Apparatus and method for the generation of heat from the combustion of waste oil
AssigneeEarth Partners, Inc.
InventorBruce Hollingsworth
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Abstract
An apparatus and method is provided for the generation of heat from the combustion of waste oil. The apparatus includes the waste oil burner and novel combustion chamber operative to generate heat from the combustion of waste oil, a storage tank for containing heat transferring fluid, an absorbtion type chilling unit, a heating unit, or both, and heat transfer fluid pumps, piping, valves, and a control system for transferring the heat transfer fluid, and the heat it contains from the combustion chamber to the storage tank and ultimately to the heating unit or chilling unit.
Claims12
A heat source system for generating heat from the combustion of waste oil, comprising:
- a) a waste oil burner operative to burn waste oil and thereby generate heat;
- b) a storage tank containing a heat transfer fluid;
- c) a first heat transfer means for transferring at least a portion of said heat generated by said waste oil burner to said heat transfer fluid in said storage tank to increase the heat content thereof;
- d) a heat accepting means;
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- e) second heat transfer means for transferring heat from said heat transfer fluid in said storage tank to said heat accepting means;
- f) said heat accepting means being in the form of a chilling unit.
A heat source system for generating heat from the combustion of waste oil, comprising:
- a) a waste oil burner operative to burn waste oil and thereby generate heat;
- b) a storage tank containing a heat transfer fluid;
- c) a first heat transfer means for transferring at least a portion of said heat generated by said waste oil burner to said heat transfer fluid in said storage tank to increase the heat content thereof;
- d) a heat accepting means;
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- e) a second heat transfer means for transferring heat from said heat transfer fluid in said storage tank to said heat accepting means;
- f) said heat accepting means being in the form of a heating unit.
A heat source system for generating heat from the combustion of waste oil, comprising:
- a) a waste oil burner operative to burn waste oil and thereby generate heat;
- b) a storage tank containing a heat transfer fluid;
- c) a first heat transfer means for transferring at least a portion of said heat generated by said waste oil burner to said heat transfer fluid in said storage tank to increase the heat content thereof;
- d) a heat accepting means:
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- e) a second heat transfer means for transferring heat from said heat transfer fluid in said storage tank to said heat accepting means;
- f) said heat accepting means being in the form of at least one heating unit and one chilling unit.
A method for generating heat, comprising:
- a) providing waste oil burner and burning waste oil therein to generate heat;
- b) providing a storage tank containing heat transfer fluid;
- c) transferring at least a portion of said heat generated by said waste oil burner to said heat transfer fluid in said storage tank;
- d) providing a heat accepting means;
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- e) transferring to said heat accepting means at least a portion of said heat transferred from said waste oil burner to said heat transfer fluid in said storage tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.