Method and apparatus for supplying heated, pressurized air

摘要

A system for providing heated, pressurized air to a device in an industrial process, the system including at least one engine arranged and designed to heat and pressurize air, and at least one pipe attached to the at least one engine to provide a flow path for air from the at least one engine to the device in the industrial process. The system may also include an expansion joint positioned between the at least one engine and the pipe, the expansion joint arranged and designed to allow relative axial movement between the at least one engine and the pipe.

主权项

1. A system for providing heated, pressurized exhaust gases to a device in an industrial process, the system comprising:
an engine arranged to heat and pressurize air; a pipe operatively attached to the engine to provide a flow path for exhaust gases from the engine to the device in the industrial process; and an expansion joint positioned between the engine and the pipe, the expansion joint having a hollow throughbore that allows the passage of a fluid, and arranged to allow relative axial movement between the engine and the pipe, the expansion joint configured to expand and contract in an axial direction by expanding and contracting a plurality of folds of a corrugated bellows of the expansion joint.