OHMIC heater including electrodes arranged along a flow axis to

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1992-12-08

1995-08-08

Jeffery, John A.

Electric resistance heating devices

Heating devices

Fluid-in-circuit type heater

392318, 392312, 219509, 361 42, H05B 303, H05B 102

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054406676

ABSTRACT:
An ohmic heater comprises at least two electrodes contained within a vessel such that the electrodes lie along the length of the vessel. The vessel has inlet and outlet ports in the top and bottom through which a fluid to be heated flows, passing through the vessel along the length of the vessel. The electrodes are equally spaced about the axis of the vessel and when in use, are each connected to a single phase of a power supply, such that the total voltage at any point in time at the electrodes is near or at a neutral potential of the electric power supply. Electrically conductive guard rings are positioned around the inner periphery of the inlet and outlet ports of the vessel and are connected to the neutral potential of the electric power supply by electrical connectors. A leakage current monitor is interposed between guard rings and the neutral potential to enable current leakage from said heater to be monitored. In use, a current passes perpendicular to the flow of the fluid, but the electric potential on the axis is near to neutral, and hence the leakage current from the ohmic heater is substantially reduced.

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