EP1658462B1 - Device for transferring heat from a fluid to a heat transfer medium - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F22B1/00—Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method
- F22B1/02—Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method by exploitation of the heat content of hot heat carriers
- F22B1/021—Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method by exploitation of the heat content of hot heat carriers with heating tubes in which flows a non-specified heating fluid
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- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- the present invention relates generally to a device for transferring heat according to the preamble of claims 1 and 11.
- it is related to a heat exchanger, and more specifically to a "direct-fired” or “indirect-fired” boiler for generating steam, hot water, hot oil, and hot molten metals.
- a "waste heat recovery" or indirect-fired boiler makes use of residual heat from an isolated thermodynamic process.
- radiation heat transfer is a less significant heat transfer mechanism for the indirect-fired boiler.
- the heat transfer medium is usually water and/or steam, due in large part to their widespread availability and substantial heat capacity. Another advantage of water/steam heat transfer media is that it presents no imminent environmental threat.
- a conventional type of direct-fired boiler commonly called a "firetube” boiler, employs a fueled burner to generate heat.
- the burner is fired into a single main tube, called the firetube.
- This firetube absorbs the majority of the radiation emitted from the combustion process.
- convective/conductive couples drive heat transfer between the hot fluid and the heat transfer medium throughout the device.
- Conventional firetube boilers typically contain one to three additional banks of significantly smaller tubes, called passes.
- a firetube boiler design that includes two banks of tubes in addition to the firetube is termed a "three-pass firetube boiler," elicited from the path of the hot fluid.
- the course of flow for the "three-pass firetube boiler” occurs after the fueled burner generates hot gas inside the firetube, which is then driven through a first bank of smaller tubes flowing opposite the firetube, and then diverted through a second bank of smaller tubes flowing parallel to the firetube.
- a channel, called the "turn-around pass,” is located between each pass, wherein the hot gas reverses direction.
- the hot gas cools while flowing through the tube passes of the firetube boiler by transferring energy to the heat transfer medium.
- all tube banks, less the "turn-around pass” are in heat transfer relationship with the heat transfer medium.
- US 3,987,761 discloses an auxiliary water heating tank with a flue pipe centrally located within the auxiliary heater tank, a plurality of heat conducting members extending through the flue pipe, being arranged in a spiral pattern and being adapted to conduct heat energy from the flue pipe into water contained within the auxiliary heater tank.
- US 3,835,816 discloses an elongated tube with a burner discharging products of combustion through its length. A layer of fluid to be heated is flowed over the outside of the tube. A fin is mounted on the outsides surface of the tube in the form of a spiral.
- An objective of the present invention is to provide a device for transferring heat with high efficiency.
- an enhanced conduit may replace numerous conventional small tubes.
- the enhanced conduit incorporates a plurality of fins, each of which extends through a wall of the conduit.
- the enhanced conduit may incorporate a plurality of tubes along its inner surface, through which a heat transfer medium flows.
- Both designs enhance the heat transfer relationship between the hot fluid and the heat transfer medium by providing a continuous heat transfer relationship with the heat transfer medium, increasing the surface area involved in the heat transfer relationship and enhancing convection/conduction couples.
- all of the tube banks of other devices in the art can be replaced by one continuous enhanced conduit.
- the heat transfer fluid flows through the enhanced conduit while the hot fluid flows along an outer surface of the enhanced conduit.
- the device for transferring heat according to claim 1 or claim 11 is a High-Efficiency Enhanced Boiler (HEEB) which offers improvements over conventional designs.
- a first improvement is a continuous heat transfer relation by surrounding the enhanced conduit with heat transfer medium.
- a second improvement is the possibility of substantial turndown ratios.
- a third improvement is the feasibility of manufacturing devices for applications requiring steam pressures in excess of 21.4 atmospheres absolute, whereas conventional firetube boilers have practical limitations.
- the HEEB is readily configurable to generate superheated steam.
- the present invention provides a High Efficiency Enhanced Boiler capable of generating superheated steam or steam/hot water output. It provides an effective method for direct-fire or indirect-fire heat transfer to a molten metal heat transfer medium. Further the present invention provides a High Efficiency Enhanced Boiler for "waste heat recovery" or indirect-fired boiler applications. It is provided a boiler with an enhanced conduit capable of removing heat from the burner flame by proximally located fins.
- a first aspect of the invention is directed toward a device for transferring heat from a fluid to a heat transfer medium according to claim 1, said device comprising a vessel for containing the heat transfer medium, a conduit extending through a wall of the vessel, the conduit having a first surface in contact with the heat transfer medium and a second surface in contact with a fluid within the conduit, and a plurality of fins, each fin extending through a wall of the conduit, contacting the heat transfer medium and the fluid, wherein heat is transferred from the fluid to the heat transfer medium via the plurality of fins.
- a further aspect is directed toward a device for transferring heat from a fluid to a heat transfer medium according to claim 9, said device comprising a vessel containing the heat transfer medium, a first conduit extending through a wall of the vessel, the first conduit having a first surface in contact with the heat transfer medium and a second surface in contact with a fluid within the first conduit, a plurality of fins, each fin extending through a wall of the first conduit, wherein heat is transferred from the fluid to the heat transfer medium via the plurality of fins, and at least one tube, wherein the heat transfer medium flows within the tube and the fluid flows around the tube, and wherein heat is transferred from the fluid to the heat transfer medium via the tube.
