Patent ID: 7174715

Claim:
A steam-cycle power plant comprising: a. a steam source providing steam to a main conduit; b. a heater in fluid communication with the main conduit to elevate a temperature of the steam; c. a water source for providing water; and d. a steam conditioning system in fluid communication with the main conduit downstream of the heater; comprising: i. a pressure vessel defining a controlled interior space; ii. a mixing zone in the controlled interior space, in fluid communication with a steam inlet for receiving the steam from the main conduit and in fluid communication with a water inlet for receiving the water into the steam to produce cooled steam, wherein the mixing zone is adapted to provide for mixing of the steam and the water; iii. a steam exit zone in the controlled interior space, in fluid communication with the mixing zone to receive the cooled steam, and in fluid communication with a steam outlet for delivery of the cooled steam to a steam destination; and iv. a demister disposed in the controlled interior space in fluid communication between the mixing zone and the steam exit zone.