Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
122150100 | Heated by liquid or steam (e.g., indirect heating, etc.) | 24 |
20080276884 | Hot-Water Supply System Having Supplementary Heat Exchanger - Disclosed is a hot water supplying apparatus having an auxiliary heat exchanger. The hot water supplying apparatus comprises: a heat exchanger including an inlet pipe for introducing heating water into the heat exchanger, and first, second, and third heat exchanging pipes connected to the inlet pipe and sequentially arranged; and an auxiliary heat exchanging device installed at an inlet port of the heat exchanger through which the heating water is introduced, the auxiliary heat exchanging device including a first auxiliary heat exchanging pipe connecting the inlet pipe to the first heat exchanging pipe, a second auxiliary heat exchanging pipe connecting the second heat exchanging pipe to the third heat exchanging pipe, and heat transfer fins for transferring heat energy from the second auxiliary heat exchanging pipe to the first auxiliary heat exchanging pipe. | 11-13-2008 |
20090050077 | MUTUALLY CONVERTIBLE BOILER BETWEEN NORMAL TYPE AND CONDENSING TYPE - Disclosed is a boiler which is easily convertible from a normal type oil boiler to a condensing type oil boiler or vice versa thereby reducing manufacturing costs for the boiler. A size and a weight of the boiler are reduced by vertically installing a latent heat exchanger in an outer housing of the boiler together with a combustion chamber and a main heat exchanger. The boiler includes a combustion chamber, a heat exchange section, and an outer housing. Coupling holes are formed in the outer housing, a circulation chamber is formed at a lower portion of the outer housing, a burner is provided at an upper portion of the combustion chamber so as to generate heat in a downward direction thereof, the combustion chamber is vertically installed in one of the coupling holes, and a lower portion of the combustion chamber is communicated with the circulation chamber. The heat exchange section includes first and second heat exchangers and is vertically installed in the outer housing adjacent to the combustion chamber. An upper portion of the heat exchange section is coupled to one of the coupling holes and a lower portion of the heat exchange section is communicated with the circulation chamber. A funnel is provided at an upper portion of the outer housing so as to discharge an exhaust gas derived from combustion of the fuel in the combustion chamber, and a noise-absorbing container is provided at the upper portion of the outer housing so as to connect the funnel with the outer housing. | 02-26-2009 |
20090056644 | STORAGE-TYPE WATER HEATER HAVING TANK CONDITION MONITORING FEATURES - Methods and systems for evaluating the condition of a water tank having a powered anode protection system. The water heater includes a storage tank to hold water, a powered anode, and a control circuit. The control circuit includes a variable voltage supply, a voltage sensor, and a current sensor. The control circuit is configured to compare a measured parameter to a threshold. In some constructions, the threshold is indicative of a condition of the storage tank at which the powered anode is no longer able to protect the storage tank from corrosion. In other constructions, the threshold is predicative of a potential failure of the storage tank caused by corrosion. In some constructions, the control circuit is configured to estimate a time remaining until the predicted failure of the storage tank. | 03-05-2009 |
20090064945 | HEAT EXCHANGER, WATER HEATER AND WATER TUBE - A water tube WT of a heat exchanger B includes a helical tube body | 03-12-2009 |
20100101506 | HEAT PUMP TYPE HOT WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND HEATING AND HOT WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A heat pump type hot water supply apparatus includes a heat pump unit | 04-29-2010 |
20110126781 | BOILER STRUCTURE - Provided is a boiler structure that allows for appropriate flow-rate distribution for each furnace wall by using a simple configuration without any moving parts in a wide thermal-load range of a furnace from a partial load to a rated load. In a boiler structure having a furnace water-wall formed of multiple boiler evaporation tubes and configured to generate steam by heating water inside the furnace when the water that is pressure-fed to the boiler evaporation tubes flows inside the tubes, the boiler structure includes a pressure-loss adjusting section, for an internal fluid, provided in an outlet connection tube that connects outlets of water walls obtained by dividing the furnace water-wall into multiple parts. | 06-02-2011 |
20110155079 | Heat exchanger and water heater incorporating the same - A heat exchanger A | 06-30-2011 |
20110239958 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND WATER HEATER INCORPORATING SAME - A heat exchanger ( | 10-06-2011 |