- FIGS. 1 through 6 depict a boiler 1, which includes a vessel 10 for containing a heat transfer medium.
- vessel 10 is pressurized internally and designed according to American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) codes for boilers and pressure vessels.
- ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- the ASME codes are one of a few fabrication standards honored worldwide.
- internal design pressures for this class of vessel range from 1.1 to 21.4 atmospheres absolute, although there are vessels in existence that exceed pressures of 21.4 atmospheres absolute.
- the ASME codes and others restrict the materials and fabrication methods for vessels with internal design pressures over 2.0 atmospheres absolute.
- the sump 20 proximal to the top of vessel 10 is indicative of a steam boiler.
- sump 20 is known to moderate surging, a problem associated with steam production. Consequently, in order to maintain a sufficient level of a heat transfer medium (e.g., water in the case of a steam boiler), a feedwater inlet 30 is located near the bottom of vessel 10. Any steam having left sump 20 continues upstream to deliver the stored energy and then returns downstream as condensate to feedwater inlet 30, thus completing the cycle. This process is typical of a closed steam/water system. In reality, system losses require that provisions be made to replenish the heat transfer medium (e.g., make-up water). Furthermore, deaerators and water treatments are meant to protect the system components from oxidation and chemical attack. However, since deaeraters and chemical treatments are known to those of ordinary skill in the art, further explanation will not be given.
- enhanced conduit 60 forms a non-communicating pressure boundary between a hot fluid contained within it and a heat transfer medium within vessel 10.
- enhanced conduit 60 is entirely in heat transfer relation with the hot fluid and the heat transfer medium.
- the hot fluid is hot air generated from a burner, although other fluids or liquids may be used.
- the embodiments of the invention are often depicted as steam boilers, necessitating that the heat transfer medium be water, other fluids or liquids are also allowable.
- the heat transfer medium may be any liquid, gas, or similar material with suitable heat transfer properties.
- enhanced conduit 60 extends horizontally near a central axis of vessel 10, as shown in FIGS. 4 through 6 .
- a fuel-fired burner 70 generates heat and energy, which are forced into enhanced conduit 60.
- Burner fuel may include, for example, coal, distillate oil, natural gas, methanol, ethanol, propane, and liquefied petroleum gas.
- a forced draft subassembly (not shown) regulates the flow of gas to burner 70 so that the proper ratio of oxygen-to-fuel can be attained, and forces or drives the hot gas into enhanced conduit 60.
- enhanced conduit 60 is under the same pressure as vessel 10, except that the pressure is exerted on an internal surface of vessel 10 and an external surface of enhanced conduit 60.
- ASME code or other accepted design standard is invoked to comply with engineering requirements.
- external pressure is more severe than internal pressure in terms of local stress.
- the cross-sectional geometry of the enhanced conduit is circular.
- other shapes including but not limited to square, rectangular, or ellipsoidal, are possible and within the scope of the present invention.
- a plurality of fins 80 extend intimately into the path of the hot fluid. Fins 80 establish a series of obstructions that force the hot fluid to assume a path around individual fins 80 in a manner that elicits turbulence, thereby enhancing heat transfer. Furthermore, a portion of each fin 80 extends through a wall of enhanced conduit 60 and contacts the heat transfer medium. Fins 80 thereby increase heat transfer through turbulent mixing of the hot fluid and by increasing the surface area exposed to the hot fluid and/or the heat transfer medium. Each fin 80 may be oriented through a wall of enhanced conduit 60 in any number of angles relative to the long and short axes of enhanced conduit 60. As such, fins 80 may be oriented to direct the flow of the hot fluid and/or the heat transfer medium along a particular path.
- Each fin 80 is fabricated from materials that demonstrate structural stability while providing good heat transfer characteristics.
- Possible fin 80 materials include, but are not limited to, generic steels, metals (including copper, molybdenum, etc.), ceramics, refractory materials, and engineered composites.
- a largely material-dependent objective of the present invention is the ability to extract heat by placing fins in close proximity to the flame of burner.
- One example (not shown) of a fin configuration capable of meeting this objective comprises a cylindrical generic steel body fitted with a spherical molybdenum tip.
- cylindrical-shaped fins 80 are shown.
- other fin shapes or combinations of shapes are possible and considered to be within the scope of the present invention.
- Such shapes include, for example, square, elliptical, aerodynamic, rectangular, and spherical.
- such fins may be constructed with through holes, with threaded holes, with blind holes, and may be tapered or threaded.
- the fin shape may be cylindrical at one end, tapered in the middle, and rectangular with blind holes toward its opposite end.
- Each fin 80 may be mechanically fastened to enhanced conduit 60 in an ASME code or other acceptable method, forming a pressure-rated joint.
- the heat transfer medium is water/steam, although molten metal (heat transfer salt) and hot oil systems are possible. As suggested earlier, widespread availability and substantial heat capacity are factors favoring water/steam as the most common heat transfer medium.
- vessel 10 around the outside surface of enhanced conduit 60, is filled with the heat transfer medium (e.g., water).
