US20110271948A1 - Apparatus for capturing heat from a stove - Google Patents
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Abstract
Apparatus for capturing heat from a stove to enable it to be transferred to a central heating system is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an air-water heat exchanger, the heat exchanger having an air side and a water side and being operative to transfer heat between air on the air side and water flowing in channels in the water side. The apparatus includes an air duct through which air heated by a stove can pass by convection to contact the air side of the heat exchanger and control means operable to control the amount of air flowing to the heat exchanger. The control means may include a fan that can be operated to direct the flow of air to the heat exchanger.
Description
- This application is a national stage entry of PCT/GB2010/050013 filed Jan. 6, 2010, under the International Convention claiming priority over GB Patent Application No. 0900259.3 filed Jan. 9, 2009 and GB Patent Application No. 0904718.4 filed Mar. 19, 2009.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- This invention relates to apparatus for capturing heat from a stove. In particular, it relates to apparatus for capturing heat from a stove whereby that heat can be transferred to a central heating system. In the context of this invention, the term ‘stove’ is used as a generic term for apparatus to allow enclosed burning of solid fuels. It does not necessarily imply a stove that can be used for cooking, although some do offer cooking or warming plates. Moreover, the invention is described principally in connection with wood-burning stoves, because this is the context in which the greatest potential benefit can be obtained. However, it can also find application to stoves intended to burn solid fossil fuels (such as coal) or to multifuel stoves.
- 2. Summary of the Prior Art
- Burning wood on open fires and in stoves plays a small but increasing role as a practical source of renewable, biomass residential heat. Heat produced by burning wood can displace heat produced by burning fossil fuels in central heating systems, thereby saving costs for the householder and reducing carbon emissions.
- To maximise the benefit of burning wood in a modern stove, some of the heat produced should preferably be dissipated throughout a building in which it is installed to offset the amount of heat required from fossil-fuel based heating systems. One way in which this has traditionally been achieved is by incorporating a back boiler into a solid-fuel stove. As a stove has a relatively high thermal mass and limited burn control, back boilers need to be connected to a ‘gravity fed’ circuit to ensure heat can be dissipated without having to rely on a pumped water circuit. Failure to circulate water through a back boiler might lead to potentially explosive boiling of the water in the jacket. The term ‘gravity fed’ refers to natural circulation caused by the lower density of hot water leaving the top of the back boiler being displaced upwards by the higher density of cooler water entering the bottom of the back boiler, so forming a natural thermal circulation. As the thermal circulation force is quite weak compared to a pumped system, large-bore pipes must be used (typically 28 mm) to reduce pressure losses associated with circulation and the primary heat sink (a radiator or a hot water tank) must be relatively close to and above the stove, and cannot be turned off. A typical arrangement for a
stove 10 with a back boiler is shown inFIG. 1 . In the system ofFIG. 1 , theradiators 12 and the indirect hot-water cylinder 14 must be able to dissipate all of the heat from the back boiler to avoid boiling of the water. The pipes of themain circuit 16 are of large (28 mm) diameter. Most back boiler systems must also be open vented with aheader tank 17 in the loft. Installation of such a large-bore system is inconvenient and expensive. - It is, in principle, possible to heat a whole house from a large stove with a gravity-fed radiator system. However, most stoves do not have sufficient output to heat a whole house, and few people would want to rely on manual feeding of logs or coal to maintain heat and hot water in the home. The majority of households with a stove will also have gas, oil or electric central heating, such that the stove provides an additional heat source to supplement the main heating system and, to some extent, its fuel consumption; this is likely to become far more prevalent as the costs of fossil fuels have escalated dramatically in recent times.
- Systems are available to link the output from a gravity-fed stove circuit with a central heating system that include either ‘neutraliser’ tanks, heat exchangers or combined gravity and pumped systems. Neutralisers offer a comprehensive solution, but are complex, expensive, cannot readily be retrofitted into an existing central heating system, and are incompatible with modern, sealed central heating systems. They have various different circuits, whether pumped or naturally circulated, connected together at a single (hydraulically neutral) point, whereby each circuit will take and return the same flow of water and cannot hydraulically interfere with one another, although thermally the water streams mix in a hot water tank.
