Indirectly Heated Separate Injected Fluid Patents (Class 122/31.1)
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Patent number: 8122855Abstract: The invention relates to a boiler comprising a combustion chamber which is surrounded at least in part by a combustion gas flue that is embodied as a primary heat exchanger. The combustion gas flue is enclosed at least in part by a water-conducting housing while a water-conducting secondary heat exchanger that is hydraulically connected to the housing is mounted downstream of the combustion gas flue. According to the invention, the combustion chamber is surrounded at least in part by the secondary heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2007Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Werner Klausmann, Gunthard Görge, Roger Dönges
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Patent number: 8117997Abstract: Disclosed is a double pipe heat exchanger for a boiler supplying heating water and hot water, which can prevent water from being condensed even if cold heating water or cold water is introduced into an inlet of the heat exchanger in the boiler for supplying heating water and hot water The heat exchanger includes: a plurality of outer heating water pipes to which combustion heat is applied from a burner of a combustion chamber; a plurality of inner pipes, each of which is inserted in each outer pipe; a returned heating water pipe in which cold heating water is introduced; and a cold water pipe in which cold water is introduced, wherein the returned heating water pipe and the cold water pipe are connected to one of the inner pipes.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2006Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Kyungdong Everon Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tae-Sik Min
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Publication number: 20120031349Abstract: New designs, methods and processes are described that in which laminated devices and configured in a style named the “ortho” style. To form a device in the ortho style, plates or sheets are machined to have apertures and then stacked together such that the apertures connect and fluid can flow through the device in a direction that is substantially parallel to the direction of sheet thickness. Various laminated devices and processes using them are also described. For example, devices in which non-rectangular microchannels conform around reaction chambers or other bodies that need to be heated or cooled, are described. Features that separate or trip boundary layer and enhance heat transfer are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTEInventors: Anna Lee Tonkovich, Gary Roberts, Sean P. Fitzgerald, Paul W. Neagle, Dongming Qiu, Matthew Schmidt
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Patent number: 8047200Abstract: A hybrid solar heat collector within a translucent dome structure includes a tubular frame, forming a first fluid path, and a transverse hose winding in a spiral inside and outside alternating legs of the frame to form a second fluid path. The first fluid path is connected to a reservoir in which a heater that is turned on to heat a fluid in the first fluid path when its temperature falls below a threshold. The reservoir is located within the dome structure and is configured to readily heat the space within the dome structure, so that the freezing of fluids within the heat collector is prevented. The translucent dome structure is provided with a layer having an opacity that is increased in response to an increase in temperature above a different threshold level, so that the boiling of fluids within the heat collector is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2009Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Inventor: B. Michael Flaherty
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Patent number: 8047145Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating a vapor to be injected into a flue gas stream are described. The apparatus includes a fluid vaporization and injection assembly including an input for receiving a non-flue gas, e.g., clean, fluid heat transfer medium, e.g., air; a first sealed coil having an input and an output through which a fluid, such as ammonia, to be vaporized is passed; and a second sealed coil having an input and an output through which a heated second fluid, such as water or steam, is passed. The second sealed coil is arranged to transfer heat from the heated second fluid to the non-flue gas fluid heat transfer medium. The first sealed coil is arranged to absorb heat from the non-flue gas fluid heat transfer medium. An injection unit is coupled to an output of the first sealed coil for injecting the vaporized fluid into a flue gas stream.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2007Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Hitachi Power Systems America, LtdInventors: William Gretta, Eric Pear, Dileep Karmarkar
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Patent number: 8015950Abstract: A single can-type composite heat source machine including a single can body including a first combustion section having a first burner and a hot water supplying first main heat exchanger located above the first burner, and a second combustion section having a second burner and a second main heat exchanger located above the second burner and used for a purpose other than hot water supply. The first combustion section and the second combustion section are partitioned from each other by a partition wall and juxtaposed in a lateral direction. The machine includes a first auxiliary heat exchanger and a second auxiliary heat exchanger both of a latent heat recovery type connected to upstream sides of the first main heat exchanger and the second main heat exchanger, respectively. An exhaust system can be miniaturized and simplified in spite of provision of the auxiliary heat exchangers.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2006Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Rinnai CorporationInventors: Hideo Okamoto, Tadayuki Hiraga, Hiroitsu Ohta, Mineyuki Nasu, Hiroaki Sasaki