- the heat transfer medium e.g., water
- Demand for steam signals burner 70 to ignite fuel into a combustible flame. The flame is directed at hot fluid inlet 40 of enhanced conduit 60, whereby heat is drawn off by fins 80 located near the outer flame boundary. Fins 80 extract substantial energy from the flame by radiation/conduction/convection heat transfer to the heat transfer medium over the length of the flame.
- fins 80 remove heat from the hot fluid stream by convection/conduction couples. Additionally, the portion of each fin 80 extending within enhanced conduit 60 causes turbulence in the hot fluid stream, accelerating convection heat transfer, while the portion of each fin 80 extending outside enhanced conduit 60 provides more surface area for convective heat transfer to occur. More particularly, a balanced energy flow exists in the region of each fin 80.
- the exhausted hot gas leaves enhanced conduit 60 through the flue outlet 50 on route to the stack (not shown).
- the heat transfer medium e.g., water
- the steam goes to the load (not shown), where condensation occurs.
- the steam condenses to water and is pumped into inlet 30 in order to maintain a constant level of heat transfer medium within boiler 1.
- a direct-fired 3-pass 30-horsepower boiler 100 is shown, fabricated in accordance with the present design criteria for a pressure of 10 atmospheres and requiring a one million BTU (British thermal units) natural gas burner.
- Cylindrical vessel 110 has dimensions of 42-inches O.D. wide by 60-inches O.D. long, with ten-inch diameter enhanced conduit 160 winding through the interior of the vessel.
- Hot fluid enters boiler 100 through hot fluid inlet 140, passes through enhanced conduit 160, and exits through flue outlet 150. Condensate returns to boiler 100 through feedwater inlet 130.
- There are 280 3/4" diameter fins 180 located circumferentially throughout enhanced conduit 160 in sets of ten.
- Fins 180 are mechanically fastened to enhanced conduit 160 by virtue of a self-locking taper and seal welding.
- the temperature of the exhausted flue gas is approximately 230° C.
- the thermal efficiency of such a design is increased, in part, due to the fact that "turn-around passes" are maintained in heat transfer relationship with the heat transfer medium within the boiler.
- a direct-fired boiler 200 is shown with a coiled enhanced conduit 260.
- the long axis of cylindrical vessel 210 is oriented vertically, rather than horizontally as in Example 1.
- enhanced conduit 260 is coiled within vessel 210, completing a total of three revolutions.
- Hot fluid enters boiler 200 through hot fluid inlet 240, passes through enhanced conduit 260, and exits through flue outlet 250.
- enhanced conduit 260 contains a plurality of fins 280 located around its circumference and along its length. Fins 280 may be fastened to enhanced conduit 260 by any of a number of means described above.
- a 4-pass conduit 360 is shown. Unlike earlier-described embodiments, wherein a heat transfer medium sits within a vessel, the depicted embodiment incorporates a housing 360A around the apparatus 360. Housing 360A directs a heat transfer medium along an outer surface of a pass 362, 364, 366, 368 as the hot fluid is directed along an inner surface of the same pass. In some embodiments, such as that shown in FIG.
- the apparatus has a "reverse flow,” wherein as the hot fluid enters first pass 362 (often a firetube), the heat transfer medium enters through a heat transfer medium inlet 368B at a distal end of the fourth pass housing 368A, flows in a direction substantially opposite that of the hot fluid, and exits through a heat transfer medium outlet 362B at a proximal end of the first pass housing 362A.
- one or more enhanced pass 362, 364, 366 may contain a helical member 390 along its outer surface. Located in such a manner, helical member 390 contacts or resides close to an inner surface of each enhanced pass housing 362A, 364A, 366A of apparatus housing 360A and directs the heat transfer medium along the surface of the pass 362, 364, 366, effectively increasing contact between the pass and the heat transfer medium. Accordingly, in order to increase contact between fins 380 and the heat transfer medium, helical member 390 preferably lies parallel to the pattern of fins 380. Such an arrangement effectively creates channels between the surface of a pass 362, 364, 366 and a pass housing 362A, 364A, 366A, in which are situated a plurality of fins 380.
- Each pass 362, 364, 366, 368 is connected to another by a turn-around pass 363, 365, 367 which substantially reverses the direction of flow of the fluid within enhanced conduit 360.
- the fluid within enhanced conduit 360 initially flows through first pass 362 in direction A.
- first turn-around pass 363, the fluid substantially reverses direction, entering second pass 364 in direction B.
- second turn-around pass 365 the fluid again substantially reverses direction, entering third pass 366 in direction C.
- the fluid passes through third turn-around pass 367 and enters a non-enhanced pass 368 in direction D before flowing through flue outlet 350.
- FIG. 21 shows a side cross-sectional view of the apparatus in order to depict the obstructions within each enhanced pass 364, 366 created by the interior projections of fins 380. Also depicted are the channels created between helical member 390 and enhanced pass housings 364A, 366A.
- passes 362, 364, 366 contain fins 380 and, optionally, helical member 390.
- turn-around passes 363, 365, 367 may be enhanced with fins 380 and/or helical member 390 in addition to or instead of passes 362, 364, 366.