20120145095 | RESIDENTIAL HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER - A heat pump water heater and systems and methods for its control. The systems are configured to heat water within a water storage tank of a heat pump water heater wherein a controller within the system is operatively connected to a plurality of heat sources including at least one electric heating element and a heat pump and sensors in order to selectively energize one of the plurality of heat sources. The controller is configure to process data representative of the temperature of water within the tank near the top of the water storage tank, and rate of water flowing out of the water storage tank, in order to automatically selectively energize the heat sources. The selection of heat sources by the controller is determined by a mode of operation selected by the user and the data processed by the controller in view of the selected mode of operation. | 06-14-2012 |
20120192812 | WATER HEATER WITH COUNTER-TWISTED BAFFLE - A water heater including a storage tank, a combustion chamber, a burner for producing products of combustion, the burner positioned in the combustion chamber, a flue extending from the combustion chamber through the storage tank, and a baffle positioned within the flue and directing the flow of the products of combustion through the flue. The baffle includes multiple clockwise twist segments and multiple counterclockwise twist segments. | 08-02-2012 |
20130112155 | WATER HEATER AND METHOD OF OPERATING - A water heater includes a storage tank for storing water, a combustion chamber, a burner positioned in the combustion chamber, and a heat exchanger positioned in the storage tank. The burner produces products of combustion. The heat exchanger receives the products of combustion from the combustion chamber and transfers heat from the products of combustion to the water stored in the storage tank. The heat exchanger includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion is positioned above the combustion chamber and the lower portion is positioned below the combustion chamber. | 05-09-2013 |
20150047579 | Heat Recovery - A heat recovery system arranged to heat water includes at least one heat exchanger ( | 02-19-2015 |
20150090198 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger which is used primarily in oil and gas operations to heat tanks of liquids, such as drilling mud, water, heavy oil or other such fluids from freezing or becoming too viscous to pump. | 04-02-2015 |
20150090199 | BOILER HAVING INCREASED INDOOR HEATING EFFICIENCY AND ENABLING SIMULTANEOUS USE OF INDOOR HEATING AND HOT WATER - The boiler of the present invention which enables the simultaneous use of heating and hot water includes: an internal heating-water discharge line for heating water, which has a circulation path for heating water forcibly fed by an internal circulation pump between a tank and a main heat exchanger; a supply water discharge line for heating water, which has a circulation path for heating water forcibly fed by an external circulation pump and supplied and returned from/to the tank and an indoor heating mechanism; and a three-way valve provided on a second indoor heating water connecting pipe of the internal heating-water discharge line for heating water, which adjusts the degree to which it is opened according to the indoor heating load and the hot water load in order to supply hot water passing through the main heat exchanger to the tank and a hot-water heat exchanger. The internal heating-water discharge line of the boiler and the supply water discharge line for heating water are connected to the internal space of the tank disposed therebetween. | 04-02-2015 |
20150114315 | EVAPORATOR-FEEDER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for releasing an anhydrous gas in a gas phase at a target rate includes the step of obtaining a vessel at least partially filled with the anhydrous gas. The anhydrous gas is at least partially in a liquid phase and the vessel has an outlet for releasing the anhydrous gas in the gas phase. The method further includes releasing at least a portion of the anhydrous gas from the vessel through the outlet in the gas phase; applying a heat transfer fluid having a temperature of 32° F. to 150° F. to an exterior surface of the vessel during the releasing step, such that the anhydrous gas in the liquid phase is evaporated and the anhydrous gas in the gas phase is released at the target rate; and measuring starting and end weights of the vessel to monitor the releasing of the anhydrous gas in the gas phase. | 04-30-2015 |
20150114316 | HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER WITH HEAT UTILIZATION BALANCE PROCESSOR AND HEAT UTILIZATION BALANCE PROCESSOR THEREOF - A heat pump water heater with a heat utilization balance processor and a heat utilization balance processor thereof relate to a fluid heater using a heat pump and an accessory thereof, the heat pump water heater comprises the heat utilization balance processor; which comprises a housing, a heat exchange pipe, a main heat exchange cavity, a sub heat exchange cavity and a steam-liquid separator. The heat utilization balance exchange is carried out for a working substance through the sub heat exchange cavity of the heat utilization balance processor during a condensing process and an evaporation process, so as to carry out the heat comprehensive utilization, thus increasing condensing effect, decreasing high pressure and exhaust temperature, decreasing the power consumption of a compressor, and increasing the energy efficient of a unit. | 04-30-2015 |