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Patent number: 8006651Abstract: A condensing heat exchange economizer wherein upwardly flowing hot flue gas is redirected to flow in a downward direction over a bundle of heat exchange tubes carrying a counter-flowing heat exchange medium to form condensate and cool the flue gas, and the condensate is forced by gravity to flow in the downward direction. The economizer may be in the form of a cylindrical economizer adapted for insertion in an exhaust stack for flue gas. The cooled flue gas may be redirected to flow in an upward direction and merged with a primary flow passage leading to the stack.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2008Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Combustion & Energy Systems Ltd.Inventors: Daniel H. Veitch, Cameron S. Veitch
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Patent number: 7975657Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable heat transfer apparatus designed to supply heat to an external heat load, such as a space-heating unit or a heating garment, in a manner to be usable in outdoor and other environments where it is difficult to receive a supply of electricity or fuel gas, and allows a ratio of LPG and air to be controlled so as to perform combustion in desirable conditions.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Inventor: Kenji Okayasu
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Patent number: 7954459Abstract: An apparatus and method for vaporizing liquid are provided which employ a plurality of rods disposed within a storage vessel that serve as the heat transfer element. While the plurality of rods are generally submerged by the liquid fuel to facilitate heat transfer and vaporization of the liquid fuel, the rods may be packed closely together such that the liquid inventory required to maintain the rods in a submerged state is substantially less than required by conventional fuel supply systems, thereby permitting the weight of a fuel supply system that incorporates the apparatus and method to be reduced while still permitting effective vaporization of the fuel.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2007Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Alan Z. Ullman, Albert D. Tomassian, Brian L. Wherley, Clyde D. Newman
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Patent number: 7909005Abstract: This exchanger comprises a pair of primary tubular bundles (5a, 5b) surrounding a fuel or gas burner (4a, 4b), and a secondary tubular bundle (6) on which condensation of the steam contained in the burned gases discharged from the primary bundles occurs, wherein the three bundles (5a, 5b, 6) are mounted parallel, side-by-side inside a gas-tight casing (10), and communicate with one another, with means being provided in order to circulate the water to be heated, between the tubes forming the secondary bundle (6) and the tubes forming the primary bundles (5a, 5b); the casing (10) is subdivided at the level of the secondary bundle (6) by a partition (7-70) that extends both inside and outside said bundle (6), with the arrangement being such that a only a circumferential section of the latter is capable of being contacted and traversed by the hot gases coming from one of the two primary bundles (5a), and its remaining section being capable of being contacted and traversed only by the hot gases coming from the othType: GrantFiled: February 28, 2008Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Giannoni FranceInventors: Joseph Le Mer, Rocco Giannoni
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Patent number: 7891324Abstract: A heater and a method for heating a circulating liquid in a gas-to-liquid heat exchanger and an indirect heat exchanger to produce a hot liquid stream for use for heat exchange in a selected process to supply heat to the process. One particularly useful application of the present invention is the revaporization of liquefied natural gas (LNG).Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2007Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Inventors: David A. Franklin, Martin J. Rosetta
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Patent number: 7878158Abstract: A forward combustion type condensing gas water heater is provided including a burner, a primary heat exchanger, a drain pipe for condensation water, a gathering and discharge device for condensation water, a secondary heat exchanger. The gathering and discharge device and the secondary heat exchanger have center lines different from the primary heat exchanger. Flue gas rises through the primary heat exchanger and passes through the secondary heat exchanger in a direction staggered with respect to the falling direction of condensation water. The condensing gas water heater effectively avoids resistance between the condensation water and the flue gas and prevents the condensation water from flowing to the burner, the combustion chamber, and the ignition pin.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2007Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Guangdong Vanward New Electric Co., LtdInventors: Yuanzhang Ye, Xiaoe Tang
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Patent number: 7841305Abstract: A heat exchange apparatus for use in transferring heat to a heat sink. Preferably, the heat sink is comprised of a natural gas supply line at a pressure reduction station. Alternately, the heat sink is comprised of a storage tank. The apparatus is comprised of a heat exchange vessel, adapted to contain an amount of a heat exchange fluid, and a heat source. The heat exchange vessel includes a sump section at a lower end thereof, and a heat transfer section for transferring heat to the heat sink. The heat exchange vessel further includes a single communication junction between the sump section and the heat transfer section which provides fluid communication therebetween. The heat source is associated with the sump section and adapted to add heat to the heat exchange fluid in order to cause the heat exchange fluid to evaporate in the heat exchange vessel.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2005Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Grit Industries, Inc.Inventors: J. Wayne King, Blaine D. Ross