- modified enhanced conduit 460 includes a fourth pass 468 comprised of a plurality of tubes 494.
- the plurality of tubes 494 is preferably arranged in a circular pattern, as depicted most clearly in FIG. 24 , although other shapes are allowable.
- a plurality of tubes 494 is depicted, a single tube is also within the scope of the invention.
- Heat transfer medium enters an opening 498 in an end of each tube 494 and flows through tube 494, increasing the heat transfer from the hot fluid within fourth pass 468 to the heat transfer medium. Due to the transfer of heat from the hot fluid to the heat transfer medium, the difference in temperature between the hot fluid and the heat transfer medium is generally smaller along fourth pass 468 than along earlier passes 462, 464, 466. Where such a smaller temperature difference exists, it has been found that such a plurality of tubes more efficiently transfers heat from the hot fluid to the heat transfer medium than does a plurality of fins 480 or a plurality of fins 40 and helical members 490, such as those along earlier passes 462, 464, 466.
- one or more baffles 496, 497 may be placed along the length of the plurality of tubes 494.
- Such baffles may be outer baffles 496, located around tubes 494, or inner baffles 497, located within the plurality of tubes 494.
- Outer baffles 496 are preferably ring shaped so as to fit around a circular arrangement of the plurality of tubes 494, although other shapes are allowable.
- Outer baffles 496 preferably contact or reside close to an inner surface of fourth pass housing 468A.
- Inner baffles are preferably disc shaped so as to fit within a circular arrangement of the plurality of tubes 494, although other shapes are allowable.
- Outer baffles 496 and inner baffles 497 disrupt the flow of the hot fluid within pass 468.
- Inner baffles 497 force the hot fluid outside the plurality of tubes 494 to a location between the plurality of tubes 494 and fourth pass housing 468A, while outer baffles 496 force the hot fluid in the opposite direction, i.e., into the center of the plurality of tubes 494.
- This disruption of the flow of the hot fluid increases heat transfer from the hot fluid to the heat transfer medium.
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- The present invention relates generally to a device for transferring heat according to the preamble of claims 1 and 11. In particular it is related to a heat exchanger, and more specifically to a "direct-fired" or "indirect-fired" boiler for generating steam, hot water, hot oil, and hot molten metals.
- All boilers operate according to the physical sciences of thermodynamics and heat transfer. Essentially, forced hot gas is cooled within the boiler by transferring heat to a heat transfer medium, often water, to generate steam or hot water. Depending upon system requirements, direct-fired boilers and/or indirect-fired boilers are commonly placed in service to produce steam and hot water. In the case of a direct-fired boiler, a fueled burner or combustor is fired into the boiler, generating heat within the boiler itself. The fueled burner establishes a flame, producing a hot fluid, which is in heat transfer relation with a cooler heat transfer medium. A temperature differential between the hot fluid and the heat transfer medium drives the heat transfer process by way of conduction, convection, and radiation.
- In a similar manner, a "waste heat recovery" or indirect-fired boiler makes use of residual heat from an isolated thermodynamic process. However, radiation heat transfer is a less significant heat transfer mechanism for the indirect-fired boiler. For boilers of either direct-fired or indirect-fired construction, the heat transfer medium is usually water and/or steam, due in large part to their widespread availability and substantial heat capacity. Another advantage of water/steam heat transfer media is that it presents no imminent environmental threat.
- A conventional type of direct-fired boiler, commonly called a "firetube" boiler, employs a fueled burner to generate heat. The burner is fired into a single main tube, called the firetube. This firetube absorbs the majority of the radiation emitted from the combustion process. In addition, convective/conductive couples drive heat transfer between the hot fluid and the heat transfer medium throughout the device. Conventional firetube boilers typically contain one to three additional banks of significantly smaller tubes, called passes. For example, a firetube boiler design that includes two banks of tubes in addition to the firetube is termed a "three-pass firetube boiler," elicited from the path of the hot fluid. The course of flow for the "three-pass firetube boiler" occurs after the fueled burner generates hot gas inside the firetube, which is then driven through a first bank of smaller tubes flowing opposite the firetube, and then diverted through a second bank of smaller tubes flowing parallel to the firetube. A channel, called the "turn-around pass," is located between each pass, wherein the hot gas reverses direction. The hot gas cools while flowing through the tube passes of the firetube boiler by transferring energy to the heat transfer medium. For either design, all tube banks, less the "turn-around pass," are in heat transfer relationship with the heat transfer medium. In a similar manner, although a "waste heat recovery" or indirect-fired boiler does not require a firetube, the hot gas does flow sequentially from tube bank to tube bank as required to enact the heat transfer. As a result, heat transfer to the heat transfer medium is largely dependent upon the total length of the tubes it contacts. This can result in larger and more expensive devices.
- Accordingly, a need exists for a heat exchange device capable of greater efficiency in the transfer of heat from its fluid to its heat transfer medium.
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US 3,987,761 discloses an auxiliary water heating tank with a flue pipe centrally located within the auxiliary heater tank, a plurality of heat conducting members extending through the flue pipe, being arranged in a spiral pattern and being adapted to conduct heat energy from the flue pipe into water contained within the auxiliary heater tank. -
US 3,835,816 discloses an elongated tube with a burner discharging products of combustion through its length. A layer of fluid to be heated is flowed over the outside of the tube. A fin is mounted on the outsides surface of the tube in the form of a spiral. - An objective of the present invention is to provide a device for transferring heat with high efficiency.
