Dual-ring and straight fin tube condensing

• US 9,470,433 B2
• Filed: 09/21/2013
• Issued: 10/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Suzhou CQ Heat Exchanger Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Suzhou CQ Heat Exchanger Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Cui, Shuqing
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson, Gregory A
• Application Number:
  US14/387,433
• Publication Number:
  US 20150184888A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,123 Days
• Field of Search: 122/31.1, 122/32, 122/367.1, 122/18.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 1/14 by tubes, e.g. bent in serpentine form
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 1/403 the water tubes being arranged in one or more circles around the burner
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 8/00 Fluid heaters characterised by means for extracting latent heat from flue gases by means of condensation
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 8/006 Means for removing condensate from the heater
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 9/0084 Combustion air preheating
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 9/1836 using fluid fuel
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/00 Energy efficient heating, ventilation or air conditioning [HVAC]

Abstract

A heat exchanger for supplying heat includes a housing, a bundle of dual-ring, straight fin-coil tubes, and a flue channel. The housing includes a burner, a water inlet, a water outlet and a flue gas outlet. The burner is disposed on a top portion of the housing and connected to an air/gas mixture unit. The first group of fin tubes is disposed tightly, circularly, and coaxially around the burner. The flue channel is disposed below the burner and is formed by a second group of fin tubes. A flow of flue gas vents from the flue channel to the flue gas outlet. The water inlet is connected to the first group of fin tubes which forms the flue channel below the burner. The second group of fin tubes below the burner is connected to the first group of fin tubes. The first group of fin tubes is connected to the water outlet.

Claims

1. A heat exchanger for supplying heat, comprising:

a housing includes;

a burner;

a water inlet;

a water outlet; and

a flue gas outlet;

the burner is disposed on a top portion of the housing and connected to an air/gas mixture unit;

a first group of fin tubes are disposed tightly, circularly, and coaxially around the burner;

a flue channel is disposed below the burner, the flue channel being formed by a second group of fin tubes, wherein a flow of flue gas vents from the flue channel to the flue gas outlet;

an air pre-heater disposed inside the flue channel, wherein the air pre-heater is located inside and along the flue channel and connected with an air inlet;

a flue exhaust being a 4-way connector, wherein the flue exhaust is disposed on atop portion of the heat exchanger;

a condensate outlet disposed at a bottom portion of the heat exchanger and the air inlet being disposed in a middle portion of the heat exchanger;

the water inlet is connected to the second group of fin tubes which forms the flue channel below the burner;

the second group of fin tubes below the burner are connected to the first group of fin tubes; and

the first group of fin tubes are connected to the water outlet.

2. The heat exchanger according to claim 1, wherein flue channel is a cylindrical exhaust flue channel.

3. The heat exchanger according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of fins on the first group of fin tubes are bent at a predetermined angle and respective surfaces of the plurality of fins are parallel or at a predetermined angle.

4. The heat exchanger according to claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of outer flue baffles installed around the first group of fin tubes.

5. The heat exchanger according to claim 4, wherein the outer flue baffle include a “

V”

type cross section with a radiused portion configured to mate with ones of the fins of the first group of fin tubes and wherein the interfaces of the first group of fin tubes is disposed in a circle that are staggered with the openings between the plurality of outer flue baffles.

6. The heat exchanger according to claim 1, further comprising:

an inner flue baffle disposed below the burner is installed inside the flue channel adjacent to the first group of fin tubes and the interfaces of the fin tubes in the circle are staggered with the openings on the flue baffle.

7. The heat exchanger according to claim 1, wherein the air pre-heater disposed inside the flue channel includes one or more cuboidal or cylindrical air inlet tubes.

8. A heat exchanger comprising:

a housing having a flue gas outlet and a water outlet;

a burner disposed in a lower portion of the housing;

a group of straight fin tubes are mounted adjacent to each other around the burner;

a flue gas channel is disposed above the burner, the flue gas channel being formed by a group of fin tubes, wherein a flow of flue gas is vented from the flue gas channel to the flue gas outlet;

an air pre-heater disposed inside the flue gas channel, wherein the air pre-heater is located inside and along the flue gas channel and connected with an air inlet;

a flue exhaust being a 4-way connector, wherein the flue exhaust is disposed on a top portion of the heat exchanger;

a condensate outlet disposed at a bottom portion of the heat exchanger and the air inlet being disposed in a middle portion of the heat exchanger; and

a water inlet connected to the group of straight fin tubes, wherein the group of straight fin tubes are connected to a second group of straight fin tubes which are then connected to the water outlet.