CA1094786A - Apparatus for constructing a steam condenser - Google Patents

Apparatus for constructing a steam condenser

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CA1094786A
CA1094786A CA315,905A CA315905A CA1094786A CA 1094786 A CA1094786 A CA 1094786A CA 315905 A CA315905 A CA 315905A CA 1094786 A CA1094786 A CA 1094786A
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George J. Williams
Robert C. Boyer
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Ecolaire Inc
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Abstract

APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING A STEAM CONDENSER
Abstract of the Disclosure An L-shaped member is used for positioning a plurality of tube support plates at predetermined spaced locations on the L-shaped member with the tube holes of the support plates aligned. The L-shaped member is portable and includes a plurality of longitudinally separated members for locating the tube support plates with a predetermined spacing between each tube support plate.

Description

10~9~7~6 SPECIFICATION

This invention relates to surface steam condensers. More particularly, this invention is a new apparatus and a new method for con-structing a surface steam condenser.
Larger and larger surface steam condensers are being built.
It is not unusual for such a condenser to be, say, 50 or 60 feet long, 25 to 30 feet wide, and over 50 feet high. The condenser may weigh 50 tons or more.
In the past, shipped shell sections have been fitted with lifting lugs to facilitate the transfer of the condenser shell section from the rail car or truck to the location where the condenser is to be assembled for alignment and field assembly. Shipping clearances may prohibit the ship-ment of the shell section in its final assembled orientation. When this "out of phase" orientation situation is encountered (usually 90), the shell must be rotated into its proper position. The orientation of the shell requires additional cranes, winches, and hooks to lift the shell section, rotate it, and lower it into its proper orientation. This method places the unprotected parts of shell section in a position during the lifting and rotating maneuvers which could very easily result in damage to the critical parts of the shell section.
With this new apparatus, the above described procedures can be accomplished with only two winches, and the lifting and rotating maneuvers are accomplished without additional cranes, winches, or hooks.
Briefly described, the invention comprises a long, portable, generally L-shaped member. A plurality of longitudinally separated members on the L-shaped member locate tube support plates longitudinally with a pre-determined spacing between the tube support plates. The L-shaped member encompasses and protects the critical areas of the shell section and min-imizes the possibility of damage to the shell section structural components and tubes in preparation for the shipment of the shell section~ and during the assembly of the shell section to other shell sections.
The condenser s~lell section may be formed by locating a plurality of tube support ?lates at predetermined spaced locations on the L-shaped member. Predetermined holes in each tube support plate are lined up b~ certain structure of the L-shaped member tnereby lining up the tube holes of all of the tube support plates; A condenser side plate is then attached to the tube support plates.
After the condenser shell section has been formed and placed on the shipping means, such as a rail car or truck, the L-shaped member is removed and the shell section shipped to the assembly location. At the assembly location, the L-shaped member is used to lift the condenser shell section from the railway car or truck and place the shell section into the final aligned position for coupling to other condenser shell sections. If necessary, the L-shaped member is adapted to rotate the condenser shell section from the shipping position to the final assembly position.
In accordance with one broad aspect, the invention relates to a method of assembling a condenser comprising the steps of (a) providing an elongated rigid L-shaped member having sets of aligned locating members at spaced locations therealong with each leg of the L-shaped member having at least one locating member of each set thereon, (b) attaching a discrete perforated tube support plate to each set of locating members so that corresponding tube holes in the support ?lates are alisned, (c) attaching a side ?late to each of said tube support plates ~hile the su??ort ?lates a-e above the side plate and suppo-ted by said ~-shaped me~ber, (d) supporting sald condenser section b~ said L-shaped member from above -~v-ith the side pla.e -~ertica'~; dia?osec ~ ile joining said ai~e plate to a ma~in~ s~e ?la-e ^~ ~-ot'n r _ ~ _ condenser section, and ~el disconnecting said L-shaped member from said support plates after said condenser sections have been joined together.
In accordance with another aspect, the invention relates to apparatus for use in constructing a condenser comprising: ~al an elongated generally L-shaped member defined by generally perpendicular legs, (b) means at spaced points on said member to facilitate connection with a lifting means for lifting said member, (c) means to facilitate locating tube support plates at spaced points along said member including a plurality of aligned sets of locating members, said sets of locating members being partially disposed on each of said legs at spaced points along the length of said L-shaped member.
The invention, as well as its many advantages, wil' be further understood by reference to the following detailed description and drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of L-shaped member illustrating the manner in which the tube support plates are placed in the L-shaped member and located predetermined distances apart;
Figs. 2 through 5, inclusive, are schematic drawings illustrating making of the shell section and the placing of the shell section on a railway car for shipment to the assembly site; and Figs. 6 through 8 are schematic representations illustratins sequentially the removal of the condenser shell section from the railway car and the placing o~~ said shell section in the assembly ?osition.
In the various Figures, like ~ar~s ar~ re erred to ~y like num~ers.