- An aim of this invention is to provide apparatus by means of which heat from a stove can be used to supplement heat input into a central heating system, the apparatus being compatible with an existing central heating system, including sealed systems, and being fail-safe in the event of an electrical power failure.
- A particular, but not exclusive, aim of this invention is recovery of heat from outer surfaces of stoves, especially modern, efficient stoves. There is little merit in trying to recover heat from the chimney gasses of efficient stoves since only a small part of the total heat output of such stoves is carried in the chimney gasses. Taking heat from the chimney gasses may cause problems: cooler gasses tend to form condensates in the chimney, which can cause tars and creosotes to accumulate in the chimney, and an insufficiently warm chimney can dramatically reduce the convective ‘draw’ required for good combustion. Heat exchangers that are exposed to combustion gasses are likely to suffer from fouling by combustion products. Moreover, if a heat exchanger is located in a chimney, it is not an easy matter to divert heat from the heat exchanger such that it can be discharged into a room surrounding the stove.
- To this end, from a first aspect, the invention provides apparatus for capturing heat from a stove, the apparatus comprising an air-water heat exchanger, the heat exchanger having an air side and a water side and being operative to transfer heat between air on the air side and water flowing in channels in the water side, the apparatus including an air duct through which air heated by a stove can pass and control means operable to control the flow of air within the apparatus; wherein in a first mode, the control means allows air (heated by the stove) to flow from the air duct to the surroundings of the stove at least partly by natural convection and in a second mode, the control means induces air (heated by the stove) to flow from the air duct to the air side of the heat exchanger (as by forced convection).
- During operation of the stove, operation in the first mode minimises the hot air flowing in the heat exchanger, and hot air carrying a maximum amount of heat is passed to the surroundings of the stove. Therefore, a minimum of heat is transferred to the water and the stove acts as a room heater. However, during operation in the second mode, heat is transferred from the heated air to water flowing within the water side of the heat exchanger. This later condition allows heat from the stove to be transferred to another heating system, hot water system, etc.
- In the context of this specification, “natural convection” and “forced convection” should be taken as having their normal, technical meaning. Put simply, natural convection is the flow of air that occurs due to buoyancy pressure created by the heating of air, and forced convection is the flow of air due to pressure created by an active device, such as a fan.
- Air within the air duct typically flows in opposite directions in the first and second modes. Most typically, in the first mode it flows generally upward (although it may be that it does not flow upward throughout its entire flow path), being driven by natural convection. Such an arrangement has been found to offer a system in which the flow of air and transfer of heat can be controlled predictably and easily.
- In embodiments of the invention, the control means may include a fan that is operable to induce a flow of air in the apparatus during operation in the second mode, such a flow typically being in a direction opposite to that in which it would flow due to natural convection. More particularly, the fan may be operable to draw air from the surroundings into the air duct for heating by the stove and then to the heat exchanger. Thus, when the fan is operating, heat is transferred to the heat exchanger. Moreover, when the fan is not operating, air may be drawn from the surroundings for heating by the stove, and subsequently returned to the surroundings by natural convection.
- In embodiments that include a fan, the state of the control means (and therefore the mode of operation of the apparatus) is primarily determined by whether or not the fan is running. Automatic control of a fan is a straightforward matter, so this provides a convenient control system.
- Embodiments of the invention may include bypass means that includes a closable opening to surrounding air in the duct between the stove and the heat exchanger. The bypass can provide a low-resistance path for air to flow under natural convection when the apparatus is operating in the first mode. The bypass means includes a closable opening to surrounding air in the duct between the stove and the heat exchanger. For example, a flap may be provided to close the opening.
- In embodiments of the invention, the air duct may include a plate, a first portion of the air duct being defined as a chamber that is formed between the plate and a heating surface of a stove.
