Global Patent Index - EP 2369228 A2

EP 2369228 A2 20110928 - Energy recovery unit

Title (en)

Energy recovery unit

Title (de)

Energierückgewinnungseinheit

Title (fr)

Unité de récupération d'énergie

Publication

EP 2369228 A2 20110928 (EN)

Application

EP 11154086 A 20110210

Priority

GB 201003960 A 20100310

Abstract (en)

An energy recovery unit (10) comprising a vessel (12) having a condensate inlet (50) and a condensate outlet (34,36) and a fluid feed line (18) defining a fluid path. First and second heat exchangers (14,16) are located within the vessel and are arranged to transfer heat from flash vapour and condensate respectively, to fluid in the fluid feed line. The energy recovery unit can be used to recover waste energy from condensate and flash steam and use it to pre-heat process water, such as boiler feed water.

IPC 8 full level

F22D 1/32 (2006.01); F22B 3/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB US)

F22B 3/04 (2013.01 - EP US); F22D 1/16 (2013.01 - GB); F22D 1/32 (2013.01 - GB); F22D 1/325 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

US 4878457 A 19891107 - BEKEDAM MARTIN [US]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2369228 A2 20110928; EP 2369228 A3 20140827; EP 2369228 B1 20170405; CN 102679317 A 20120919; GB 201003960 D0 20100421; GB 2478569 A 20110914; JP 2011185594 A 20110922; US 2011220326 A1 20110915

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11154086 A 20110210; CN 201110058233 A 20110310; GB 201003960 A 20100310; JP 2011053052 A 20110310; US 201113045204 A 20110310