Patent ID: 8381770
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: F22B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. In combination with a boiler having a blowoff line, a blowoff tank comprising: a vessel; at least one inlet pipe connected to the blowoff line of the boiler for introducing water from the blowoff line of the boiler into the vessel, the inlet pipe entering the vessel, then extending upwardly within the vessel, and then turning generally horizontally, the pipe having an aperture that lies at an elevation lower than the blowoff line and opens into the vessel at the lowest region of the pipe; and a drain line that opens into the bottom of the vessel and leads out of the vessel, the drain line being at an elevation lower than the aperture in the inlet pipe, so that water will drain from the inlet pipe into the vessel, all such that the normal water level in the vessel is below the aperture.