US 12,116,907 B1
Steam discharge pipe blowback protection system
Dimitrios V. Doupis, Windsor, CT (US); Denis Bruno, Windsor, CT (US); Steven Kurdziel, Windsor, CT (US); Stewart Wyatt, Windsor, CT (US); Carmen Joseph Marrone, Windsor, CT (US); and Hugo Enrique Soto Barragan, Queretaro (MX)
Assigned to GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed by GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on May 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/323,711.
Int. Cl. F01K 23/02 (2006.01); F01K 13/02 (2006.01); F01K 23/10 (2006.01)
CPC F01K 23/101 (2013.01) [F01K 13/02 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A steam discharge pipe blowback protection system for use with a steam discharge pipe and a flow of steam therethrough, comprising:
a vent stack pipe;
wherein the vent stack pipe comprises a plurality of apertures positioned in a lower end thereof; and
a drip pan;
wherein an exit end of the steam discharge pipe extends through the drip pan and into the vent stack pipe;
wherein the drip pan comprises a slide plate positioned around the steam discharge pipe; and
wherein a blowback in the flow of steam causes the slide plate to seal the drip pan.