- A second portion of the air duct may connect the lower part of the first portion of the air duct to the air side of the heat exchanger. At least part of the control means may be located within the second portion of the air duct.
- In typical embodiments, the air duct causes air to flow over one or more external heating surfaces of a stove. These external heating surfaces may include heat transfer fins. The external heating surfaces typically include one or more sides of the stove, and may further include the rear of the stove.
- Various types of heat exchangers may be used. For example, the heat exchanger may include a fin-and-tube heat exchanger element.
- Embodiments may further include an outer cover that creates a second air duct between itself and the cover. This can be disposed to increase the efficiency of the apparatus. In such embodiments, air can be caused to flow in the second air duct by natural convection to reduce the outer casing temperature of the apparatus.
- Preferably the control means is fail-safe, such that it diverts air from the heat exchanger in the event of there being insufficient flow of water within its water side. This ensures that the heat exchanger is protected from damage by overheating.
- The apparatus for capturing heat may be adapted to capture heat from outer surfaces of the stove (such as one or more of a side surface, a top surface or a rear surface).
- From a second aspect, the invention provides a stove that incorporates apparatus for capturing heat from a stove according to the first aspect of the invention.
- The apparatus for capturing heat may be adapted to capture heat from outer surfaces of the stove (such as one or more of a side surface, a top surface or a rear surface).
- From a third aspect, the invention provides a heating installation that includes a stove according to the first aspect of the invention and a central heating system that includes a pumped water circulation circuit that operates to transport heat from a boiler to one or more radiators, the water side of the heat exchanger being connected to the circulation circuit such that water from the circulation circuit is caused to flow through the heat exchanger while the pump of the circulation circuit is operational.
- In embodiments of this aspect of the invention, the control means may operate to minimise the flow of heated air from the stove to the heat exchanger when the pump of the circulation system is not operational.
- The stove may be connected in series with or in parallel with radiators in the heating system. Embodiments in which the stove is connected in parallel with the radiators may further include a pump connected in series with the heat exchanger of the stove that can be operated independently of the central heating system pump to transfer heat from the stove to the radiators. A non-return valve may additionally be provided to prevent flow through the stove heat exchanger when the central heating system is running but the stove is not lit.
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FIG. 1 is a diagram of a conventional back boiler system, and has already been discussed; -
FIG. 2 is a diagram of a stove upon which an embodiment of the invention can be based; -
FIGS. 3 a and 3 b illustrate an embodiment of the invention operating, respectively, in a first and a second mode; -
FIGS. 4 a and 4 b show the stove ofFIGS. 3 a and 3 b incorporated into a central heating system in two alternative configurations; -
FIG. 5 illustrates the heat output that can be obtained from the embodiment ofFIGS. 3 a and 3 b; -
FIG. 6 shows a central heating system that is a modification of the system ofFIGS. 3 a and 3 b; and -
FIG. 7 shows an alternative form of a stove embodying the invention. - An embodiment of the invention will now be described in detail, by way of example, and with reference to the accompanying drawings.
- As an introduction to the embodiment, operation of a modern wood-burning stove will now be discussed.
- Heat transfer from a stove to its surroundings (typically, a room in a building) occurs by way of radiation (A) and convection (B) from the surfaces of the stove to air within a room in which the stove is located and there is also heat lost (C) up the
chimney 28. For a well-designed stove, the chimney loss should be less that 30%, and may be less than 20% for some of the most efficient new designs. The proportions of radiative and convective heat transfer can vary depending on the design and temperature of the stove sides. - For a
stove 18 with finnedsides 20, as shown inFIG. 2 , the majority of the heat generated by the burning fuel is transferred by convection from the stove sides 20, with a higher proportion of radiant heat transfer from aglass front 22 of thestove 18, where such a front is fitted, as in this example. Bigger and cooler surface areas are provided in stoves in which it is intended that convection should be maximised, with typical operating surface temperatures in the region of 200-250° C. If a greater radiative output is required, higher surface temperatures and flat sides (less roughness and/or no fins) are generally preferred. - Convective heat transfer also takes place from the top of the
stove 18, but more heat is transferred from external vertical surfaces than horizontal surfaces due to the induced convective airflow. Little heat is transferred from the bottom of the stove, as combustion air is usually drawn in at the bottom of the stove, and the grate and ash-pan act as heat shields. (Some stoves also incorporate a separate, protective external heat shield.) - There is little merit in trying to recover heat from the chimney gasses of a modern, efficient stove, as these carry a minority of the heat output. Taking heat from the chimney gasses can cause problems, as cooler gasses tend to form condensates in the chimney, which can deposit tars and creosotes, and a cool chimney can dramatically reduce the convective ‘draw’, which is required for good combustion. (This is not the case for open fires, where the majority of the heat—85% or more—is lost up the chimney and some heat recovery is possible without affecting the draw.)
