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US 2015/0308712 A1Published application
High capacity water heater
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorMichael John Giamati
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Abstract
One embodiment includes a high capacity water heater assembly. The assembly includes a vessel with an inlet and an outlet, with water delivered to the vessel through the inlet. Also included is a heating element attached to the vessel for heating the water delivered to the vessel, an active mixing valve in fluid connection with the outlet of the vessel, and a water temperature sensor attached to the vessel to communicate data used for powering on and off the heating element.
Claims15
A high capacity water heater assembly comprising:
- a vessel with an inlet and an outlet, wherein water is delivered to the vessel through the inlet;
- a heating element attached to the vessel for heating the water delivered to the vessel;
- an active mixing valve in fluid connection with the outlet of the vessel;
- and
- a water temperature sensor attached to the vessel to communicate data used for powering on and off the heating element.
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A method for supplying larger quantities of warm water, the method comprising:
- delivering water to a bottom of a vessel to form a water column within the vessel;
- heating the water column with a heating element attached to the vessel to a temperature above a mixed water outlet temperature, such that the water column contains hot water;
- drawing at least a portion of the hot water from a top of the water column to an outlet at the bottom of the vessel;
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- mixing cold water with the hot water delivered to the outlet at an active mixing valve, wherein the mixing at the active mixing valve comprises varying a ratio of cold water to hot water to provide water at the mixed water outlet temperature, and wherein the mixing occurs at a distance below the top of the water column.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.