Heat exchange – Structural installation
Patent
1998-01-30
1999-08-31
Leo, Leonard
Heat exchange
Structural installation
165901, F24H 308
Patent
active
059440902
ABSTRACT:
A heat exchanger for a furnace flue comprises an outer flue jacket having a plurality of axially parallel exhaust gas passages therethrough. The exhaust gas passage tubes are sealed from the remainder of the interior volume of the jacket by a baffle plate at each end thereof. The outer flue jacket is preferably of the same diameter as the flue pipe in the remainder of the system, e. g., six or eight inches, in order to preclude any requirement for adapters. An inlet pipe and an outlet pipe are affixed to opposite ends of the jacket, at some angle (e. g., normal) thereto. Exhaust gases from the furnace pass through the plurality of pipes within the outer jacket, heating the pipes. Airflow within the jacket and outside the pipes, is warmed by contact with the pipes, and flows from the outlet end to be used for warming the interior of the structure in which the unit is installed. A fan may be provided at either the inlet or outlet pipe, preferably at the inlet, to force air through the jacket and around the internal pipes. The fan may be a constant speed unit, or may include a variable speed control, and may be actuated by a parallel circuit to the main furnace blower motor, or by a separate thermostat. Preferably, the rate of flow of air provided by the fan is at least approximately equal to the rate of flow of exhaust gases through the flue, for optimum heat transfer.
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Leo Leonard
Litman Richard C.
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