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stove 18 illustrated inFIG. 2 does not have a back boiler. Many modern stoves that operate without a back boiler incorporate arefractory lining 24 that ensures an even distribution of the heat from thefire 26 to external surfaces of thestove 18 to avoid localised overheating. - Given the basic configuration of a stove described above, the aim of the invention is to transfer some of the heat from
external surfaces 20 of thestove 18 in a manner that can be controlled between maximising the heat going direct to the room, or some of the heat going to a water circuit feeding a central heating system. With reference now toFIGS. 3 a and 3 b, an embodiment of the invention is constituted by a modification of thestove 18 shown inFIG. 2 . - In
FIGS. 3 a and 3 b, first and second operating modes are shown; natural convection inFIG. 3 a, and forced convectionFIG. 3 b. When forced convection is in operation as explained below, some heat is transferred to the central heating system, whereas in natural convection all of the heat goes to the room. - In this embodiment, a
conventional stove 18 is surrounded, typically on twosides 20 and a rear wall, by anenclosure 80 formed of thin sheet metal. The enclosure forms a vertically-extending air chamber that partly surrounds the stove, the chamber being C-shaped, in this embodiment, when viewed in plan. Vertical heat-convective fins 32 project from the stove into the chamber. - Below the
stove 18, theenclosure 80 is connected into avertical air duct 82. Aheat exchanger 84 is located within theair duct 82 vertically above a motor-drivenfan 86. Theheat exchanger 84 is connected into a central heating system, as will be described below. This embodiment includes aheat exchanger 84 of the tube-and-fin type although other variants may be deployed. - When the
fan 86 is off, air is drawn upwards (as indicated inFIG. 3 a) by natural convection through theduct 82 into the air chamber within theenclosure 80, from which it passes to the room. This is the embodiment operating in a first mode to transfer a maximum amount of heat to a surrounding space. - When the
electric fan 86 is on, it draws heated air within theduct 82 downwards (as indicated inFIG. 3 b), countering the natural convection. The air is heated within the chamber and drawn over theheat exchanger 84 to heat the central heating system water. - The control of this embodiment can be very simple, since it is inherently fail-safe. A signal from the central heating system turns on the
fan 86 to transfer heat when required. Alternatively, thefan 86 may be controlled locally by sensing the flow and temperature of water entering theheat exchanger 84, to ensure the fan only operates when water is flowing and the water temperature is not too high. Additional functionality can easily be incorporated. For example, there may be a thermostatic control that allows heat to be sent to the central heating system (by operating the fan) only when a room temperature selected by a user is achieved and subject to the same flow and temperature conditions described above. To ensure fail-safe operation, thefan 86 may be wired in series with a simple low-cost overheat switch sensing the water temperature at the top of the heat exchanger such as those often found in central heating boilers (typically bi-metallic, manually reset type). This operates to stop thefan 86 if the temperature of water within theheat exchanger 84 becomes excessive. - When the fan is on, the air leaving the
duct 82 to the room will still carry some heat; the exiting air temperature cannot be lower than the central heating water temperature entering the heat exchanger. Therefore, not all of the heat from thesides 20 of thestove 18 can be transferred to the central heating system. However, by suitable arrangements of the chamber adjacent to thesides 20 of thestove 18 and the top of the heat exchanger, some heat will also be drawn in from the top of the stove and the outside of the flue. Alternatively, a configuration is possible in which the exhaust from theheat exchanger 84 is ducted back to the top of the stove sides such that the warm air exiting the ducting is recuperated to thechamber 80. - The
water heat exchanger 84 is shown below thestove 18, but could be located behind thestove 18, provided a free air path is available for natural convection when thefan 86 is off. - When the central heating is on but the stove is not lit, heat will be lost from the