- This objective is solved by a device according to claim 1 or claim 11. Preferred embodiments are cited in the depending claims.
- In devices known in the art, "conventional firetube" and "waste heat recovery" boilers each require many small tubes making successive passes within the boiler. However, an enhanced conduit may replace numerous conventional small tubes. The enhanced conduit incorporates a plurality of fins, each of which extends through a wall of the conduit. Alternatively, the enhanced conduit may incorporate a plurality of tubes along its inner surface, through which a heat transfer medium flows. Both designs enhance the heat transfer relationship between the hot fluid and the heat transfer medium by providing a continuous heat transfer relationship with the heat transfer medium, increasing the surface area involved in the heat transfer relationship and enhancing convection/conduction couples. For some applications, all of the tube banks of other devices in the art can be replaced by one continuous enhanced conduit. In other applications, the heat transfer fluid flows through the enhanced conduit while the hot fluid flows along an outer surface of the enhanced conduit.
- In one embodiment of the present invention the device for transferring heat according to claim 1 or claim 11 is a High-Efficiency Enhanced Boiler (HEEB) which offers improvements over conventional designs. A first improvement is a continuous heat transfer relation by surrounding the enhanced conduit with heat transfer medium. A second improvement is the possibility of substantial turndown ratios. A third improvement is the feasibility of manufacturing devices for applications requiring steam pressures in excess of 21.4 atmospheres absolute, whereas conventional firetube boilers have practical limitations. Finally, the HEEB is readily configurable to generate superheated steam.
- Therefore, the present invention provides a High Efficiency Enhanced Boiler capable of generating superheated steam or steam/hot water output. It provides an effective method for direct-fire or indirect-fire heat transfer to a molten metal heat transfer medium. Further the present invention provides a High Efficiency Enhanced Boiler for "waste heat recovery" or indirect-fired boiler applications. It is provided a boiler with an enhanced conduit capable of removing heat from the burner flame by proximally located fins.
- A first aspect of the invention is directed toward a device for transferring heat from a fluid to a heat transfer medium according to claim 1, said device comprising a vessel for containing the heat transfer medium, a conduit extending through a wall of the vessel, the conduit having a first surface in contact with the heat transfer medium and a second surface in contact with a fluid within the conduit, and a plurality of fins, each fin extending through a wall of the conduit, contacting the heat transfer medium and the fluid, wherein heat is transferred from the fluid to the heat transfer medium via the plurality of fins.
- A further aspect is directed toward a device for transferring heat from a fluid to a heat transfer medium according to claim 9, said device comprising a vessel containing the heat transfer medium, a first conduit extending through a wall of the vessel, the first conduit having a first surface in contact with the heat transfer medium and a second surface in contact with a fluid within the first conduit, a plurality of fins, each fin extending through a wall of the first conduit, wherein heat is transferred from the fluid to the heat transfer medium via the plurality of fins, and at least one tube, wherein the heat transfer medium flows within the tube and the fluid flows around the tube, and wherein heat is transferred from the fluid to the heat transfer medium via the tube.
- The foregoing and other features of the invention will be apparent from the following more particular description of embodiments of the invention.
- Embodiments of a boiler, not representing the invention, and the embodiments of this invention, as defined by appended claims, will be described in detail, with reference to the following figures, wherein like designations denote like elements, and wherein:
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FIG. 1 shows a side-view of one embodiment of a boiler. -
FIG. 2 shows a front-view of one embodiment of a boiler. -
FIG. 3 shows a side elevational view of one embodiment of a boiler. -
FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a boiler. -
FIG. 5 shows a side elevational view of the device ofFIG. 4 . -
FIG. 6 shows a side elevational view of the device ofFIG. 4 . -
FIG. 7 shows a cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a boiler. -
FIG. 8 shows a top-view of the device ofFIG. 7 . -
FIG. 9 shows a front-view of the device ofFIG. 7 . -
FIG. 10 shows a cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a boiler. -
FIG. 11 shows a side elevational view of the device ofFIG. 10 . -
FIG. 12 shows a side elevational view of the device ofFIG. 10 . -
FIG. 13 shows a cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a boiler. -
FIG. 14 shows a cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a boiler. -
FIG. 15 shows a top view of the device ofFIGS. 13 and 14 . -
FIG. 16 shows a cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a boiler. -
FIG. 17 shows a side elevational view of the device ofFIG. 16 . -
FIG. 18 shows a side elevational view of the device ofFIG. 16 . -
FIG. 19 shows a side elevational view of an enhanced conduit apparatus according to the invention. -
FIG. 20 shows a housing enclosing the apparatus ofFIG. 19 . -
FIG. 21 shows a cross-sectional view of the apparatus ofFIG. 19 . -
FIG. 22 shows a side elevational view of an alternate embodiment of an enhanced conduit apparatus according to the invention. -
FIG. 23 shows a side cross-sectional view of the apparatus ofFIG. 22 . -
FIG. 24 shows a front cross-sectional view of the apparatus ofFIG. 22 . -
