Telescopic baffle for water heater
OwnerWerner K. Schimmeyerinventor
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Abstract
Water heater apparatus for improving the efficiency of a water heater having a tank, a burner, and a flue with the flue being disposed within the tank for evacuation of burn gases therethrough includes an enhancing heat transfer baffle with the baffle having a truncated conical shape and positioned within the flue for directing combustion gases from the burner against a flue wall.
Claims13
Apparatus for improving the efficiency of a water heater having a tank, a burner, and a cylindrical non-tapered flue being disposed within said tank for evacuation of burned combustion gases therethrough with resulting heating of water in said tank, said apparatus comprising:
- an enhancing heat transfer baffle, the comprising a tapered tube positioned within the flue directing combustion gases from the burner against a flue wall, the tube tapering in a continuous manner from a baffle top to a baffle bottom.
Water heater apparatus comprising:
- a tank;
- a burner;
- a cylindrical non-tapered flue disposed in said tank evacuating burner combustion gases therethrough heating water in said tank;
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- a baffle, said baffle comprising a tapered tube positioned within said flue directing combustion gases from said burner against a flue wall, the tube tapering in a continuous manner from a baffle top to a baffle bottom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.