Hugh M Sardoff

US Patent:

49895516, Feb 5, 1991

Filed:

Jan 25, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/469988

Inventors:

Hugh M. Sardoff - Bakersfield CA
Hung Q. Bui - Bakersfield CA

Assignee:

Texaco Inc. - White Plains NY

International Classification:

F22B 3742

US Classification:

122504

Abstract:

In a steam generation system in which cold water is introduced into steam as an incident of equipment start-up, condensation shock is substantially reduced by having a diffusion plate in a generator discharge line leading to the steam conduit. The diffusion plate breaks up the flow of water into a plurality of steams thereby substantially increasing the surface area of the water to provide enhanced heat transfer and reduced condensation shock.