Patent ID: 9435534
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: B01D,F23J,F24D,F24H,F28D,Y02B,Y02C,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A production plant, comprising: a primary-process system including a furnace which combusts fuel to further production of electrical power by heating water/steam in a primary-process fluid line which conveys the water/steam through a closed turbine cycle operably connected to a main generator, a stack through which flue gas exits the production plant, an exhaust line extending from the furnace to the stack, and a scrubber which introduces water into the exhaust line; and an energy-recovery system including an energy-recovery fluid line for conveying a medium and a heat exchanger placing the energy-recovery fluid line in heat-transfer relationship with the exhaust line downstream of the scrubber.