Portable steam generating system
First Claim
1. A fluid steam generating system comprising;
- an elongate cylinder having an inlet and an outlet for circulating a fluid to be heated;
a heater in said elongate cylinder;
a flow circulator for circulating fluid around said heater to heat said fluid, said flow circulator comprising a plurality of baffles spaced apart along the internal length of said elongate cylinder, each of said plurality of baffles having one or more ports to direct the flow of fluid through said elongate cylinder and increase flow turbulence through said elongate cylinder, said ports in adjacent baffles being offset from each other to form an elongated turbulent flow path, said ports alternately causing formation of a series of converging high speed fluid jets followed by expansion into divergent low speed expansion chambers, said baffles having turbulent creating surfaces for creating a turbulent flow of fluid around said heater to increase flow path surface area; and
a pump for pumping said fluid into said inlet in said elongated internal container against an internal pressure head specifically created in said elongate container via a controlled exit control valve.
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Abstract
A small portable steam generating system comprised of an elongate cylindrical cylinder having a turbulent baffle circulation system. The steam generator includes a plurality of baffles, having alternating ports spaced along the length of the cylinder. The baffles have ports offset at 180° respectively to each other to provide turbulent flow that speeds up and slows down as it passes through the ports. The series of baffles in the elongate cylinder are mounted around a centrally located heater. The surfaces and ports in the baffles, positioned along the elongate cylinder and heater body, form a diffused turbulent flow of variable length and time as it passes from an input to an output. The steam generating system described herein is fitted with a steam water droplet separation system plus a high pressure steam superheater fitted to an exit tube and a non-conductive high temperature tube for transporting super-heated steam to a surface cleaning applicator. The system uses a low flow capacity, high pressure pump to inject feed water into the steam generator. The system is controlled by a computer processing system which monitors water level, steam temperature, and pressure.
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47 Claims
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1. A fluid steam generating system comprising;
- an elongate cylinder having an inlet and an outlet for circulating a fluid to be heated;
a heater in said elongate cylinder;
a flow circulator for circulating fluid around said heater to heat said fluid, said flow circulator comprising a plurality of baffles spaced apart along the internal length of said elongate cylinder, each of said plurality of baffles having one or more ports to direct the flow of fluid through said elongate cylinder and increase flow turbulence through said elongate cylinder, said ports in adjacent baffles being offset from each other to form an elongated turbulent flow path, said ports alternately causing formation of a series of converging high speed fluid jets followed by expansion into divergent low speed expansion chambers, said baffles having turbulent creating surfaces for creating a turbulent flow of fluid around said heater to increase flow path surface area; and
a pump for pumping said fluid into said inlet in said elongated internal container against an internal pressure head specifically created in said elongate container via a controlled exit control valve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
- an elongate cylinder having an inlet and an outlet for circulating a fluid to be heated;
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