Hot water appliance, flue gas discharge therefor and method for heating a fluid
AssigneeIntergas Heating Assets B.V.
InventorPeter Jan Cool
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Abstract
A hot water appliance includes a housing defining an inner space; a heat source arranged in the inner space of the housing and comprising at least one burner; a flue gas discharge arranged in the inner space of the housing and configured to discharge combustion gases of the at least one burner therethrough; and a heat exchanger arranged in the inner space of the housing and associated with the flue gas discharge. The combustion gases of the at least one burner form a first heat exchanging fluid of the heat exchanger associated with the flue gas discharge. A flue gas discharge for a hot water appliance and a method for heating a fluid are also described.
Claims14
A hot water appliance, comprising:
- a housing defining an inner space;
- a heat source arranged in the inner space of the housing and comprising at least one burner;
- a heat exchanger arranged in the inner space of the housing and associated with the at least one burner;
- a flue gas discharge arranged in the inner space of the housing and configured to discharge combustion gases of the at least one burner therethrough;
- and
- a further heat exchanger arranged in the inner space of the housing and associated with the flue gas discharge, and wherein the combustion gases of the at least one burner form a first heat-exchanging fluid of the further heat exchanger associated with the flue gas discharge;
- wherein the heat exchanger associated with the flue gas discharge is arranged in the flue gas discharge and comprises a conduit circuit configured to transport therethrough a fluid for heating, thus forming a second heat-exchanging fluid of the heat exchanger associated with the flue gas discharge, and
- wherein the conduit circuit of the heat exchanger associated with the flue gas discharge comprises a number of longitudinal conduit segments extending through the flue gas discharge in a direction parallel to a longitudinal flow direction of the combustion gases, and defines a plane that is substantially parallel with a plane defined by the heat exchanger that is associated with the at least one burner.
A flue gas discharge of a hot water appliance, said hot water appliance comprising:
- a housing defining an inner space;
- a heat source arranged in the inner space of the housing and comprising at least one burner;
- a heat exchanger arranged in the inner space of the housing and associated with the at least one burner;
- a flue gas discharge arranged in the inner space of the housing and configured to discharge combustion gases of the at least one burner therethrough;
- and
- a further heat exchanger arranged in the inner space of the housing and associated with the flue gas discharge, and wherein the combustion gases of the at least one burner form a first heat-exchanging fluid of the further heat exchanger associated with the flue gas discharge;
- wherein the heat exchanger associated with the flue gas discharge is arranged in the flue gas discharge and comprises a conduit circuit configured to transport therethrough a fluid for heating, thus forming a second heat-exchanging fluid of the heat exchanger associated with the flue gas discharge, and
- wherein the conduit circuit of the heat exchanger associated with the flue gas discharge comprises a number of longitudinal conduit segments extending through the flue gas discharge in a direction parallel to a longitudinal flow of the combustion gases, and defines a flat plane that is substantially parallel with a plane defined by the heat exchanger that is associated with the at least one burner,
- wherein the conduit circuit of the heat exchanger associated with the flue gas discharge comprises a number of conduit segments extending through the flue gas discharge in a direction parallel to the longitudinal flow direction of the combustion gases, and defines a plane that is substantially parallel with a plane defined by the heat exchanger that is associated with the at least one burner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.