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~09'~7~6 Referring to the drawings and more particularly to Fig. 1, the new apparatus includes- a long, portable, generally L-shaped member 10. Legs 12 of the L-shaped member are longer than legs 14. A long I-beam 16 is attached to the legs 14 adjacent the outer ends of the legs 14. A
plurality of support plate separators 18 each having a bolt hole 20 are longitudinally separated along the I-beam 16.
The separators 18 extend perpendicularly from the legs 14 and are longitudinally spaced the proper distances to properly locate the tube sup~ort plates 22 along the L-shaped member 10.
A pair of laterally separated I-beams 24 and 26 are mounted on the legs 12. Tube support plate separators 28 are located on the I-beam 24 and extend perpendicularly from the leg 12. Bolt holes 30 are located in each of the separators 28.
Support plate separators 32 extend perpendicularly from I-beam 26. Each tube support plate separator 32 has a bolt hole 34.
Thus, one set of longitudinally spaced separators 18 is provided on shorter leg 14 and two laterally spaced sets of separators, 28 and 32 are provided on longer leg 12. Each separator 18 is vertically aligned with a corresponding separator 28 and a corresponding separator 32.
As is well known to those s~illed in the art, the tube support plates 22 are provided with a plurality of holes for xeceiving and supporting condenser tubes. The holes form all sorts of different patterns, depending upon the specifications of the surface condenser. The particular hole pattern for the tubes does not 'orm part of this invention and, therefore, the tube holes are not shown.
However, the tube support plates 22 each are ~rovided with three locating holes 36, 38 and 40. The locatin~ holes are aligned r~ith the holes 2~, 30, and 34, res~ec~it-el~, o-~t _, _ locating members 18, 28, and 32, respectively, and bolted in position. The tube support plates 22 are thereby aligned so that all of the tube holes in all of the tube support piates are properly aligned for the insertion of the tubes. The tubes may be inserted in the tube support plates before the condenser shell section is shipped to the assembly location, or, if desired, the condenser shell section may be shipped to the assembly location without the tubes inserted, and the tubes inserted at the assembly location.
Each tube support plate 22 is provided with a plurality of vertically separated pins 42. The condenser side plate (not shown in Fig. 1) is welded to the pins 42 of all of the support plates 22.
Legs 14 are provided with cable receivir.g bores 44 and 46. Legs 12 are provided with cable receiving bores 48.
Fig. 2 illustrates schematically a tube support plate 22 with the pins 42 and Fig. 3 illustrates schematically the locating of the support plates 22 on the L-shaped member 10 in one of the manufacturing positions- After the condenser shell section has been completed, the L-shaped member 10 is lifted and turned 90 by means of a crane to which cables 50 and 42 are attached and the condenser shell section is placed on the condenser shell side plate 54, as shown in Fig. 4, for welding of the support plates to the side plate 54. This permits the welding to be done "downhand" which is the simplest and most reliable weldins position. Additional turning or manipulating can be done with the L-shaped member to complete the welding of the components.
As shown in Fig. 5 the completed condenser shell section can be located on a rail car 56 bv means of the L-shaped member 10.
After the condensex shell section is loca_ed on the rail car 56, the L-shaped member 10 is -emoved ~nd the she'i section is shipped to the assembly loc tion. The center -gravity o the L-s;~aped member 10 is si, ated a_ch =^a~ -he L-shaped m~ber rotates and ciears t.e s~el sect ~n ~-~en is disconnected and lifted away. As can be seen by reference to Fig. 5, the shipment orientation of the condenser shell section is often such that the long side 58 of each support plate 22 is vertical and the short side 60 is horizontal. Generally, however, at the building site the condenser shell section must be turned about 90 in order to be placed in the proper orientation for assembly at the building site.
Figures 6 through 8 illustrate schematically the manner in -4a-10~4786 which the L-shaped member is used to lift the condenser shell section from the shipping position, rotate the shell section for proper orientation for assembly, and the assembly of the shell section in alignment with other condenser shell sections.
Fig. 6 illustrates schematically the lifting of the condenser shell section from a truck or rail car and the transporting of the condenser shell section to a designated area where the condenser is being erected.
Fig. 7 illustrates that the condenser shell section can be turned 90 to the desired orientation for assembly and welding of the condenser shell section to adjacent condenser shell sections. Fig. 8 illustrates the aligning of the newly arrived shell section, indicated generally by the number 60, with a previously located condenser shell section 62, indicated by broken lines.
The condenser side plate 54 may then be welded to the adjacent condenser shell section 62.
The various condenser shell sections can be assembled by repeating the above steps using the L-shaped member until the surface con-denser is completed.
The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof and, accordingly, reference should be made to the appended claims, rather than to the foregoing specification as indicating the scope of the invention.