FIGS. 1 through 6 depict a boiler 1, which includes avessel 10 for containing a heat transfer medium. In some embodiments,vessel 10 is pressurized internally and designed according to American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) codes for boilers and pressure vessels. The ASME codes are one of a few fabrication standards honored worldwide. Typically, internal design pressures for this class of vessel range from 1.1 to 21.4 atmospheres absolute, although there are vessels in existence that exceed pressures of 21.4 atmospheres absolute. For reasons of safety and reliability, the ASME codes and others restrict the materials and fabrication methods for vessels with internal design pressures over 2.0 atmospheres absolute. Therefore, only code recognized materials, such as, but not limited to, SA516 GR70, SA240 304, SA312 TP304, and SA106 B, are acceptable for fabrication ofvessel 10. In addition, the adherence to a Code infers that only a facility skilled in the art can fabricate a device such asvessel 10. Additionally, insulation (not shown) covers the exterior surface ofvessel 10 for reasons of efficiency and safety. - Four basic penetrations are commonly made to
vessel 10. In actuality, and commonly known to those of ordinary skill in the art, several penetrations ofvessel 10 are required. Process and policy require penetrations for boiler inspection, boiler drainage, pressure relief, and sensing/gauging. Although the previously mentioned compulsory penetrations are not shown, it is assumed that these requirements are met in the final or code-authorized design. - The
sump 20 proximal to the top ofvessel 10 is indicative of a steam boiler. By design,sump 20 is known to moderate surging, a problem associated with steam production. Consequently, in order to maintain a sufficient level of a heat transfer medium (e.g., water in the case of a steam boiler), afeedwater inlet 30 is located near the bottom ofvessel 10. Any steam having leftsump 20 continues upstream to deliver the stored energy and then returns downstream as condensate tofeedwater inlet 30, thus completing the cycle. This process is typical of a closed steam/water system. In reality, system losses require that provisions be made to replenish the heat transfer medium (e.g., make-up water). Furthermore, deaerators and water treatments are meant to protect the system components from oxidation and chemical attack. However, since deaeraters and chemical treatments are known to those of ordinary skill in the art, further explanation will not be given. - The fmal two penetrations shown in the
vessel 10 are thehot fluid inlet 40 and theflue outlet 50 of enhancedconduit 60. Situated entirely withinvessel 10,enhanced conduit 60 forms a non-communicating pressure boundary between a hot fluid contained within it and a heat transfer medium withinvessel 10. Thus,enhanced conduit 60 is entirely in heat transfer relation with the hot fluid and the heat transfer medium. Often, the hot fluid is hot air generated from a burner, although other fluids or liquids may be used. For example, it may be desirable to cool a molten metal or salt. In such a situation, the molten meal or salt may be passed through enhancedconduit 60, transferring its heat to a heat transfer medium. - Similarly, although the embodiments of the invention are often depicted as steam boilers, necessitating that the heat transfer medium be water, other fluids or liquids are also allowable. For example, the heat transfer medium may be any liquid, gas, or similar material with suitable heat transfer properties.
- In a "single pass firetube boiler," enhanced
conduit 60 extends horizontally near a central axis ofvessel 10, as shown inFIGS. 4 through 6 . A fuel-firedburner 70, generates heat and energy, which are forced into enhancedconduit 60. Burner fuel may include, for example, coal, distillate oil, natural gas, methanol, ethanol, propane, and liquefied petroleum gas. A forced draft subassembly (not shown) regulates the flow of gas toburner 70 so that the proper ratio of oxygen-to-fuel can be attained, and forces or drives the hot gas into enhancedconduit 60. - Essentially,
enhanced conduit 60 is under the same pressure asvessel 10, except that the pressure is exerted on an internal surface ofvessel 10 and an external surface of enhancedconduit 60. Once again, the ASME code or other accepted design standard is invoked to comply with engineering requirements. In general, with respect to the length of enhancedconduit 60, external pressure is more severe than internal pressure in terms of local stress. Generally, when external pressure applied to a conduit exceeds allowable stress limits, buckling or failure occurs. In one embodiment of the invention, the cross-sectional geometry of the enhanced conduit is circular. However, other shapes, including but not limited to square, rectangular, or ellipsoidal, are possible and within the scope of the present invention. - Within
enhanced conduit 60, a plurality of fins 80 extend intimately into the path of the hot fluid. Fins 80 establish a series of obstructions that force the hot fluid to assume a path around individual fins 80 in a manner that elicits turbulence, thereby enhancing heat transfer. Furthermore, a portion of each fin 80 extends through a wall of enhancedconduit 60 and contacts the heat transfer medium. Fins 80 thereby increase heat transfer through turbulent mixing of the hot fluid and by increasing the surface area exposed to the hot fluid and/or the heat transfer medium. Each fin 80 may be oriented through a wall of enhancedconduit 60 in any number of angles relative to the long and short axes ofenhanced conduit 60. As such, fins 80 may be oriented to direct the flow of the hot fluid and/or the heat transfer medium along a particular path. - Each fin 80 is fabricated from materials that demonstrate structural stability while providing good heat transfer characteristics. Possible fin 80 materials include, but are not limited to, generic steels, metals (including copper, molybdenum, etc.), ceramics, refractory materials, and engineered composites. A largely material-dependent objective of the present invention is the ability to extract heat by placing fins in close proximity to the flame of burner. One example (not shown) of a fin configuration capable of meeting this objective comprises a cylindrical generic steel body fitted with a spherical molybdenum tip.
