Stud with heat sink
AssigneeSage of America, Inc.
InventorMarcio Gerep
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Abstract
A stud of the type attached to a furnace wall or boiler tube has a plurality of projections extending from the top of the stud which act as a heat sink. The projections also have a corrosion or erosion resistant coating such as a chromium diffusion layer. The stud as well as the furnace wall or boiler tube to which they are attached will have a longer service life.
Claims25
An improved stud of the type attached to a furnace wall or boiler tube comprised of a cylindrical body having a top, a bottom and a side wall extending from the top to the bottom, wherein the improvement comprises a plurality of projections extending from the top of the stud, the projections sized and configured to form a heat sink.
An improved furnace of the type having studs attached to a wall of the furnace wherein the improvement comprises at least some of the studs comprised of a cylindrical body having a top, a bottom, a side wall extending from the top to the bottom, and a plurality of projections extending from the top of the stud, the projections sized and configured to form a heat sink.
An improved replacement panel for a furnace or boiler of the type having studs attached to a surface of the panel wherein the improvement comprises at least some of the studs comprised of a cylindrical body having a top, a bottom, a side wall extending from the top to the bottom, and a plurality of projections extending from the top of the stud, the projections sized and configured to form a heat sink.
An improved boiler of the type having studs attached to a wall of at least one boiler tube wherein the improvement comprises at least some of the studs comprised of a cylindrical body having a top, a bottom, a side wall extending from the top to the bottom, and a plurality of projections extending from the top of the stud, the projections sized and configured to form a heat sink.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.