Abstract: A condensing heating module for heating a fluid and adapted for use with a radiant infrared burner. The heat exchanger within the module is spirally disposed about a central burner cavity and has a fluid flow passage of serpentine shape formed within its wall. The upper and lower surfaces of the module, together with the spiral wall of the heat exchanger, form a spiral condensing flue leading from the central burner cavity to an external flue. Those portions of the spiral heat exchanger wall and the module upper and lower surfaces which are exposed to direct radiation from the burner are formed of a corrosion resistant steel, while the remainder of the surfaces and wall are formed of carbon steel to which has been laminated a layer of polypropylene such that the polypropylene layer will be exposed to the flue gas and condensate environment and provide corrosion protection to the carbon steel.

Abstract: A hot fluid generator is disclosed for exchanging heat between a first fluid having a first temperature and a second fluid having a second temperature. The generator includes at least two spaced parallel metal sheets spirally wound with spaced turns about a vertical central axis and joined at their top and bottom edges to define a hollow spiral wall. Upper and lower closure members arranged normal to the central axis are connected with opposite ends of the spiral wall to define a first spiral passage between successive spaced turns through which a first fluid is circulated and a second spiral passage between the spaced sheets through which a second fluid is circulated, and a central combustion chamber. A burner is centrally arranged within the combustion chamber to heat the chamber and the first fluid so that as the first and second fluids are circulated, heat is exchanged between the first and second fluids.

Abstract: A combustion chamber and liner for use in a wound boiler formed from a heat exchanger slab rolled into a plurality of wound heat exchanger convolutions, the inner heat exchanger convolutions defining a space in which a sized and shaped elongated hollow cylindrical member defining the fire box is removably mounted and in assembled position forms an inner annular combustion gas flow passage disposed to communicate with an outer combustion gas flow passage, the cylindrical member has means to position and orient the cylindrical member in assembled position so that a top inlet in the wall of the cylindrical member in association with an aligning and guide member will pass combustion gases from the fire box into the inner combustion gas flow passage, in a direction counter to the flow of combustion in the fire box, and the outer combustion gas flow passage is disposed to communicate with a suitable flue or discharge outlet to pass residual combustion gases to waste.

Abstract: A heat exchanger in which the main component is formed of a plurality of elongated strips of rigid heat conductive material. The strips are generally transversely aligned and wound into a coil formation in which each of the surfaces of each strip is disposed in facing relation to the opposite surface of an adjacent strip in the coil. Each pair of facing surfaces is ridged to provide passage defining portions and force transmitting portions with certain of the strips having both end edges thereof sealingly secured to the corresponding end edges of an adjacent strip so as to define a longitudinal fluid passage having a coil formation other of the strips have both end edges thereof disposed out of sealing engagement with corresponding end edges of the adjacent strip so as to define a transverse fluid passage.

Abstract: A heat exchanger for a multiple fluid medium solar energy system comprising a plurality of elongated strips of heat conducting material secured together to define a plurality of elongated passageways of uniform cross-section extending parallel to one another in the direction of elongation of said strips and wound spirally in a coil formation in a direction such that the passageways extend along side-by-side spiral paths. Sealing material spacers are provided between portions of the spirally wound strips defining adjacent volutes at two annularly spaced positions with respect to each spiral path through which first and second bores extend in generally radial direction of a number equal to the number of spiral paths.

Abstract: A wound boiler having an elongated hollow slab wound about a horizontal axis and the inner convolution defining a firebox and the outer convolutions defining a combustion gas passage leading to an exhaust.