- For simplicity in depiction, cylindrical-shaped fins 80 are shown. However, other fin shapes or combinations of shapes are possible and considered to be within the scope of the present invention. Such shapes include, for example, square, elliptical, aerodynamic, rectangular, and spherical. In addition, such fins may be constructed with through holes, with threaded holes, with blind holes, and may be tapered or threaded. As an example (not shown) of a multi-geometric combination, the fin shape may be cylindrical at one end, tapered in the middle, and rectangular with blind holes toward its opposite end. Each fin 80 may be mechanically fastened to enhanced
conduit 60 in an ASME code or other acceptable method, forming a pressure-rated joint. - In general, the heat transfer medium is water/steam, although molten metal (heat transfer salt) and hot oil systems are possible. As suggested earlier, widespread availability and substantial heat capacity are factors favoring water/steam as the most common heat transfer medium. At startup,
vessel 10, around the outside surface of enhancedconduit 60, is filled with the heat transfer medium (e.g., water). Demand forsteam signals burner 70 to ignite fuel into a combustible flame. The flame is directed at hotfluid inlet 40 of enhancedconduit 60, whereby heat is drawn off by fins 80 located near the outer flame boundary. Fins 80 extract substantial energy from the flame by radiation/conduction/convection heat transfer to the heat transfer medium over the length of the flame. At the extreme boundary of combustion, where the flame ceases to exist, fins 80 remove heat from the hot fluid stream by convection/conduction couples. Additionally, the portion of each fin 80 extending within enhancedconduit 60 causes turbulence in the hot fluid stream, accelerating convection heat transfer, while the portion of each fin 80 extending outside enhancedconduit 60 provides more surface area for convective heat transfer to occur. More particularly, a balanced energy flow exists in the region of each fin 80. The exhausted hot gas leaves enhancedconduit 60 through theflue outlet 50 on route to the stack (not shown). As the heat transfer medium (e.g., water) is heated, it evaporates and exits atsump 20. Fromsump 20, the steam goes to the load (not shown), where condensation occurs. The steam condenses to water and is pumped intoinlet 30 in order to maintain a constant level of heat transfer medium within boiler 1. - Referring to
FIGS. 7-12 , a direct-fired 3-pass 30-horsepower boiler 100 is shown, fabricated in accordance with the present design criteria for a pressure of 10 atmospheres and requiring a one million BTU (British thermal units) natural gas burner.Cylindrical vessel 110 has dimensions of 42-inches O.D. wide by 60-inches O.D. long, with ten-inch diameter enhancedconduit 160 winding through the interior of the vessel. Hot fluid entersboiler 100 through hotfluid inlet 140, passes through enhancedconduit 160, and exits throughflue outlet 150. Condensate returns toboiler 100 throughfeedwater inlet 130. There are 280 3/4"diameter fins 180 located circumferentially throughoutenhanced conduit 160 in sets of ten.Fins 180 are mechanically fastened to enhancedconduit 160 by virtue of a self-locking taper and seal welding. The temperature of the exhausted flue gas is approximately 230° C. The thermal efficiency of such a design is increased, in part, due to the fact that "turn-around passes" are maintained in heat transfer relationship with the heat transfer medium within the boiler. - Referring now to
FIGS. 13-18 , a direct-firedboiler 200 is shown with a coiledenhanced conduit 260. The long axis ofcylindrical vessel 210 is oriented vertically, rather than horizontally as in Example 1. Rather than completing a series of reversals in direction as in Example 1,enhanced conduit 260 is coiled withinvessel 210, completing a total of three revolutions. Hot fluid entersboiler 200 through hotfluid inlet 240, passes through enhancedconduit 260, and exits throughflue outlet 250. As in Example 1,enhanced conduit 260 contains a plurality offins 280 located around its circumference and along its length.Fins 280 may be fastened to enhancedconduit 260 by any of a number of means described above. - Referring to
FIGS. 19-21 , a 4-pass conduit 360 is shown. Unlike earlier-described embodiments, wherein a heat transfer medium sits within a vessel, the depicted embodiment incorporates ahousing 360A around theapparatus 360.Housing 360A directs a heat transfer medium along an outer surface of apass FIG. 20 , the apparatus has a "reverse flow," wherein as the hot fluid enters first pass 362 (often a firetube), the heat transfer medium enters through a heattransfer medium inlet 368B at a distal end of thefourth pass housing 368A, flows in a direction substantially opposite that of the hot fluid, and exits through a heat transfer medium outlet 362B at a proximal end of thefirst pass housing 362A. - In the embodiment depicted in
FIG. 19 , three of the fourpasses fins 380 extending through a wall of the pass. Optionally, one or moreenhanced pass helical member 390 along its outer surface. Located in such a manner,helical member 390 contacts or resides close to an inner surface of eachenhanced pass housing apparatus housing 360A and directs the heat transfer medium along the surface of thepass fins 380 and the heat transfer medium,helical member 390 preferably lies parallel to the pattern offins 380. Such an arrangement effectively creates channels between the surface of apass pass housing fins 380. - Each
