Gas-fired humidifier
AssigneeEaton-Williams Group Limited
InventorRobert John Watts
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Abstract
A gas-fired humidifier includes a heat exchanger with a plurality of generally upwardly extending tubes. These are connected at their lower ends to a source of water and at their upper ends to a steam header. A gas-fired burner is arranged to direct heat to the exterior of the tubes so as to cause water therein to boil and form steam in the steam header.
Claims7
A gas-fired humidifier comprising a heat exchanger, a plurality of generally upwardly extending tubes of the heat exchanger, a source of water to which the lower ends of the tubes are connected, a steam header to which the upper ends of the tube are connected, and a gas-fired burner arranged to direct heat to the exterior of the tubes so as to cause water therein to boil and form steam in the steam header, wherein the tubes are more closely spaced from one another in a first region than they are in a second region that is further away from the burner than the said first region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.