With Serial Multiple Fireboxes Patents (Class 122/235.35)
  • Patent number: 6360699
    Abstract: Device for heating fluid, comprising: a first section for heating the fluid in which fuel and air are mixed and combusted; a second section for heating the fluid which is disposed substantially in the line of the combustion section and in which a number of pipes for the fluid extend substantially transversely of the flow direction of the combustion gases; and a third section for heating the fluid which is disposed substantially in the line of the second heating section and in which a number of pipes for the fluid extend substantially transversely of the flow direction of the combustion gases, wherein at least a number of the pipes in the third section are provided with ribs or fins enhancing the heat transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Van Dijk Heating B.V.
    Inventors: Petrus Martinus van Dijk, Erik Mozes, Gilles Gerardus Hirs