Heating – Processes of heating or heater operation – Of heating a fluid
Patent
1997-06-12
1998-10-13
Walberg, Teresa J.
Heating
Processes of heating or heater operation
Of heating a fluid
432209, 122 7R, 34 86, 165DIG12, F24H 800
Patent
active
058203621
ABSTRACT:
A furnace for heating a process fluid stream which includes means for efficiently controlling a flow of the process fluid stream through an adjunct loop of the fluid stream. The adjunct loop comprises a heat exchange system in which a portion of the process fluid stream collects heat from flue gases being emitted from the furnace and donates heat to combustion air being used in the furnace. Valve means is positioned downstream of a pump and in connection with the fluid stream in order to constantly replenish a small portion of fluid in the adjunct loop with fresh process fluid. The positioning of the valve means downstream of the pump permits more efficient control of the heat exchange system. One form of valve means may be a valve which will permit a small amount of fluid to continue to flow between the fluid stream and the adjunct loop during a non-operating mode of the adjunct loop heat exchange component.
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Lu Jiping
Massa Robert E.
The G. C. Broach Company
Walberg Teresa J.
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