20150128880 | FRAC AND STORAGE TANK EXCHANGER - An exchanger for a tank is described herein. The exchanger may be relied upon in a trailer tank, for example, or any other type of tank that stores fluid. The exchanger includes an inlet, a central fluid conduit, one or more exchanger extension arms having fluid apertures that direct fluid into a tank at various locations, and one or more supports that support the central fluid conduit and the exchanger extension arms. The fluid apertures may be positioned relatively evenly across the exchanger extension arms and/or the central conduit to direct fluid up or at various directions into the tank. Thus, fluid pumped into the inlet of the exchanger may flow through the central conduit, into the exchanger extension arms, and out through the fluid apertures at various locations into the tank. As such, heated fluid, for example, may be more evenly and quickly distributed into the tank. | 05-14-2015 |
20150308699 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - The invention in particular is directed to a household appliance, such as a washing machine or dishwasher, comprising a heat pump arrangement ( | 10-29-2015 |
20150369517 | HEATING LIQUID IN PORTABLE TANKS - A heat exchanger apparatus for a portable tank that has an access opening and an access door removably attachable to seal the access opening. The apparatus includes a cover plate configured to be removably attached to the access opening to seal the access opening, and a heating circuit attached to an inner surface of the cover plate such that when the cover plate is attached to the access opening, the heating circuit extends into an interior of the tank. Input and output ports extend through the cover plate and are connected at inner ends thereof to the heating circuit such that fluid flowing into the input port flows through the heating circuit to the output port. The input and output ports are adapted at outer ends thereof for attachment to a fluid heating system to circulate heating fluid through the heating circuit. | 12-24-2015 |
20160003468 | Indirectly Heated, Storage Water Heater System - A system is shown for providing domestic hot water for potable use. The energy source is a steam powered heat exchanger. Water is heated in a heat engine package including the heat exchanger, a temperature operated pump and a condensate control valve. The heat package works in conjunction with a water storage package including a water storage tank and an electronic controller which controls the operation of the pump and condensate control valve. The electronic controller is operated so that the control of steam supplied to the system and flow of water through the heat exchanger ensures that steam is only present in the heat exchanger when there is a predetermined high flow rate of water. | 01-07-2016 |
20160052708 | TANK TRAILER HAVING INTEGRATED HEAT PANELS - A temperature-controlled tank body having an integrated heat transfer panel is disclosed. The tank body may be mounted to a truck, trailer, or other mobile equipment and used for transporting a fluid at a temperature that is greater than that of the ambient environment. In an illustrative embodiment, the tank includes a barrel segment having a first sheet and an adjacent second sheet. The first sheet is joined to the second sheet along a first edge and a second, opposing edge. The first sheet is also joined to the second sheet at a plurality of locations between the first edge and second, opposing edge and enclosed at the ends to form a fluidly-sealed area. The tank includes a fluid inlet to facilitate pressurization of the fluidly-sealed area to generate a hydroformed cavity between the first sheet and the second sheet. | 02-25-2016 |
20160109154 | TRANSITION MEMBER FOR HEAT PUMP APPLIANCE - A heat pump water heater appliance is provided including a tank defining an interior volume, a sealed system configured for heating water within the interior volume, and a casing. The casing defines an airflow inlet and an airflow exhaust, and the tank and an evaporator of the sealed system are disposed within the casing. A transition member is also provided, including a first end attached to the casing over the airflow inlet and a second end. A passage is defined between the first and second ends. Additionally, a filter tray is removably positioned in the passage of the transition member, allowing, e.g., a user or operator to easily remove and/or replace filter medium supported by the filter tray without disassembling the transition member or any ductwork attached thereto. | 04-21-2016 |
20160109156 | INTERNAL CONDENSER FOR HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER - An internal double wall condenser for a tank-type heat pump water heater. The condenser includes inlet and outlet sections designed for low heat transfer and a coil section designed for high heat transfer. The condenser includes first and second inner tubes that conduct refrigerant, and an outer tube surrounding the inner tubes. The outer tube has a circular cross-section in the inlet and outlet sections and a barbell cross-section in the coil section. The barbell cross-section includes first and second conduits that contain and are in heat transfer contact with the respective first and second inner tubes, and a connecting portion that interconnects the first and second conduits and increases the heat transfer surface. The barbell cross-section is made by deforming the outer condenser tube such that opposite walls are brought together between the two inner tubes. | 04-21-2016 |
20160201929 | HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER APPLIANCE AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME | 07-14-2016 |