IPC 6 English version F22B 23/00-F22B 37/78

F22B02300-F22B03778

SECTION F– MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING

F 22

STEAM GENERATION (chemical or physical apparatus for generating gases B 01 J; chemical generation of gas, e.g. under pressure, Section C; removal of combustion products or residues, e.g. cleaning of the combustion contaminated surfaces of tubes of boilers, F 23 J; generating combustion products of high pressure or high velocity F 23 R; water heaters not for steam generation F 24 H, F 28; cleaning of internal or external surfaces of heat-transfer conduits, e.g. water tubes of boilers, F 28 G)

F 22 B

METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS (steam engine plants where engine aspects predominate F 01 K; domestic central-heating systems using steam F 24 D; heat exchange or heat transfer in general F 28; generation of vapour in the cores of nuclear reactors G 21)

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Water-tube boilers built-up from sets of spaced double-walled water tubes of return type in unilaterial abutting connection with a boiler drum or with a header box, i.e. built-up from Field water tubes comprising an inner tube arranged within an outer unilaterally-closed tube

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the water-tube, i.e. Field-tube, sets being horizontal or substantially horizontal

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the water-tube, i.e. Field-tube, sets being vertical or substantially vertical

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Component parts thereof, e.g. Field water tubes (heat-exchange tubes in general F 28 F)

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Water-tube boilers built-up from sets of water tubes with internally-arranged flue tubes, or fire tubes, extending through the water tubes

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Instantaneous or flash steam boilers

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built-up from fire tubes

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built-up from water tubes (F 22 B 27/12 to F 22 B 27/16 take precedence)

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bent in serpentine or sinuous form

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bent helically, i.e. coiled

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bent spirally

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built-up from rotary heat-exchange elements, e.g. from tube assemblies

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built-up from heat-exchange elements arranged within a confined chamber having heat-retaining walls

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involving spray nozzles for sprinkling or injecting water particles on to or into hot heat-exchange elements, e.g. into tubes

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Steam boilers of forced-flow type

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of forced-circulation type

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of combined-circulation type, i.e. in which convection circulation due to the difference in specific gravity between cold and hot water is promoted by additional measures, e.g. by injecting pressure-water temporarily

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of once-through type, i.e. built-up from tubes receiving water at one end and delivering superheated steam at the other end of the tubes (F 22 B 33/00 takes precedence)

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operating with fixed point of final state of complete evaporation

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operating with sliding point of final state of complete evaporation

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operating with superimposed recirculation during starting and low-load periods, e.g. composite boilers

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Modifications of boiler construction, or of tube systems, dependent on installation of combustion apparatus; Arrangements or dispositions of combustion apparatus (steam generation characterised by heating method F 22 B 1/00; combustion apparatus per se F 23)

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Installation of water-tube boilers in chimneys, e.g. in converter chimneys

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Heat supply by installation of two or more combustion apparatus, e.g. of separate combustion apparatus for the boiler and the superheater respectively

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Installation of emergency heat supply

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Installation of heat-exchange apparatus or of means in boilers for heating air supplied for combustion

Steam-generation plants; Control systems

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Steam-generation plants, e.g. comprising steam boilers of different types in mutual association (arrangements or dispositions of steam-generation plants in marine vessels B 63 H 21/00)

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Combinations of boilers having a single combustion apparatus in common

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of boilers of furnace-tube type with boilers of water-tube type

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of boilers of furnace-tube type with boilers of fire-tube type

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of boilers of water-tube type with boilers of fire-tube type

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of two or more superposed boilers with separate water volumes and operating with two or more separate water levels

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Self-contained steam boilers, i.e. comprising as a unit the steam boiler, the combustion apparatus, the fuel storage, accessory machines, and equipment

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Combinations of low- and high-pressure boilers

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of forced-flow type

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Combinations of steam boilers with other apparatus

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Control systems for steam boilers (regulation or control of steam power plants F 01 K 7/00; for regulating feed-water supply F 22 D; for controlling superheat temperature F 22 G 5/00; control of combustion F 23 N; regulating or controlling in general G 05)

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for steam boilers with natural convection circulation