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Patent number: 7823543Abstract: A heat exchange flow passage 21 comprises a plurality of annular flow passages arranged in parallel to each other and also communicated to each other in the circumferential direction, a plurality of inflow ports and a plurality of outflow ports provided in the annular flow passage 24 at positions displaced from each other in the circumferential direction, and a plurality of communication pipes 25 each communicating the inflow port and the outflow port provided in different annular flow passages 24, 24. A fluid feed pipe 22 and a fluid discharge pipe 23 are communicated to this heat exchange flow passage 21 to form a heat exchanging apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2004Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Nomura Reinetsu YugengaishaInventor: Shuzo Nomura
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Patent number: 7819090Abstract: A heat exchange apparatus, particularly a fire tube condensing boiler, provided with a structure made of carbon steel and comprising an outer enclosure, which is adapted to delimit a portion of space for containing the fluid to be heated, which is fed cold by means of an intake coupling located proximate to the base and flows out hot through a discharge coupling located proximate to the top of the enclosure, said portion of space being crossed by flue gas conveyance tubes, further comprising a bell-shaped element, which is located proximate to the top of said portion of space and is open at the lower end and closed at the upper end, said bell-shaped element being provided with a thermostatic device which is adapted to allow the fluid contained therein to flow out when it reaches a preset temperature.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2006Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Unical AG S.p.A.Inventor: Giovanni Jahier
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Publication number: 20100263605Abstract: A method for operating a steam generation facility includes inducing a motive force on water by channeling steam into at least one eductor to form a steam-driven cooling fluid stream. The method also includes channeling the steam-driven cooling fluid stream to at least one attemperator. The method further includes channeling steam from at least one steam source to the at least one attemperator. The method also includes injecting the steam-driven cooling fluid stream into the steam channeled through the at least one attemperator to facilitate cooling the steam channeled from the at least one steam source.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Ajit Singh Sengar, Kowshik Narayanaswamy
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Patent number: 7810456Abstract: To provide a storage water heater capable of increasing thermal efficiency and quickly boiling when tap water is supplied into a hot-water tank. A storage water heater can heat low-temperature water having a high density because hot water in a hot-water tank is led from a lead-in pipe positioned at the bottom of the hot-water tank to a gas heater. Also, a water supply pipe outlet and a lead-in pipe inlet are provided so as to be opposed to each other on the same axis. Therefore, when tap water is supplied from a water supply pipe, the tap water lower in temperature than the hot water in the hot-water tank is preferentially led to the gas heater. With this, hot water at the lowest temperature in the hot-water tank can be selectively heated, thereby increasing thermal efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2007Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Paloma Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Toshihiro Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7784433Abstract: A heat exchanger for cooling reaction gas, wherein the respective ends of heat exchanger tubes, through which the reaction gas flows, are inserted in a respective tube plate and are surrounded by a jacket, at the two ends of which are provided a respective end chamber that is partially delimited by one of the tube plates and serves for the supply and withdrawal of the reaction gas; water, as cooling agent, flows through the inner chamber of the heat exchanger that is surrounded by the jacket and that is divided by a partition, extending perpendicular to the heat exchanger tubes, which extend through it, into two partial chambers disposed one after the other in the direction of flow of the reaction gas, each partial chamber being provided with its own supply connectors and outlet connectors for the cooling agent; boiling water flows through the partial chamber that is disposed on the inlet side for reaction gas and that is connected via a supply line and withdrawal lines with a water/steam drum; feed water floType: GrantFiled: November 20, 2007Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: BORSIG GmbHInventor: Carsten Birk
