertically coupled to a bottom side or a top side of the header. Therefore, the heat transfer tubes constituting the same concentric circle may use the heat transfer tubes formed with the same shape, thereby improving the manufacturability of parts and reducing the manufacturing cost.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A steam generator, comprising:
a heat transfer tube assembly having a plurality of spiral heat transfer tubes arranged on a concentric circle; and
a header formed to connect the heat transfer tube assembly and a nozzle,
wherein one end of each of the plurality of spiral heat transfer tubes is extended in a vertical direction to form one end of the heat transfer tube assembly, and
the header is disposed on an upper or lower side of the heat transfer tube assembly to be connected to one end of the heat transfer tube assembly along a vertical direction, and
the header is connected along a horizontal direction to the nozzle disposed at one side of the header, and
the header has an L-shape to switch the flow direction of fluid flowing in a vertical direction through one end of the heat transfer tube assembly to a horizontal direction so as to flow to the nozzle,
wherein the header comprises:
a tube plate member coupled to one end of the heat transfer tube assembly;
a cover member fixed to an opposite side to a side to which one end of the heat transfer tube assembly is coupled in the tube plate member, and connected to an edge of the tube plate member to form a fluid flow space between the tube plate member and the cover member; and
a nozzle connection member coupled to a side portion of the tube plate member and a side portion of the cover member to communicate with the flow space formed by the tube plate member and the cover member, and connected to the nozzle.

2. The steam generator of claim 1 , wherein one end of the heat transfer tube assembly is inserted into the header along a vertical direction and connected to the header.

3. The steam generator of claim 1 , wherein the tube plate member comprises:
a tube portion formed in a cylindrical shape to surround one end of the heat transfer tube assembly;
a plate portion having a plurality of insertion holes formed to block an upper portion of the tube portion, and formed to be forcibly inserted and coupled to one end of each of the plurality of spiral heat transfer tubes; and
a flange portion protruded upward from an edge of the plate portion and coupled to the cover member to form the flow space above the plate portion.

4. The steam generator of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the tube plate member, the cover member, and the nozzle connection member has a fitting protrusion protruded from one surface thereof, and
a counterpart coupled to at least one of the tube plate member, the cover member, and the nozzle connection member has a fitting groove portion formed to accommodate the fitting protrusion, and
the fitting protrusion is inserted into the fitting groove portion to fix a relative position between the at least one and the counterpart.

5. The steam generator of claim 3 , wherein the cover member is fixed to an upper end of the flange portion, and
one side of the cover member and one side of the flange portion are open to form a fluid access port for allowing the flow space to communicate with an inner space of the nozzle connection member.

6. The steam generator of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of insertion holes are formed at positions spaced apart from each other along a plurality of concentric circles around the center of the tube portion.

7. The steam generator of claim 6 , wherein a plurality of spiral heat transfer tubes being forcibly inserted and coupled to a plurality of insertion holes formed along any one of the plurality of concentric circles are formed in the same shape as each other.

8. The steam generator of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle connection member is welded and coupled to a circumference of a fluid access port formed by coupling between the tube plate member and the cover member, and
the nozzle connection member comprises:
a first portion coupled to a circumference of the access port; and
a second portion connected to the nozzle, and
a diameter of the first portion is greater than that of the second portion.

9. The steam generator of claim 1 , wherein:
one side of the tube plate member and one side of the cover member form the nozzle connection portion connected to the nozzle.

10. The steam generator of claim 9 , wherein the tube plate member comprises:
a tube portion formed in a cylindrical shape to surround one end of the heat transfer tube assembly;
a plate portion having a plurality of insertion holes formed to block an upper portion of the tube portion, and formed to be forcibly inserted and coupled to one end of each of the plurality of spiral heat transfer tubes;
a flange portion protruded upward from an edge of the plate portion and coupled to the cover member to form the flow space above the plate portion; and
a first extension portion protruded from one side of the plate portion and one side of the flange portion to form a lower portion of the nozzle connection portion.

11. The steam generator of claim 10 , wherein the cover member comprises:
a dome portion fixed to an upper end of the flange portion to form the flow space; and
a second extension portion protruded from one side of the dome portion to form an upper portion of the nozzle connection portion, and
the first extension portion and the second extension portion are coupled to each other to form an inner space communicating with the flow space.

12. The steam generator of claim 1 , wherein the header comprises:
the tube plate member having an open upper portion; and
the cover member formed to cover the open upper portion of the tube plate member, and
one end of each of the plurality of spiral heat transfer tubes is inserted and coupled to a lower portion of the tube plate member, and
the fluid flow space is formed inside the tube plate member, and
one side of the tube plate member is connected to the nozzle.

13. The steam generator of claim 12 , wherein the tube plate member comprises:
a tube portion formed in a cylindrical shape to surround one end of the heat transfer tube assembly;
a plate portion having a plurality of insertion holes formed to block an upper portion of the tube portion, and formed to be forcibly inserted and coupled to one end of each of the plurality of spiral heat transfer tubes;
a flange portion protruded in a dome shape from an edge of the plate portion to form the flow space above the plate portion, and form an opening portion at an upper portion thereof; and
the nozzle connection portion protruded in a pipe shape from one side of the plate portion and one side of the flange portion and connected to the nozzle.

Assignees

• Korea Atomic Energy Res
• King Abdullah City For Atomic And Renewable Energy

Inventors

• Chang Seongmin
• Lee Kangheon
• Park Yunbum
• Lee Gyumahn
• Kim Jongwook
• Jeong Kyeonghoon
• Lee Jaeseon
• Surh Hanbum
• Ahn Kwanghyun
• Park Jinseok
• KIM Keungkoo

Classifications

• F22B37/228 Primary

  Headers for distributing feedwater into steam generator vessels; Accessories therefor · CPC title

• F22B37/22 Primary

  Drums; Headers; Accessories therefor · CPC title

• Y02E30/00

  Energy generation of nuclear origin · CPC title

• F22B37/002

  specially adapted for nuclear steam generators, e.g. maintenance, repairing or inspecting equipment not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• F22B37/221

  Covers for drums, collectors, manholes or the like · CPC title