water heat exchanger 84 unless a thermally or electrically operated valve is incorporated in the central heating circuit. This is also true when the stove operates in the first (fan off) mode. Therefore, an electrically operated water valve connected to operate with the fan may be beneficial. Valves to control the flow of water in theheat exchanger 84 are shown inFIGS. 4 a and 4 b and are described below - The
fan 86 may also be operated when the stove is not lit to provide central heating output, such that the stove could replace a radiator. In this mode, the stove acts like a fan-assisted room radiator. In such a mode, it may be advantageous to operate thefan 86 at a higher speed to increase the air flow over theheat exchanger 84 because the heat exchanger will be sized for high air temperatures and low air flow rates when transferring heat from the fire in the second mode described above. - Although this embodiment is described for use with a stove that has distinct sides and rear surfaces, an analogous same design might be applied to stoves with curved surfaces. In such embodiments, the sheet metal enclosure follows the contour of the stove in question.
- In yet further embodiments, the enclosure may be formed from non-metallic materials and may also be insulated on the outer surface.
- In the embodiment as described above with reference to
FIGS. 3 a and 3 b, the driving pressure created by natural convection is quite weak, so care must be taken to ensure that there is a reasonably free path for air flow. The heat exchanger design must be of sufficiently low pressure drop at the air flow rate induced by natural convection to ensure that air flow is not substantially impeded. Likewise, ducting 82 must be designed to ensure a low pressure drop and even distribution of air to thechamber 80. - Therefore, in an alternative arrangement of the embodiment there is incorporated a bypass that includes a
flap 88 which is opened to allow free flow of air into the air duct to partly or completely bypass theheat exchanger 84 when the fan is off. When the fan is on, theflap 88 is closed to ensure the air passing over theheat exchanger 84 comes only from thechamber 80 and its temperature is therefore a maximum. - The
flap 88 may be caused to close when the fan is running either by exploitation of the air pressure difference when the fan is operating or by active means, such as an electrical actuator, that operates when the fan is on. - Typical applications of an embodiment of the invention are shown in
FIGS. 4 a and 4 b. Both examples provide a heating system that includes a conventionalcentral heating boiler 120 that will typically be powered by gas, oil, solid fuel or electricity. Hot water is pumped from a flow outlet of the boiler into aflow pipe 122 of a heating circuit. Water is returned to a return inlet of theboiler 120 from areturn pipe 124 of the heating circuit.Several radiators 126 and ahot water cylinder 128 are connected between the flow and returnpipes radiators 126 and thehot water cylinder 128 may incorporate thermostatically operated valves to control local heat distribution. This far, the heating system described is entirely conventional, and need not be further elaborated. - In the embodiment of
FIG. 4 a, theheat exchanger 84 of astove 18 equipped with an assembly described above is connected to the central heating system in the same manner as a radiator, such that some of the flow frompipe 122 within the system passes into the bottom of theheat exchanger 84, and exits from the top of theheat exchanger 84 to be returned to the system through thereturn pipe 124. This manner of connection makes it a straightforward matter to connect the heat exchanger assembly to an existing heating system, since the pipes leaving the boiler need not be disturbed. Connection is no more complex than the addition of a new radiator and can be made at any part of the circuit by convenient small-bore pipes. - A
valve 129 may be connected between theflow pipe 122 and theheat exchanger 84 to allow it to be isolated from the heating system. This valve may be electrically operated and is normally only opened if the fire is lit and it is desirable to divert heat to the central heating system (see comment regarding thermostatic control above). When thevalve 129 is open, the control system can then sense whether there is flow in the central heating system to allow heat to be transferred from the stove by operating thefan 86. In this arrangement, if thefan 86 is operating and water is flowing in theheat exchanger 84, thefire 26 will add heat to the central heating system. If thefire 26 is not burning, thevalve 129 will normally be closed unless it is desirable to operate the heat exchanger to output heat from the central heating system as described above. - The water that is heated by the
