With Fluid Heat Absorber Patents (Class 392/357)
  • Patent number: 8909034
    Abstract: A radiator for domestic heating with a heat-transfer fluid operating in two-phase form includes a reservoir of the heat-transfer fluid; a hot source, intended to raise the temperature of the heat-transfer fluid to a temperature such that it causes said fluid to undergo a change of phase; and a heater, at which the heat transfer with ambient air takes place, having n channels, communicating in a lower zone with the reservoir, it being possible for n to be equal to 1. The heat-transfer fluid is a mixture of at least two different heat-transfer liquids, the heat-transfer liquids having between them boiling points differing by at least ten degrees Celsius, and the liquid with the lowest boiling point representing 70% to 95% of the volume of the mixture for a mixture temperature of about 20° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Stephane Colasson, Alain Marechal
  • Publication number: 20140217190
    Abstract: A tubular section bar (100) for a biphasic?radiator comprising a tubular body (10) having a perimeter surface, a surface lug (11-21) protruding from at least one portion of said perimeter surface; each lug is perpendicular to the perimeter surface and has a height (H); two consecutive lugs are arranged at a reciprocal distance (D) and so that the relation between the reciprocal distance (D) and height (H) is greater or equal to 1.4 (D:H?1,4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: I.R.C.A. S.P.A. Industria Resistenze Corazzata eAf
    Inventors: Michele Peterle, Simone Visentin, Diego Trentin, Federico Zoppas
  • Patent number: 7949236
    Abstract: A home heating radiator using a heat transfer fluid operating in phase change form, includes a reservoir of heat transfer fluid, and electric resistance heat source, for raising the temperature of the heat transfer fluid to a temperature such as to cause a phase change of the fluid, and a heating body where heat transfer takes place with the ambient air, the heating body including a number, n, of channels, communicating in the lowermost part of the reservoir, where n may be equal to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Alain Marechal, Stéphane Colasson
  • Publication number: 20100027980
    Abstract: An electrothermal oil radiator includes a radiating body (1), an electric-control box (2) mounted on the radiating body (1) and a heating body (3) located inside the radiating body (1). The radiating body (1) includes a plurality of radiating fins (11) linked in turn. Each radiating fin (11) is hollow and sheet-like and has at least two oil leading grooves (12) inside thereof. Hollow connecting sleeves (13) extending horizontally are formed or mounted on upper and lower ends of each radiating fin (11). An oil leading hole in communication with the oil leading grooves (12) is formed in each connecting sleeve (13). The sleeves (13) on each radiating fin (11) are connected together to form a sealed oil cavity in which heat conducting oil is filled. A reinforcing radiating fin (4) is mounted between two adjacent radiating fins (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventor: Guoning Yao
  • Publication number: 20090041441
    Abstract: This home heating radiator using a heat transfer fluid operating in phase change form, comprises: a reservoir (3) of said heat transfer fluid; a heat source (6), consisting of an electric resistance, for raising the temperature of said heat transfer fluid to a temperature such as to cause a phase change of said fluid; a heating body where heat transfer takes place with the ambient air, comprising a number n of channels (4), communicating in the lowermost part of the reservoir (3), where n may be equal to 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Alain MARECHAL, Stephane Colasson
  • Patent number: 6289175
    Abstract: A portable radiator has a radiator body whose radiating members are defined by first and second metal plates which together define central portions in which a heating fluid is displaced convectively, the radiating members communicating with each other through passages in the central body. A heating unit is provided in the central body for heating the fluid and an additional heating member is provided in seats formed by the heating members outwardly of the central body for heating air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: De'Longhi S.P.A.
    Inventor: Giuseppe De' Longhi
  • Patent number: 5966498
    Abstract: An oil-filled heater (22) comprises a plate (34) welded onto the top opening in a fin of the heater. The plate (34) has a threaded opening (36), and a bolt (38) is threaded into the threaded opening (36) to seal the top opening. The bottom opening of the fin is sealed by a heating element (42) welded onto the fin. The present invention further relates to a method of filling the oil-filled heater (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Lakewood Engineering and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Stephen C. Kirchner, Andrei Illies
  • Patent number: 5696872
    Abstract: A thermal energy storage and exchanger device includes, a plurality of horizontal, superimposed, spaced plates defining a plurality of clear, horizontal, continuous, uniformly spaced flow passageways between them; and introduction means selectively operable for driving a thermal energy exchanger fluid horizontally through the flow passageways to introduce thermal energy to the plates in one mode and extract thermal energy from the plates in a second mode; the plates being vertically spaced and horizontally oriented for minimizing convection and heat exchange in a third, storage mode when the thermal energy exchanger fluid resides in the flow passageways undriven by the introduction means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Inventor: Harold H. Seward
  • Patent number: 5341455
    Abstract: An oil radiator, particularly for heating rooms, includes a main body defined by a plurality of mutually associated radiating elements in which a diathermic oil heated by an electric resistor circulates. Each radiating element includes a pair of mating shaped plate-like elements joined together by welding to form an oil receiving space therebetween and each having lateral surfaces provided with a series of folds which mate with the corresponding folds of the other plate-like element to define a channel-shaped air flow compartment capable of lowering the surface temperature of the oil radiator below that of the oil contained in the radiator, thus reducing burn injuries caused by inadvertent contact with the radiator. The folds also cooperate to provide the radiator with planar lateral outer surfaces to minimize impact injuries caused by collision with the radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: Miralfin S.R.L.
    Inventor: Giuseppe de' Longhi
  • Patent number: 5131461
    Abstract: A heater which is preferably rated at about 1,500 watts is described. This heater contains at least three separate heat exchangers; each of the heat exchangers contains heat exchanger tubes, and each of the heat exchangers contains a different fluid capacity.A blower passes cold air, in sequence, past the first heat exchanger, then past the second heat exchanger, and then past the third heat exchanger. At the same time, a pump forces a heated heat-exchange medium through the third heat exchanger, through the second heat exchanger, and then through the first heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Assignee: Ronald Englert
    Inventor: Lajos Szucs