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Patent number: 7665427Abstract: An improved shell-and-tube steam instantaneous heat exchange system of a closely coupled feedback design which overheats water in the heat exchanger portion of the system and then blends the water, as needed, with proportional amounts of cold water to achieve the correct outlet temperature for a wide range of flow rates. The system uses at least two primary heat exchangers to provide redundancy in the case of failure of a major component of the system. Steam flow through the heat exchangers is controlled by the use of steam traps, rather than using a thermostatically controlled valve to vary the supply of steam. To obtain precise temperature control during varying water volume use, water is directed from the blended outlet of a first water tempering valve into the hot inlet port of a second water tempering valve.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2007Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: PVI Industries, LLCInventors: John M. Peckham, Frank A. Myers, Christopher J. Bollas
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Patent number: 7647897Abstract: A heating apparatus 1 includes a shell 2, a primary heat exchanger (sensible heat exchanger) 3, a burner (combustion means) 5, and a fan 6. A secondary heat exchanger (latent heat exchanger) 7 has a plurality of heat receiving tubes 18 arranged in parallel between a pair of headers 16 and 17, the heat receiving tubes 18 being fixed to tube plates 20. The heat receiving tubes 18 are bare tubes without fins and are arranged across flow of combustion gas. The number of the tubes 18 arranged vertically is less than the number of the tubes 18 arranged horizontally.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2005Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Noritz CorporationInventors: Ichiro Ootomo, Hiroshi Asakura, Toshihiro Hori, Nobuhiro Takeda, Kazuhiro Kimura, Akira Tsutsumi, Takayasu Fujita, Masakuni Morikawa
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Patent number: 7645966Abstract: An attachment structure of a storage unit having: a tank casing body; a tank casing door member, and a lock portion; and an operation member, and a push button, wherein: an outer circumference of a storage unit is surrounded with an opening portion of an exterior panel; the push button is protruded from an outer surface of the exterior panel in a mount position of the exterior panel when the exterior panel is in assembling work; and a space for inserting a circumferential edge of the opening portion of the exterior panel is formed on the back of the push button.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2003Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yuji Hayakawa, Kouji Kanzaki, Toshifumi Kamiya, Takashi Sugimoto, Yasuhiko Inoue, Yukikazu Niizuma
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Patent number: 7628121Abstract: An apparatus for cooling hot gas comprises: (i) a vertical elongated vessel provided with a cooling medium compartment comprising in use a first cooling medium, an inlet to supply fresh first cooling medium and a outlet for discharge of used first cooling medium, the vessel further provided with an inlet for hot gas and an outlet for cooled gas, at least one heat exchange tube, which heat exchange tube is positioned in the cooling medium compartment (and fluidly connects the inlet for hot gas and the outlet for cooled gas, (ii) said cooling medium compartment further comprising a vertical and centrally positioned open ended downcomer wherein said heat exchange tube is positioned in a space between the downcomer and the vessel wall, (iii) and wherein the heat exchanger tube is mounted at its upstream end in a tube plate and wherein the tube plate is provided with means to supply a second cooling medium to the exterior of the upstream end of the heat exchanger tube, means to discharge the used second cooling mType: GrantFiled: April 11, 2007Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Uwe Herwig, TeckSoon Lau, Franciscus Johanna Arnoldus Martens, Manfred Heinrich Schmitz-Goeb
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Patent number: 7600489Abstract: A heat exchange apparatus including a housing, a first array of fluid conduits provided within the housing, and a second array of fluid conduits provided within the housing. The first and second arrays of fluid conduits are configured to carry a first fluid. The heat exchange apparatus also includes a first fluid passageway provided within the housing, where the first fluid passageway is defined by an internal surface of the housing and by a baffle plate. The first fluid passageway is configured to carry a second fluid. The baffle plate is configured to divide the first fluid passageway into a first flow path and a second flow path, where the first array of fluid conduits extends through the first flow path and the second array of fluid conduits extends through the second flow path.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2004Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: H2Gen Innovations, Inc.Inventors: Franklin D. Lomax, Jr., John S. Lettow, Brian D. James
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Patent number: 7581515Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly includes a plurality of evaporative heat exchangers that are selectively feed evaporant to tailor operation to current heat load in order to maintain operation in thermodynamically extreme operating conditions.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventor: Edward W. O'Connor
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Patent number: 7552701Abstract: A boiler for making super heated steam by indirect heat exchange of water against a hot gas, said boiler being a vertically oriented vessel comprising a spirally formed conduit around the vertical axis of the vessel, which vessel is provided with an inlet for hot gas fluidly connected to the lower end of the conduit for upwardly passage of hot gas through the spirally formed conduit, an outlet for cooled gas fluidly connected to the upper end of the conduit, an inlet for fresh water and a vessel outlet for super heated steam, said vessel further provided with a water bath space in the lower end of the vessel and a saturated steam collection space above said water bath space, said spirally formed conduit comprising of a spirally formed evaporating section located in the water bath space and a spirally formed super heater section at the upper end of the vessel, wherein the conduit of the super heater section is surrounded by a second conduit forming an annular space between said super heater conduit and said seType: GrantFiled: May 11, 2007Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Juergen Brinkmann, TeckSoon Lau, Hans Christian Thul
