Condenser for water heater
OwnerSamuel Vincent DUPLESSIS, Mark MOTYKA +3inventors
InventorsSamuel Vincent DUPLESSIS, Mark MOTYKA, Jonathan D. NELSON, Gregory M. THOMAS, Craig TSAI
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Abstract
A water heater comprises a tank, a cylinder coil section and a return-flow coil section. The cylinder coil section is in a heat transfer relationship with the tank and encircles a first portion of the tank. The return-flow coil section is in a heat transfer relationship with the tank and encircles a second portion of the tank. The cylinder coil section and the return-flow coil section are continuous over at least the first and second portions of the tank.
Claims20
A water heater comprising:
- a tank;
- a cylinder coil section in a heat transfer relationship with and encircling a first portion of the tank;
- and
- a return-flow coil section in a heat transfer relationship with the tank and encircling a second portion of the tank;
- wherein the cylinder coil section and the return-flow coil section are continuous over at least the first and second portions of the tank.
A method for assembling a condenser of a heat pump water heater, comprising:
- winding a first section of a coil around a first portion of a tank of the heat pump water heater;
- and
- winding a second section of the coil around a second portion of the tank of the heat pump water heater,
- wherein the first section of the coil comprises a cylinder coil section of the condenser and wherein the second section of the coil comprises a return-flow coil section of the condenser;
- wherein the first section and the second section are continuous over at least the first and second portions of the tank.
A condenser for a heat pump water heater, comprising:
- a cylinder coil section configured to be in a heat transfer relationship with and encircle a first portion of a tank of the heat pump water heater;
- and
- a return-flow coil section configured to be in a heat transfer relationship and encircle a second portion of the tank of the water heater,
- wherein the cylinder coil section and the return-flow coil section form a continuous coil structure over at least the first and second portions of the tank.
A heat pump water heater comprising:
- a tank;
- and
- a condenser comprising a cylinder coil section in a heat transfer relationship with and encircling a first portion of the tank and a return-flow coil section in a heat transfer relationship with the tank and encircling a second portion of the tank,
- wherein the cylinder coil section and the return-flow coil section are continuously formed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.