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during starting-up periods, i.e. during the periods between the lighting of the furnaces and the attainment of the normal operating temperature of the steam boilers

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for steam boilers of forced-flow type

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of forced-circulation type

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of once-through type

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operating at critical or supercritical pressure

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during the starting-up periods, i.e. during the periods between the lighting of the furnaces and the attainment of the normal operating temperature of the steam boilers

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responsive to the percentage of steam in the mixture of steam and water

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Applications of computers to steam-boiler control

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Component parts or details of steam boilers (venting devices F 16 K 24/00; steam traps or like apparatus F 16 T)

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applicable to more than one kind or type of steam boiler

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and characterised by material, e.g. use of special steel alloy

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Flue or fire tubes; Accessories therefor, e.g. fire-tube inserts

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Fittings preventing burning-off of the tube edges

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Water tubes; Accessories therefor (working of metal tubes B 21 D; pipes in general F 16 L; repairing leaks in water tubes F 16 L 55/16, F 28 F 11/00; cleaning water tubes of boilers F 23 J, F 28 G; baffles, screens, or deflectors formed of water tubes F 23 M 9/10)

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Forms of water tubes, e.g. of varying cross-section

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Supply mains, e.g. rising mains, down-comers, in connection with water tubes

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Return bends

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Inserts, e.g. for receiving deposits from water

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Supporting arrangements, e.g. for securing water-tube sets (construction of tube walls of furnaces including boiler furnaces F 23 M 5/08)

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Drums; Headers; Accessories therefor (making boilers from sheet metal B 21 D 51/24; pressure vessels in general F 16 J 12/00; covers or similar closure members for pressure vessels in general F 16 J 13/00)

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Supporting, suspending, or setting arrangements, e.g. heat shielding (frames, engine beds F 16 M)

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Steam-separating arrangements (vapour-liquid separators, e.g. for drying steam, B 01 D, B 04)

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involving reversal of direction of flow

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using impingement against baffle separators

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using centrifugal force

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Adaptations of boilers for promoting water circulation (auxiliary apparatus F 22 D 7/00)

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Arrangements for sheathing or casing boilers

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Determining or indicating operating conditions in steam boilers, e.g. monitoring direction or rate of water flow through water tubes (measuring or indicating instruments in general G 01)

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Arrangements of partition walls in flues of steam boilers, e.g. built-up from baffles (in flues or chimneys F 23 J 13/00)

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Applications, arrangements, or dispositions of alarm or automatic safety devices (for feed-water heaters F 22 D 1/14; alarms responsive to undesired or abnormal conditions G 08 B)

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of safety valves (safety valves per se F 16 K)

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responsive to low or high water level, e.g. for checking, suppressing, extinguishing combustion in boilers (fire-fighting, fire extinction in general A 62)

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responsive to abnormal temperature, e.g. actuated by fusible plugs (such alarms or devices per se G 08 B)

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Devices or arrangements for removing water, minerals, or sludge from boilers (cleaning water tubes, furnace tubes, or the like of boilers F 23 J, F 28 G)

Note

Group F 22 B 37/48 covers only systems used while the boiler is in operation, or which remain in position while the boiler is in operation, or are specifically adapted to boilers without any other utility. [4]

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for draining or expelling water

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Washing-out devices

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De-sludging or blow-down devices

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Boiler-cleaning control devices, e.g. for ascertaining proper duration of boiler blow-down

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Removing tubes from headers or drums; Extracting tools

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specially adapted for steam boilers of instantaneous or flash type

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specially adapted for steam boilers of forced-flow type

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Mounting of, or supporting arrangements for, tube units (construction of tube walls of furnaces, e.g. boiler furnaces F 23 M 5/08)

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involving vertically-disposed water tubes

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involving horizontally-disposed water tubes

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Arrangements for distributing water into water tubes

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involving injection devices

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Throttling arrangements for tubes or sets of tubes

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Adaptations or mounting of devices for observing existence or direction of fluid flow (devices per se G 01 P)

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Adaptations or mounting of level indicators (level indicators per se G 01 F)

F22 - F22B 21/40