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Patent number: 7523721Abstract: A heat exchanger A1 includes a partition 19 partitioning the space 35 surrounded by a coiled tube 60 at an axially intermediate portion of a housing 2 into a first and a second regions 35a and 35b and partitioning the coiled tube 60 into a first and a second heat exchanging portions HT1 and HT2. The combustion gas supplied to the first region 35a flows to a combustion gas path 36 by passing through a clearance 61 of the first heat exchanging portion HT1 and then passes through a clearance 61 of the second heat exchanging portion HT2. With this structure, the amount of heat recovery is increased, and the heat exchange efficiency is enhanced while simplifying the overall structure of the heat exchanger A1 and reducing the size of the heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2005Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: Noritz CorporationInventors: Tetsurou Hamada, Hitoshi Hara, Hideaki Yoshitomi, Kozo Uehara, Hiroaki Takashima
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Patent number: 7490580Abstract: A vaporizer generates vapor by vaporizing a liquid. In particular, a vaporizer generates fuel vapor that is used for reforming fuel by vaporizing a liquid fuel that contains a hydrocarbon. This vaporizer includes a heating gas direct movement flow path along which a heating gas flows by moving directly in a horizontal direction; vaporization flow paths that are positioned such that they can exchange heat with the heating gas direct movement flow path, and that vaporizes liquid fuel; a fuel supply pipe that supplies the liquid fuel to the vaporization flow paths; and a vapor flow path that is positioned in an upstream portion on the heating gas direct movement flow path from the vaporization flow paths and that heat fuel vapor that is discharged from the vaporization flow paths.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2003Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Hanai, Kiyoshi Kasahara, Yuuji Asano
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Patent number: 7458340Abstract: A secondary heat exchanger B for recovering latent heat from combustion gas includes water tubes 5 each of which is so inclined that a first end 50a is positioned lower than a second end 50b. Therefore, in draining water from each of the water tubes 5, water can be caused to flow smoothly into a water-inflow and hot-water-outflow header 6A connected to the first ends 50a. The secondary heat exchanger B includes a casing 7 which includes an upper wall 70a and a bottom wall 70b which are so inclined that the inner surfaces thereof extend generally in parallel with the water tubes 5, and the upper and the lower gaps 79a and 79b have constant widths s2 and s3. Therefore, the amount of heat recovery from the combustion gas passing through the gaps 79a and 79b can be increased.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2005Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: Noritz CorporationInventors: Nobuhiro Takeda, Hiroshi Asakura, Akira Tsutsumi, Kazuhiro Kimura, Shuji Kameyama, Keiichi Amada, Hironao Matsunaga
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Patent number: 7455060Abstract: A startup burner assembly for use in snow melting applications, and which permits initiation of snow melting without first supplying water as a coolant. The startup burner assembly comprises a fuel burner having adjustable combustion output and a nozzle to facilitate the emergence of products of combustion, and a combustion chamber having a first portion in substantially air-tight communication with the fuel burner and enclosing the nozzle and a second portion shaped and dimensioned for disposition into a snow melting receptacle or pit. The combustion chamber has a plurality of discharge holes formed at least on the second portion thereof to permit the egress of products of combustion from the fuel burner into the tank or pit, and thereby permit agitation and melting of snow loaded therein, The startup burner assembly also includes an air cooling assembly for supplying air to cool at least the first portion of the combustion chamber.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2005Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: Trecan Combustion LimitedInventors: David Burnett, Steven Meredith, Glen Burnett
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Publication number: 20080251036Abstract: A submerged combustion vaporizer may include a premix burner with multiple integral mixers for forming premix and discharging the premix into the duct system that communicates the burner with the sparger tubes. The SCV may further include a NOx suppression system that injects a staged fuel stream into the exhaust in the duct system, and/or a NOx suppression system that mixes water with the premix.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2008Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventors: Mark C. Hannum, Thomas F. Robertson, John N. Newby, John J. Nowakowski