heat exchanger 84 returns to the boiler through thereturn pipe 124, and mixes with water returning fromother radiators 126 before reaching theboiler 120. As the temperature of the water leaving theheat exchanger 84 is higher than that in theflow pipe 122, the heated water entering thereturn pipe 124 adds heat energy to the return stream entering theboiler 120 by mixing with the cooler water returning from theradiators 126. - In an alternative application of an embodiment of the invention, as shown in
FIG. 4 b, theheat exchanger 84 is connected to the central heating system, such that all water returning to thecentral heating boiler 120 through thereturn pipe 124 from the radiators passes into the bottom of theheat exchanger 84, and the top of theheat exchanger 84 is connected to the boiler return. Such connection is more appropriate for a new heating system installation where the layout of the central heating system can be arranged to accommodate such a connection. Configured in this manner, water entering theheat exchanger 84 will typically be cooler than at other parts of the flow circuit, such that greater heat transfer may take place from thefire 26 to the central heating circuit when the fire is lit, and less heat is transferred to the room from the outlet ofduct 82 when thefan 86 is operating. - Clearly, it is not acceptable to provide a simple valve to isolate the
heat exchanger 84 from the central heating circuit in the configuration of 4 b, since this would prevent any flow within the circuit. Therefore, it may be beneficial to incorporate a controlled bypass circuit that includes twovalves heat exchanger 84 to abypass pipe 134 in parallel with theheat exchanger 84 when the stove is not lit. Thevalves valve 130 is open, thevalve 132 is closed, and vice versa. This may be usefully implemented by thevalve 132 being of the normally-open type and thevalve 130 being of the normally-closed type, such that both can be operated from a single electrical source which when activated allows flow through theheat exchanger 84 and when deactivated diverts flow through thebypass 134. Alternatively, a single ‘divert’ valve may be incorporated to send flow to either the heat exchanger or the bypass, which may have the advantage of being more versatile in application as thebypass 134 could be excluded (blanked off or isolated by a manually operated valve) for the configuration of 4 a and connected for the configuration of 4 b. - A modification to the system of Figures and 4 a is shown in
FIG. 6 . Components of this embodiment that are in common to the system ofFIG. 4 a will be given the same reference signs as in those figures and will not be described further. - This embodiment incorporates an alternative control mechanism. In this embodiment, a
subsidiary water pump 200 is connected in series with theheat exchanger 84. Thepump 200 is configured in parallel to the central heating pump to take water from thecooler return circuit 124 and deliver it, through the heat exchanger, to thewarmer flow circuit 122. When thefan 86 is operated, thesubsidiary water pump 200 is also operated to circulate central heating water through theheat exchanger 84 irrespective of whether or not the central heating circuit pump is running. In this embodiment, the stove can supply heat to the central heating circuit independent of the operating status of the central heating system pump. Anon-return valve 202 is connected in series with thesubsidiary water pump 200. The purpose of thenon-return valve 202 is to prevent flow of water through the heat exchanger when the system is operating in the first operating mode (that is, with the fan off). This avoids the need to provide electrically-operated valves to support operation of the heat exchanger. - The embodiments of the invention described above can be further enhanced by addition of a second
outer cover 210 as shown inFIG. 7 . The secondouter cover 210 substantially completely encloses thecover 80 and defines an outer air chamber between itself and thecover 80. The secondouter cover 210 has atop panel 212 through which several apertures 214 (which may be in the form of slots or a grille) are formed to connect thestove 20 to surrounding atmosphere to allow air to flow. - In
