Heater for pre-heating fuel with a heated liquid

• US 4,306,617 A
• Filed: 04/17/1981
• Issued: 12/22/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/1980
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Phillips & Temro Industries, Inc.
• Original Assignee: The Budd Company (Thyssenkrupp AG)
• Inventors: Lancaster, Arthur
• Primary Examiner(s): Richter, Sheldon J.
• Application Number:
  US06/255,157
• Time in Patent Office: 249 Days
• Field of Search: 165/154, 165/156, 123/546, 123/557, 123/142.5 R
• US Class Current: 165/154
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 31/16 Other apparatus for heating fuel
• CPC Class Codes: F23K 5/20 Preheating devices in burners using a direct spraying action of liquid droplets or vaporised liquid into the combustion space F23D11/44
• CPC Class Codes: F28D 7/106 consisting of two coaxial conduits or modules of two coaxial conduits
• CPC Class Codes: F28F 1/08 Tubular elements crimped or corrugated in longitudinal section
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/12 Improving ICE efficiencies

Abstract

A pre-heater for fuel includes a corrugated tubing for passing hot water therethrough. An outer cylinder forms a jacket around said corrugated tubing to form a chamber to receive therethrough the fuel to be heated. The heat from the hot water is transmitted through the corrugated tubing to heat the fuel. Welding of the ends of corrugated tubing and the outer cylinder to end enclosures provide effective sealing among the parts.

Claims

1. A pre-heater for heating fuel with a heated liquid comprising:

(a) a corrugated tubing forming a first chamber to receive said heated liquid therethrough;

(b) an outer cylinder forming a jacket around said corrugated tubing and connected towards the ends of said corrugated tubing to form a second chamber to receive said fuel therethrough;

(c) inlet and outlet means connected to said corrugated tubing to pass said heated liquid therethrough;

(d) second inlet and outlet means connected to said second chamber to pass said fuel therethrough;

(e) said corrugated tubing and said cylindrical member each including annular overlapping extensions at the ends thereof extending away from the fuel in said chamber and the heating liquid in said corrugated tubing;

(f) enclosures having annular portions extending inwardly in opposite directions to the directions of said overlapping extensions disposed within the extensions at the ends of said corrugated tubing;

(g) said enclosures having centrally disposed openings leading to said inlet and outlet means for passing said heated liquid therethrough whereby heat from said heating liquid is transmitted through said corrugated tubing to heat said fuel in said chamber; and

(h) means for welding the ends of the said annular overlapping extensions to said enclosures.

2. A pre-heater as set forth in claim 1 wherein said enclosures are welded to said overlapping extensions in the areas opposite to ends of said inwardly extending annular portions.

3. A pre-heater as set forth in claim 2 wherein said overlapping extensions of said tubing and cylindrical member and said annular portions of said enclosures and the ends of said pre-heater are coextensive with respect to each other.