Patent ID: 11859811
Assignee: THE CLEAVER-BROOKS COMPANY, LLC
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 14:
15. A method of operating an auxiliary boiler system, the method comprising:
providing a deaerator coupled directly to and integrated with the auxiliary boiler, and a condensate storage tank coupled at least indirectly to the deaerator;
causing feedwater from the condensate storage tank to flow directly or substantially directly to the deaerator, wherein an amount of the feedwater received at the deaerator is controlled at least in part by way of a boiler feedwater control skid fluidly coupled between the condensate storage tank and the deaerator;
after being deaerated by the deaerator, communicating the feedwater from the deaerator to the auxiliary boiler by way of a first conduit; and
heating the feedwater by way of a condensate heater positioned within the auxiliary boiler, wherein the feedwater is caused to flow from the condensate storage tank to the condensate heater and then subsequently to the deaerator.