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US 2005/0079458 A1Published application
Heater with an atomizer nozzle
AssigneeWebasto SE
InventorsJosef Waronitza, Michael Keppler, Michael Nothen, Jan Steffens
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Abstract
A heater, especially for mobile applications, is provided which includes a burner for burning a liquid fuel, an atomizer nozzle located on the burner for atomizing the liquid fuel into extremely fine fuel droplets, and a fuel supply for feeding the liquid fuel to the atomizer nozzle. A heating means is provided on the atomizer nozzle with which the liquid fuel can be vaporized before and/or during its emergence from the atomizer nozzle.
Claims27
A heater, comprising:
- a burner for burning a liquid fuel;
- an atomizer nozzle located on the burner for atomizing the liquid fuel into extremely fine fuel droplets;
- a fuel supply for feeding the liquid fuel to the atomizer nozzle;
- a heating means on the atomizer nozzle for heating the liquid fuel to cause the liquid fuel to be vaporized at least one of before and during an emergence of the fuel from the atomizer nozzle.
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A process for operating a heater, including:
- providing a heater, said heater including an atomizer nozzle;
- supplying a liquid fuel from a fuel supply to the atomizer nozzle;
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- converting the supplied liquid fuel into a gaseous state at least temporarily by a heating means.
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A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a heater including a burner for burning a liquid fuel, an atomizer nozzle located on the burner for atomizing the liquid fuel into extremely fine fuel droplets, a fuel supply for feeding the liquid fuel to the atomizer nozzle, and a heating means on the atomizer nozzle for heating the liquid fuel to cause the liquid fuel to be vaporized at least one of before and during an emergence of the fuel from the atomizer nozzle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.