Patent ID: 8347827

Claim:
A system for generating superheated steam for a turbine, comprising: a superheater that receives steam from a boiler and that generates superheated steam; a first heat exchanger that is coupled to the superheater such that it can receive at least a portion of the superheated steam generated by the superheater and that is coupled to a water supply, wherein the first heat exchanger transfers heat from the superheated steam to the water such that a temperature of the superheated steam is lowered and a temperature of the water is raised; a second heat exchanger that is coupled to the superheater such that it can receive at least a portion of the superheated steam generated by the superheater and that is coupled to the first heat exchanger such that it can receive water that has passed through the first heat exchanger, wherein the second heat exchanger transfers heat from the superheated steam to the water received from the first heat exchanger such that a temperature of the superheated steam is lowered and a temperature of the water is raised; and a collection manifold that receives and mixes superheated steam after it has passed through the first and second heat exchangers to create a mixture of the superheated steam, wherein the collection manifold provides the mixture of superheated steam to a turbine.