HEAT-RECOVERING TEMPERATURE-GRADIENT BASED OVEN SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A heat-recovering oven system based on temperature gradient, the heat-recovering oven system comprising:
- multiple chambers arranged in a sequence, the multiple chambers configured for operating at various temperatures according to a temperature gradient arrangement that spans the sequence;
a conveyor configured for transporting product through the multiple chambers in the sequence for heat treatment according to the temperature gradient arrangement; and
multiple temperature-segregated heat exchanger systems, each temperature-segregated heat exchanger system including a heat exchanger, a conduit to at least one of the chambers based on its temperature in the temperature gradient arrangement, and a return conduit from the at least one of the chambers to the heat exchanger.
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Abstract
A heat-recovering oven system based on temperature gradient comprises: multiple chambers arranged in a sequence, the chambers configured for operating at various temperatures according to a temperature gradient arrangement that spans the sequence; a conveyor configured for transporting product through the multiple chambers in the sequence for heat treatment according to the temperature gradient arrangement; and multiple temperature-segregated heat exchanger systems, each heat exchanger system including a heat exchanger, a conduit to at least one of the chambers based on its temperature in the temperature gradient arrangement, and a return conduit from the at least one chamber to the heat exchanger.
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1. A heat-recovering oven system based on temperature gradient, the heat-recovering oven system comprising:
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multiple chambers arranged in a sequence, the multiple chambers configured for operating at various temperatures according to a temperature gradient arrangement that spans the sequence; a conveyor configured for transporting product through the multiple chambers in the sequence for heat treatment according to the temperature gradient arrangement; and multiple temperature-segregated heat exchanger systems, each temperature-segregated heat exchanger system including a heat exchanger, a conduit to at least one of the chambers based on its temperature in the temperature gradient arrangement, and a return conduit from the at least one of the chambers to the heat exchanger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of recovering heat in an oven system based on temperature gradient, the method comprising:
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setting up multiple chambers in a sequence according to a temperature gradient arrangement that spans the sequence, wherein a conveyor is configured for transporting product through the multiple chambers in the sequence for heat treatment according to the temperature gradient arrangement; arranging multiple heat exchangers for the oven system; and grouping the chambers with regard to the heat exchangers based on the temperature gradient arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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