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Patent number: 7428883Abstract: A heat exchanger A1 includes a coiled tube 60 including a plurality of loops 60a, and a space 35 surrounded by the coiled tube 60 and having an end closed by a partition 19. The heat exchanger is so designed that combustion gas flows from the space 35 to a combustion gas path 36 by passing through clearances 61 of the loops 60a of the coiled tube 60. The loops 60a are made of a tube having a thickness t1 and a width L1 which is larger than the thickness, so that the amount of heat recovery when the combustion gas passes through the clearances 61 is large. Therefore, the heat exchange efficiency is enhanced while simplifying the overall structure of the heat exchanger A1 and reducing the size of the heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2005Date of Patent: September 30, 2008Assignee: Noritz CorporationInventors: Tetsurou Hamada, Hitoshi Hara, Hideaki Yoshitomi, Kozo Uehara, Hiroaki Takashima, Mitufuku Asakawa
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Publication number: 20080173260Abstract: Oil in a storage tank is heated by providing one or more elongate conduits within the storage tank in the form of a loop extending from an inlet manifold across the tank and returning to an outlet manifold. The inlet manifold is connected to an evaporator section at a heat source and the outlet manifold acts as a return of the condensate. The conduit forms a loop and back flow in the loop is prevented by providing a head in the liquid in the conduit at a position adjacent to or at the evaporation section caused by a standing column of the liquid with optionally a pump. The flow around the loop at high speed sufficient to carry all condensate forwardly is caused solely by application of energy to the system by the heat source. Inert gases are collected immediately upstream of the trap and can be purged therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2007Publication date: July 24, 2008Inventor: Jack Lange
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Publication number: 20080115508Abstract: Systems and methods for heating a cryogenic fluid are provided. A cryogenic fluid can be heated to provide a partially cryogenic vaporized fluid having a first temperature. The partially vaporized cryogenic fluid can be partially vaporized to provide a second partially vaporized fluid having a second temperature. At least a portion of the second, partially vaporized, cryogenic fluid can be used to heat the cryogenic fluid to the first temperature. The second, partially vaporized, cryogenic fluid can be partially vaporized to provide a substantially vaporized cryogenic fluid having a third temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2007Publication date: May 22, 2008Inventors: Heinz J. Kotzot, Felix J. Fernandez de la Vega, Joseph H. Cho, Charles Durr, Robert Burlingame
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Publication number: 20080092827Abstract: A quench column heater and a method for heating a circulating liquid in a gas-to-liquid heat exchanger and an indirect heat exchanger to produce a hot liquid stream for use for heat exchange in a selected process to supply heat to the process. One particularly useful application of the present invention is the revaporization of liquefied natural gas (LNG).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: David A. Franklin, Martin J. Rosetta
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Patent number: 7353781Abstract: An arrangement structure of heat exchangers in a condensing gas boiler is provided, which includes a casing provided with a combustion chamber therein, and a gas burner provided in the lower portion of the combustion chamber.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2003Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Kyungdong Navien Co., LtdInventors: Yong Hyen Jung, Woo Suk Hur
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Patent number: 7337828Abstract: A heat transfer fluid medium (25) within the closed system is arranged to boil to form a vapor in the evaporation section (12) and such that release of heat from the condensation section (11) to the fluid to be heated (4A) causes the vapor to condense to liquid in the condensation section (11). The conduit forms a loop (10) and back flow in the loop (10) is prevented by providing a trap (27) of liquid in the conduit at a position adjacent to or at the evaporation section (12). The flow around the loop (10) at high speed sufficient to carry all condensate forwardly is caused solely by application of energy to the system by the heat source (21) without mechanical pumping. Inert gases are collected immediately upstream of the trap (27) and can be purged therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2002Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Inventor: Jack Lange
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Patent number: 7278379Abstract: An improved shell-and-tube steam instantaneous heat exchange system of a closely coupled feedback design which overheats water in the heat exchanger portion of the system and then blends the water, as needed, with proportional amounts of cold water to achieve the correct outlet temperature for a wide range of flow rates. The system uses at least two primary heat exchangers to provide redundancy in the case of failure of a major component of the system. Steam flow through the heat exchangers is controlled by the use of steam traps, rather than using a thermostatically controlled valve to vary the supply of steam. To obtain precise temperature control during varying water volume use, water is directed from the blended outlet of a first water tempering valve into the hot inlet port of a second water tempering valve.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2005Date of Patent: October 9, 2007Assignee: PVI Industries, LLCInventors: John M. Peckham, Frank A. Myers, Christopher J. Bollas
