Corner structure for walls of panels in solar boilers

Abstract

A boiler for a solar receiver includes a first wall of substantially coplanar side by side boiler panels. A plurality of contiguous panels of the first wall each have an inlet header thereof at a common first wall header elevation. A second wall includes substantially coplanar side by side boiler panels. A plurality of contiguous panels of the second wall each have an inlet header thereof at a common second wall header elevation. The second wall is adjacent to and angled with respect to the first wall so that one end panel of the first wall is adjacent to one end panel of the second wall to form a boiler wall corner. The inlet headers of the two end panels of the boiler wall corner are at different elevations relative to one another.

1 . A boiler for a solar receiver comprising:
 a) a first wall of substantially coplanar side by side boiler panels, each panel of the first wall including an inlet header at one end thereof and an outlet header at an opposed end thereof, a plurality of contiguous panels of the first wall each having an inlet header thereof at a common first wall header elevation; and   b) a second wall of substantially coplanar side by side boiler panels, each panel of the second wall including an inlet header at one end thereof and an outlet header at an opposed end thereof, a plurality of contiguous panels of the second wall each having an inlet header thereof at a common second wall header elevation, wherein the second wall is adjacent to and angled with respect to the first wall so that one end panel of the first wall is adjacent to one end panel of the second wall to form a boiler wall corner, wherein the inlet headers of the two end panels of the boiler wall corner are at different elevations relative to one another.   
     
     
         2 . A boiler as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the inlet header of the end panel of the first wall is at a different elevation from the common first wall header elevation. 
     
     
         3 . A boiler as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the inlet header of the end panel of the second wall is at the common second wall header elevation. 
     
     
         4 . A boiler as recited in  claim 3 , wherein the common second wall header elevation is the same as the common first wall header elevation. 
     
     
         5 . A boiler as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the inlet header of the end panel of the second wall is at a different elevation from the common second wall header elevation. 
     
     
         6 . A boiler as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the inlet header of the end panel of the first wall is at the common first wall header elevation, and wherein the inlet header of the end panel of the second wall is at the common second wall header elevation.