Internal geometry shape design for venturi tube-like gas-air mixing valve

• US 5,971,026 A
• Filed: 12/09/1997
• Issued: 10/26/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Honeywell Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Honeywell Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Inventors: Beran, Zdenek
• Primary Examiner(s): Hepperle, Stephen M.
• Application Number:
  US08/987,335
• Time in Patent Office: 686 Days
• Field of Search: 137/269, 137/271, 137/888, 137/889, 137/890, 137/891, 137/892, 137/893
• US Class Current: 137/888
• CPC Class Codes: F23D 14/64 with injectors
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/87587 Combining by aspiration

Abstract

A gas-air mixing valve using a tube. The valve has an internal geometry shape for directing the flow of air and gas, including an air inlet, an inlet part from the inlet to a throttle, a gas inlet slot proximate the throttle, and an outlet. The inlet part has a first body part, preferably of aluminum or other metal, and a replaceable molded part normally of plastic. The first body part has an inlet surface centered about a central axis defined by a concave surface having a first circular cross section. The replaceable molden part has a composite surface defined by conical surface defined by conical surface having a linear cross section and further defined by a convex surface having a second circular cross section forming the throttle. The replaceable molden outlet part has a conical surface extending from the second circular cross section to a second convex surface at the outlet. The throttle has a radius with respect to the central axis of the valve defined by the relationship between the desired air flow and radius for a particular pressure drop. The gas slot has a thickness with respect to the desired gas flow defined by the relationship between the desired gas flow and gas slot for a particular pressure drop. Both relationships are computer simulated using parameters of the system for which the valve is intended to be used.

Claims

1. A gas-air mixing valve using a tube, comprising:

a valve having a central axis and an internal geometry shape for directing the flow of air and gas, said valve having an air inlet, an inlet part from the inlet to a throttle, a gas inlet slot proximate said throttle, and an outlet;

said inlet part having a first body part and a replaceable molded part;

said first body part having inlet surface centered about said central axis of said valve and being defined with respect to said axis by a concave surface having a first circular cross section at said air inlet;

said replaceable molden part being a composition of a conical surface having a linear cross section and further having a convex surface, said convex surface having a second circular cross section forming the said throttle;

an replaceable outlet part having a composite outlet surface defined with respect to said axis by a first conical surface extending from said second circular cross section to a second convex surface at said outlet.

2. The valve of claim 1, wherein said throttle has a radius with respect to said central axis of said valve defined by the relationship between the desired air flow and radius for a particular pressure drop.

3. The valve of claim 2, wherein said relationship is determined by a computer simulation using parameters of the system for which the valve is intended to be used.

4. The valve of claim 2, wherein said gas slot has a thickness with respect to the desired gas flow defined by the relationship between the desired gas flow and gas slot for a particular pressure drop.

5. The valve of claim 4, wherein said relationship is determined by a computer simulation using parameters of the system for which the valve is intended to be used.

6. The valve of claim 1, wherein said body part is aluminum and said molded part is plastic.

7. In a gas-air mixing valve using a tube in which air entering said valve via an air inlet draws gas from a gas inlet around the periphery of said entering air, an inlet device comprising:

an inlet part with a shape profile in cross section defined by an inlet circular surface leading to a straight surface that terminates in a second inlet circular surface at a point proximate said gas inlet; and

an outlet part having a shape profile in cross section comprising one conical surface extending from the second inlet circular surface of said inlet to a discharge end curved surface engaging said discharge end.

8. The valve of claim 7, wherein said throttle has a radius with respect to said central axis of said valve defined by the relationship between the desired air flow and radius for a particular pressure drop, said relationship being computer simulated using parameters of the system for which the valve is intended to be used.

9. The valve of claim 7, wherein said gas slot has a thickness with respect to the desired gas flow defined by the relationship between the desired gas flow and gas slot for a particular pressure drop, said relationship being computer simulated using parameters of the system for which the valve is intended to be used.

10. The valve of claim 7, wherein said inlet part includes an aluminum body part and a plastic molded part.

11. A gas-air mixing valve using a tube and having a predetermined air and gas capacity, comprising:

a throttle for adjustably controlling the quantity of gas introduced into said tube;

a valve having internal geometry shape for directing the flow of air to said tube, said valve having an inlet part and an outlet part;

said inlet part having a body part and a replaceable molded part;

said first body part having an inlet surface centered about a central axis of said body part and being defined with respect to said axis by a concave surface having a first circular cross section;

said replaceable molden part having a composite conical surface having a linear cross section and further defined with respect to said axis by a convex surface having a second circular cross section; and

said replaceable molded outlet part having a composite outlet surface defined by a first conical surface extending from said second circular cross section to a second convex surface.

12. The valve of claim 11, wherein said throttle has a radius with respect to said central axis of said valve defined by the relationship between the desired air flow and radius for a particular pressure drop, said relationship being computer simulated using parameters of the system for which the valve is intended to be used.

13. The valve of claim 11, wherein said gas slot has a thickness with respect to the desired gas flow defined by the relationship between the desired gas flow and gas slot for a particular pressure drop, said relationship being computer simulated using parameters of the system for which the valve is intended to be used.

14. The valve of claim 11, wherein said body part is aluminum and said molded part is plastic.