Claims (12)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A method of assembling a condenser comprising the steps of:
(a) providing an elongated rigid L-shaped member having sets of aligned locating members at spaced locations therealong with each leg of the L-shaped member having at least one locating member of each set thereon, (b) attaching a discrete perforated tube support plate to each set of locating members so that corresponding tube holes in the support plates are aligned, (c) attaching a side plate to each of said tube support plates while the support plates are above the side plate and supported by said L-shaped member, (d) supporting said condenser section by said L-shaped member from above with the side plate vertically disposed while joining said side plate to a mating side plate of another condenser section, and (e) disconnecting said L-shaped member from said support plates after said condenser sections have been joined together.
2. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein step (c) includes welding the tube support plates to the side plate while the side plate is horizontally disposed below the tube support plates, and using said L-shaped member to rotate said tube support plates 90° after step (b) and prior to commencement with step (c).
3. A method of assembling a condenser comprising the steps of:
(a) providing an elongated rigid L-shaped member having sets of aligned locating members at spaced locations there-along with each leg of the L-shaped member having at least one locating member of each set thereon, (b) constructing a condenser section on a horizontally disposed leg of said L-shaped member including attaching a discrete perforated tube support plate to each set of locating members so that corresponding tube holes in the plates are aligned, c) attaching a side plate to each of said tube support plates while the support plates are above the side plate and supported by said L-shaped member, (d) supporting said condenser section from above with the side plate being aligned with a side plate on a mating condenser section, joining the side plates, (e) inserting tubes through the aligned holes in said plates.
4. A method of assembling a condenser comprising the steps of:
(a) providing an elongated rigid L-shaped member having sets of aligned locating members at spaced locations therealong with each leg of the L-shaped member having at least one locating member of each set thereon, (b) constructing a condenser section on a horizontally disposed portion of said L-shaped member including attaching a discrete tube support to each set of locating members so that corresponding tube guide holes in the tube supports are aligned, (c) attaching a side plate to each of said tube supports while the tube supports are supported by said L-shaped member, (d) supporting the thusly constructed condenser section from above while joining said side plate to a mating side plate of another condenser section, and (e) inserting tubes through the sets of aligned guide holes.
5. A method in accordance with claim 4 including joining said side plates by welding the same at a location remote from the location where the condenser section was constructed, and shipping the condenser section from the location of construction to the location at which the side plates are welded.
6. Apparatus for use in constructing a condenser comprising:
(a) an elongated generally L-shaped member defined by generally perpendicular legs, (b) means at spaced points on said member to facilitate connection with a lifting means for lifting said member, (c) means to facilitate locating tube support plates at spaced points along said member including a plurality of aligned sets of locating members, said sets of locating members being partially disposed on each of said legs at spaced points along the length of said L-shaped member.
7. Apparatus in accordance with claim 6 wherein one leg of said L-shaped member is longer than the other, each set of said locating members including two locating members on the long leg and one locating member on the short leg, the locating members of each set being generally perpendicular to their respective leg.
8. Apparatus in accordance with claim 6 including a plurality of generally parallel reinforcement beams, at least one beam extending along each leg of said L-shaped member, each of said locating members being fixedly connected to one of said beams.
9. Apparatus in accordance with claim 6 wherein each locating member has one end fixedly secured to its respective leg and its opposite end being free, the free end of each locating member having a locating hole therethrough.
10. Apparatus in accordance with claim 6 wherein said means to facilitate connection with a lifting means includes three cable attachments, each leg having at least one of said cable attachments adjacent a free end thereof, a third cable attachment being adjacent the intersection of said legs.
11. Apparatus in accordance with claim 6 including a discrete tube support plate connected to each set of locating members, a plurality of projections at one end of each tube support plate, each of said projections being welded to a condenser side plate which is generally perpendicular to said tube support plates.
12. Apparatus for use in constructing a surface condenser comprising:
(a) first and second elements having mutually perpendicular legs, a plurality of reinforcement beams, at least one reinforcement beam interconnecting legs of said elements to thereby define an elongated generally L-shaped member, (b) means adjacent a free end of each of said elements to facilitate connection with a lifting means for lifting said L-shaped member, (c) a plurality of aligned sets of locating members at spaced points along the length of said L-shaped member, each locating member having one end fixedly secured to one of said beams and its other end free, each locating member having a locating hole adjacent a free end thereof.
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