FIG. 7 , on the right hand side, arrows indicate the direction of air flow in the first mode of operation (natural convection, fan off). On the left hand side, arrows indicate air flow the second mode of operation (forced convection, fan on) to transfer heat to theheat exchanger 84. These two modes of operation are mutually exclusive and are shown on one diagram for illustration purposes only. As with the embodiments ofFIGS. 3 a and 3 b, the action of turning the fan on is to reverse the natural, upward flow of air overhot surfaces 20 of the stove in the duct formed between the stove sides 20 and thecover 80. When operating in the first mode with the fan off, the outer air chamber acts as a second convective space that operates to draw ambient air in at the bottom of theduct 216. This air is heated by contact withcover 80, rises and joins the higher temperature airstream inside thecover 80 previously described to exit at the top of the stove through theapertures 214. In this mode of operation, the secondouter cover 210 has the effect of further reducing the outer skin temperature which may be advantageous for reducing the radiant heat transfer from the stove surfaces. - In the second mode of operation, in which the fan draws hot air from the stove sides 20 to the
heat exchanger 84, air continues to flow upwards through the outer air chamber 218 by natural convection and due to reduced pressure at the upper part of this chamber 218 caused by operation of the fan. In this mode, heated air leaving the top of the outer air chamber 218 joins air drawn in through theapertures 214 by operation of the fan and is further heated by thestove side 20. Operating in this mode, the outer air chamber 218 described acts to recuperate losses that would otherwise occur from the hot outer side ofcover 80 and has the benefit of increasing the temperature of the air reaching theheat exchanger 84. - In the configuration of
FIG. 7 , if the inlet of ducted air travelling thorough the outer chamber 218 is arranged to be close to the exiting warm air from theheat exchanger 84, further recuperation may be achieved through recovery of warm air leaving the heat exchanger which would otherwise be lost to the room. The overall effect of this further embodiment is to increase the amount of heat that can be recovered to the central heating water when operating in the second mode. - The practical effect of the embodiments described above is to provide a switchable control of heat transfer between the stove and the central heating system. At one setting, substantially all heat is passed directly to the room. At the other setting, much of the convective heat passing to the
heat exchanger 84 and thereby to the central heating system. In the latter condition, radiative and convective heat from the bottom, front and top of the stove still passes to the room. Results of an experimental investigation of the configuration described inFIGS. 3 a and 3 b will now be described with reference toFIG. 5 . - The heat exchanger arrangement described above has been investigated experimentally. One side of a stove was simulated by electrically heating a finned surface to maintain it at approximately 200° C. A plate was added to form a fire side chamber as described above and ducting was added to connect the chamber to a tube-and-fin heat exchanger and a fan, in the configuration of
FIGS. 3 a and 3 b. The graph ofFIG. 5 shows the effect of operating the fan to reverse the natural convection and divert heated air to a tube-and-fin heat exchanger. - Before the fan is operated, hot air leaves the top of the fire side chamber by natural convection as shown by the curve described as “Air out fire side” on the chart, and the air entering the chamber from the bottom is at ambient temperature as shown by the curve described as “Air in fire side” (air temperature in the duct). When the fan is operated to overcome the natural convection and reverse the air flow, the temperatures of these two streams reverse, showing that ambient air enters the top of the fire side chamber and heated air passes downwards through the duct. As soon as the fan operates, heat starts transferring to the central heating water, rising to a maximum over a couple of minutes as shown by the curve described as “Water power (%)”. When the fan is turned off, natural convection is quickly re-established so that heat is dissipated to the room from the top of the fire side chamber as shown by the “Air out fire side” curve. Heat transferred to the water drops away rapidly as the heat exchanger components cool in the ambient air stream induced by natural convection.
- The experimental evaluation demonstrates how controllable the above embodiment is, and that no heat transfers to the heat exchanger when the fan is not operative. Provided operation of the fan is linked to the water temperature in the heat exchanger as described above (potentially including overheat protection), the water in the heat exchanger cannot boil and is therefore inherently safe.