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Patent number: 7258081Abstract: A compact cylindrical vaporizer for simultaneous reduction of a reformate stream temperature and generation of a process stream is disclosed. The vaporizer utilizes counter flowing nested tubular portions that spiral between an outer section of the vaporizer and a central section of the vaporizer. The return spiral has a larger cross-sectional area than the inward spiral to accommodate a higher volumetric flow rate of the water flowing there through as it vaporizes while keeping the fluid velocity below erosion design constraints. The counter spiraling flow provides a substantially uniform spatial temperature profile of a reformate stream flowing on the exterior of the tubular portions. The vaporizer can be sized to be substantially the same as that of an upstream reactor to minimize velocity losses and pressure drops in the reformate stream flowing there through. A plurality of fins are positioned between the opposing tubular portion to enhance the heat transfer.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2003Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Steven D Burch, Thomas P Migliore, Frederick V Oddi
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Patent number: 7168395Abstract: This invention discloses a method and device for vaporizing LNG with a submerged combustion vaporizer. The submerged combustion LNG vaporizer uses spiral tube heat transfer circuits and a submerged combustion heat source for vaporizing LNG. The submerged combustion heat source has a unique low submergence heat and mass transfer arrangement for heating circulation water.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2004Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Inventor: Gerald E Engdahl
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Patent number: 7063047Abstract: Large thermal stresses are avoided and the fuel charge reduced in a vaporizer particularly suited for use in a reformer type fuel cell system and having a construction that includes alternating fuel/water flow path defining cells (68) and hot gas flow path cells (69) by providing heat transfer augmentation, such as a lanced and offset fin (120), only in that part of the gas flow path structure (69) adjacent the regions in the fuel/water flow path cells (68) where heating of the liquid fuel/water and vaporizing of the fuel/water where the mixture exists is a two phase material occurs and not in the area adjacent those parts of the fuel/water flow path structure (68) in which superheating of the vaporized fuel/water mixture is occurring.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2003Date of Patent: June 20, 2006Assignee: Modine Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Michael J. Reinke, Jeroen Valensa
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Patent number: 7036463Abstract: A heat exchanger for vaporizing a liquid where provided is a boiler in heat-transferrable contact with a plenum that receives a heated medium. The boiler receives a liquid through a liquid inlet, the liquid being in mist or droplet form. The boiler also receives a transport gas through a gas inlet. The transport gas serves to carry the liquid through the boiler where the liquid is vaporized. Also provided is a method of vaporizing a liquid where a transport gas is used to carry a liquid in mist or droplet form through a heated boiler for vaporization.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2004Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Inventor: Eugene I. Moody
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Patent number: 6971335Abstract: A water heater is provided in which neutralization process of drain is not required and an excellent heat efficiency is achieved. A route of exhaust gas which is passing through the main heat exchanger 18 is divided into a first exhaust gas chamber 23 having a secondary heat exchanger 19 and a second exhaust gas chamber 24 having a drain evaporator. Because of this, hot exhaust gas which is passing through only the main heat exchanger 18 flows into both the secondary heat exchanger 19 and the drain evaporator 100. Therefore, in the secondary heat exchanger 19 exhaust gas heat can be efficiently recovered by utilizing the hot exhaust gas, and in the drain evaporator 100 drain can be evaporated efficiently by utilizing the hot exhaust gas.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2004Date of Patent: December 6, 2005Assignee: Paloma Industries, LimitedInventors: Toshihiro Kobayashi, Tomohiro Ichikawa
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Patent number: 6953009Abstract: A vaporizer, a fuel cell system including the vaporizer, and a method of vaporizing fuel in a fuel cell system are disclosed. The fuel cell system includes a fuel reservoir (24) for storing a liquid fuel and a fuel cell (10) for consuming a fuel and generating electricity therefrom. A fuel vaporizer (28) is interposed between the fuel reservoir (24) and the fuel cell (10) for receiving liquid fuel and vaporizing it and delivering it ultimately to the fuel cell (10). The fuel vaporizer (28) includes a heat exchanger which includes a hot fluid inlet (65), a hot fluid outlet (67) and a core (50) interconnecting the inlet (65) and the outlet (68). The core (50) has alternating fuel flow structures (68) and hot fluid structures (69) with the fuel flow structures (68,69) having an inlet (56) and an outlet (58).Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2002Date of Patent: October 11, 2005Assignee: Modine Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Michael J. Reinke, Jonathan Wattelet, Mark G. Voss, Marc Weisser, Bruno Motzet, Sven Thumm, Dennis C. Granetzke
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Patent number: 6948453Abstract: A method for controlling fouling of a heat exchanger that operates downstream of a cracking furnace by injecting liquid water upstream of the heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2004Date of Patent: September 27, 2005Assignee: Equistar Chemicals, LPInventors: David J. DeAngelo, Denise R. Karstensen, Bala S. Devakottai, Shane L. Fandry
