IPC 6 English version  F28-F28B01100
SECTION F– MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING

F 28

HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL (arrangement or mounting of heat-exchangers in air-conditioning, air-humidification or ventilation F 24 F 13/30)

F 28 B

STEAM OR VAPOUR CONDENSERS (condensation of vapours B 01 D 5/00; condensation during pretreatment of gases prior to electrostatic precipitation of dispersed particles B 03 C 3/014; steam engine plants having condensers F 01 K; liquefaction of gases F 25 J; details of heat-exchange or heat-transfer arrangements of general application F 28 F)


1/

00

Condensers in which the steam or vapour is separated from the cooling medium by walls, e.g. surface condenser

1/

02

using water or other liquid as the cooling medium

1/

04

. . 

employing moving walls

1/

06

using air or other gas as the cooling medium

1/

08

. . 

employing moving walls [3]

3/

00

Condensers in which the steam or vapour comes into direct contact with the cooling medium

3/

02

by providing a flowing coating of cooling liquid on the condensing surface

3/

04

by injecting cooling liquid into the steam or vapour (F 28 B 3/08 takes precedence)

3/

06

by injecting the steam or vapour into the cooling liquid (F 28 B 3/08 takes precedence)

3/

08

with rotatable members

5/

00

Condensers employing a combination of the methods covered by groups F 28 B 1/00 and F 28 B 3/00; Other condensers

7/

00

Combinations of two or more condensers, e.g. provision of reserve condenser

9/

00

Auxiliary systems, arrangements, or devices

9/

02

for feeding steam or vapour to condensers

9/

04

for feeding, collecting, and storing cooling water or other cooling liquid

9/

06

. . 

with provision for re-cooling the cooling water or other cooling liquid

9/

08

for collecting and removing condensate

9/

10

for extracting, cooling, and removing non-condensable gases

11/

00

Controlling arrangements with features specially adapted for condensers (control arrangements in general G 05)


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