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US 2015/0027667 A1Published application
Condensing heat recovery unit for a portable fluid heater
OwnerCale Patrick Collins Kauppinventor
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Abstract
A condensing heat recovery unit for a portable fluid heater has a heat exchanger with a plurality of hollow rectangular heat recovery panels, a flue gas collection hood that funnels flue gas from the portable fluid heater into one side of the heat exchanger, and a condensate collector connected to the opposite side of the heat exchanger that collects flue gas condensate.
Claims20
A condensing heat recovery unit for a portable fluid heater, comprising:
- a heat exchanger having an inlet manifold with an inlet port;
- an outlet manifold with an outlet port;
- and a plurality of rectangular heat recovery panels arranged in a side-to-side juxtaposition with open top ends respectively connected to the outlet manifold and open bottom ends respectively connected to the inlet manifold;
- a flue gas collection hood that directs flue gas exhausted from the portable fluid heater into a first side of the heat exchanger;
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- a condensate collector on an opposite side of the heat exchanger that funnels flue gas condensate to a condensate drain.
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A condensing heat recovery unit for a portable fluid heater, comprising:
- a heat exchanger having an inlet manifold with a fluid inlet port;
- an outlet manifold with a fluid outlet port;
- and a plurality of hollow rectangular heat recovery panels respectively arranged in a spaced-apart side-to-side juxtaposition with open top ends respectively connected to the outlet manifold and open bottom ends respectively connected to the inlet manifold;
- a flue gas collection hood that traps flue gas exhausted from the portable fluid heater and directs the flue gas into a first side of the heat exchanger;
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- a condensate collector connected to an opposite side of the heat exchanger that collects flue gas condensate expelled from the heat exchanger and funnels the condensate to a condensate drain.
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A condensing heat recovery unit for a portable fluid heater, comprising:
- a heat exchanger with an inlet manifold having a fluid inlet port on one end;
- an outlet manifold having a fluid outlet port on an end opposite that of the inlet port;
- and a plurality of hollow rectangular heat recovery panels respectively having opposed side walls, opposed edge walls and open top and bottom ends, the respective heat recovery panels being arranged in a spaced-apart side-to-side juxtaposition with the open top ends respectively connected to the outlet manifold and the open bottom ends respectively connected to the inlet manifold;
- a flue gas collection hood that funnels flue gas exhausted from the portable fluid heater into a flue gas intake side of the heat exchanger;
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- a condensate collector connected to a flue gas outlet side of the heat exchanger to collect flue gas condensate expelled from the heat exchanger and funnel the condensate to a condensate drain.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.