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1. Apparatus for capturing heat from a stove, the apparatus comprising an air-water heat exchanger, the heat exchanger having an air side and a water side and being operative to transfer heat between air on the air side and water flowing in channels in the water side, the apparatus including an air duct through which air heated by a stove can pass and control means operable to control the flow of air within the apparatus; wherein in a first mode, the control means allows air to flow from the air duct to a space surrounding the stove at least partly by natural convection and in a second mode, the control means induces air to flow from the air duct to the air side of the heat exchanger, such that air within the duct flows in opposite directions in the first and second modes.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1 in which, in the first mode, air flows generally upward within the air duct.
3. Apparatus according to claim 1 or claim 2 in which the control means includes a fan that is operable to induce a flow of air in the apparatus during operation in the second mode.
4. Apparatus according to claim 3 in which the fan is operable to draw air from a space surrounding the stove into the air duct for heating by the stove and then to the heat exchanger.
5. Apparatus according to claim 3 or claim 4 in which, when the fan is not operating, air can be drawn from a space surrounding the stove for heating by the stove, and subsequently returned to the space surrounding the stove by natural convection.
6. Apparatus according to any one of claims 3 to 5 in which the state of the control means is primarily determined by whether or not the fan is running.
7. Apparatus according to any preceding claim that further includes a bypass means that allows air to flow through the duct to receive air transferred from the stove without passing through the heat exchanger in the first mode.
8. Apparatus according to claim 7 in which the bypass means includes a closable opening to surrounding air in the duct between the stove and the heat exchanger.
9. Apparatus according to any preceding claim in which the air duct includes a plate, a first portion of the air duct being defined as a chamber that is formed between the plate and a heating surface of a stove.
10. Apparatus according to any preceding claim in which the air duct has a second portion that connects the lower part of the first portion of the air duct to the air side of the heat exchanger.
11. Apparatus according to any preceding claim in which the air duct causes air to flow over one or more external heating surfaces of a stove.
12. Apparatus according to claim 11 in which the external heating surfaces include heat transfer fins.
13. Apparatus according to any preceding claim in which the heat exchanger includes a fin-and-tube heat exchanger element.
14. Apparatus according to any preceding claim that further includes an outer cover that creates a second air duct between itself and the cover.
15. Apparatus according to claim 14 in which air can be caused to flow in the second air duct by natural convection to reduce an outer casing temperature of the apparatus.
16. Apparatus according to any preceding claim in which the control means is fail-safe such that it diverts air from the heat exchanger in the event of there being insufficient flow of water within its water side.
17. A stove that incorporates apparatus for capturing heat from a stove according to any preceding claim.
18. A stove according to claim 17 in which the apparatus for capturing heat can capture heat from outer surfaces of the stove.
19. A stove according to claim 18 in which the apparatus for capturing heat can capture heat from one or more of a side surface, a rear surface or a top surface of the stove.
20. A heating installation that includes a stove according to any one of claims 16 to 19 and a central heating system that includes a pumped water circulation circuit that operates to transport heat from a boiler to one or more radiators, the water side of the heat exchanger being connected to the circulation circuit such that water from the circulation circuit is caused to flow through the heat exchanger while the pump of the circulation circuit is operational.
21. A heating system according to claim 20 in which the control means operates to minimise the flow of heated air from the stove to the heat exchanger when the pump of the circulation system is not operational.
22. A heating system according to claim 20 or claim 21 in which the water side of the heat exchanger is connected between a flow and a return pipe of the central heating system in parallel with radiators of the central heating system.
23. A heating system according to claim 22 further including a water pump connected in series with the heat exchanger.
24. A heating system according to claim 23 further including a non-return valve connected in series with the heat exchanger.
25. A heating system according to claim 20 or claim 21 in which the water side of the heat exchanger is connected within a return pipe of the central heating system such that water returning to the boiler passes through the heat exchanger.
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