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Patent number: 6945197Abstract: A water heater which includes a heat exchanger having a first passage and a second passage connected with the first passage, a gas burner mounted within the first passage, a push blower having an outlet conmected with the gas burner for forcing air into the gas burner, and a water reservoir mounted surrounding the heat exchanger, whereby when the gas burner is turned on, the push blower will be turned on to force air into the gas burner thereby forcing combustion air generated from fire of the gas burner to move along the first passage and meanwhile the pull blower will be turned on to extract the hot air out of the second passage.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2003Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignee: Grand Hall Enterprise Co., Ltd.Inventor: Young Ryoo
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Patent number: 6843207Abstract: A water supply tank unit, attached to a heating apparatus having a moistening function, comprising an open/close member biased in a direction of departing from a unit body attached to the heating apparatus, and a water supply tank held in the open/close member so as to be attachable/detachable, wherein the water supply tank and the open/close member have protrusions respectively so that the protrusions climb over each other and are locked to each other in a process of attaching/detaching the water supply tank.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2003Date of Patent: January 18, 2005Assignees: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Nifco Inc.Inventors: Kouji Kanzaki, Toshifumi Kamiya, Yuji Hayakawa, Takashi Sugimoto, Yasuhiko Inoue, Yukikazu Niizawa
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Publication number: 20040255871Abstract: The present invention provides a water supply tank unit which can treat water that has leaked when a water supply tank is pulled out so that it does not remain. In the invention, a water supply tank unit which is attached to a high-frequency heating apparatus with a steam generating function and holds a water supply tank detachably, said tank unit comprises: a water supply tank 17 having a water supply port 55 on its side surface; a tank case door member 31 for supporting the water supply tank 17, which has a water inlet 59 connected to the water supply port 55 with an inserting operation of the water supply tank 17, and a scupper 60 formed around an elastic fitting piece by perforating a bottom part near the water inlet 59; and a sponge provided below the scupper 60.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2004Publication date: December 23, 2004Applicants: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., NIFCO, Inc.Inventors: Yuji Hayakawa, Kouji Kanzaki, Yasuhiko Inoue, Takashi Sugimoto, Kenichiro Fukumura
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Publication number: 20040251310Abstract: A low-pressure energy system is provided that includes a combustion chamber immersed in water within an insulated container. Low-pressure air flow is introduced into one end of the combustion chamber. Fuel, sparks and water are also introduced to the combustion chamber, thereby generating steam and heat. The steam is blown through the combustion chamber to a first radiator, which emits heat and a steam exhaust, which can be used to increase the humidity of the enclosure housing the energy system. The heat generated by the combustion chamber heats the water in the insulated container. The heated water is pumped through a second radiator, thereby extracting additional heat from the system. A fan may be configured to introduce air flow over both the first and second radiators, thereby further improving heat transfer to the ambient air. Water can optionally be omitted from the combustion chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2004Publication date: December 16, 2004Applicant: Vapor Tech, Inc.Inventor: Aldon R. Reinhardt
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Publication number: 20040187795Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanging type boiler that includes: a water retaining reservoir 10 in which a predetermined amount of water is charged; and a combustion chamber 33 for emitting heating gas at a high temperature to the water in the water retaining reservoir 10 through a heating gas supply pipe 20 such that the water in the water retaining reservoir 10 is raised to produce steam at a high pressure, the boiler characterized in that a water discharging film 32 disposed between the heating gas supply pipe 20 and the water and having a plurality of fine through holes such that the water in the water retaining reservoir 10 is not leaked to the combustion chamber 33 and at the same time the heating gas emitted to the water by means of the heating gas supply pipe 20 is distributed in substantially small bubble form.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2003Publication date: September 30, 2004Inventor: Chang Gun Shin
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Patent number: 6772712Abstract: A low-pressure energy system is provided that includes a combustion chamber immersed in water within an insulated container. Low-pressure air flow is introduced into one end of the combustion chamber. Fuel, sparks and water are also introduced to the combustion chamber, thereby generating steam and heat. The steam is blown through the combustion chamber to a first radiator, which emits heat and a steam exhaust, which can be used to increase the humidity of the enclosure housing the energy system. The heat generated by the combustion chamber heats the water in the insulated container. The heated water is pumped through a second radiator, thereby extracting additional heat from the system. A fan may be configured to introduce air flow over both the first and second radiators, thereby further improving heat transfer to the ambient air. Water can optionally be omitted from the combustion chamber.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2003Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignee: Vapor Tech, Inc.Inventor: Aldon R. Reinhardt