pass pass enhanced conduit 360. For example, the fluid withinenhanced conduit 360 initially flows throughfirst pass 362 in direction A. Upon passage through first turn-aroundpass 363, the fluid substantially reverses direction, entering second pass 364 in direction B. Similarly, upon passage through second turn-aroundpass 365, the fluid again substantially reverses direction, enteringthird pass 366 in direction C. Finally, the fluid passes through third turn-aroundpass 367 and enters anon-enhanced pass 368 in direction D before flowing throughflue outlet 350. -
FIG. 21 shows a side cross-sectional view of the apparatus in order to depict the obstructions within eachenhanced pass 364, 366 created by the interior projections offins 380. Also depicted are the channels created betweenhelical member 390 andenhanced pass housings 364A, 366A. - As depicted, only passes 362, 364, 366 contain
fins 380 and, optionally,helical member 390. However, it should be recognized that turn-around passes 363, 365, 367 may be enhanced withfins 380 and/orhelical member 390 in addition to or instead ofpasses - Referring to
FIGS. 22-24 , a modified 4-pass enhancedconduit 460 is shown. Unlike the device inFIG.19 , whereinfourth pass 368 is an unenhanced conduit, modifiedenhanced conduit 460 includes afourth pass 468 comprised of a plurality oftubes 494. The plurality oftubes 494 is preferably arranged in a circular pattern, as depicted most clearly inFIG. 24 , although other shapes are allowable. Similarly, while a plurality oftubes 494 is depicted, a single tube is also within the scope of the invention. - Heat transfer medium enters an
opening 498 in an end of eachtube 494 and flows throughtube 494, increasing the heat transfer from the hot fluid withinfourth pass 468 to the heat transfer medium. Due to the transfer of heat from the hot fluid to the heat transfer medium, the difference in temperature between the hot fluid and the heat transfer medium is generally smaller alongfourth pass 468 than along earlier passes 462, 464, 466. Where such a smaller temperature difference exists, it has been found that such a plurality of tubes more efficiently transfers heat from the hot fluid to the heat transfer medium than does a plurality offins 480 or a plurality offins 40 andhelical members 490, such as those along earlier passes 462, 464, 466. - Optionally, one or
more baffles tubes 494. Such baffles may beouter baffles 496, located aroundtubes 494, orinner baffles 497, located within the plurality oftubes 494. Outer baffles 496 are preferably ring shaped so as to fit around a circular arrangement of the plurality oftubes 494, although other shapes are allowable. Outer baffles 496 preferably contact or reside close to an inner surface of fourth pass housing 468A. Inner baffles are preferably disc shaped so as to fit within a circular arrangement of the plurality oftubes 494, although other shapes are allowable. Outer baffles 496 andinner baffles 497 disrupt the flow of the hot fluid withinpass 468. Inner baffles 497 force the hot fluid outside the plurality oftubes 494 to a location between the plurality oftubes 494 and fourth pass housing 468A, whileouter baffles 496 force the hot fluid in the opposite direction, i.e., into the center of the plurality oftubes 494. - This disruption of the flow of the hot fluid increases heat transfer from the hot fluid to the heat transfer medium.
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- A device for transferring heat from a fluid to a heat transfer medium comprising:a vessel (10) capable of containing the heat transfer medium;a conduit (60, 360, 460) extending through a wall of the vessel (10), the conduit (60, 360, 460) having a first surface for contacting the heat transfer medium and a second surface for contacting a fluid within the conduit (60, 360, 460); anda plurality of fins (80, 380, 480) arranged in a helical pattern, each fin (80, 380, 480) extending through a wall of the conduit (60, 360, 460), thereby being capable of contacting the heat transfer medium and the fluid,wherein heat is transferable from the fluid to the heat transfer medium via the plurality of fins (80, 380, 480),characterized in thata helical member (390, 490) is provided residing around and along a length of the first surface of the conduit (60, 360, 460) and being capable of directing the heat transfer medium along the first surface of the conduit (60, 360, 460) andthat the helical member (390, 490) is substantially parallel to the helical pattern of the plurality of fins (80, 380, 480).
- The device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fins (80, 380, 480) is oriented around and along a length of the first surface of the conduit (60, 360, 460).
- The device of claim 1, wherein the fluid is selected from a group consisting of a gas, a liquid, a molten salt, and a molten metal.
- The device of claim 1, wherein the fluid is the product of an exothermic reaction.
- The device of claim 1, wherein the heat transfer medium is selected from a group consisting of a liquid and a gas.
- The device of claim 5, wherein the heat transfer medium is water.
- The device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of fins (80, 380, 480) is oriented at an angle relative to at least one axis of the conduit (60, 360, 460).
- The device of claim 1, wherein
at least one of the plurality of fins (80, 380, 480) contains structures on its surface to increase turbulence in at least one of the fluid and the heat transfer medium. - The device of claim 1 comprising
at least one tube (494),
wherein
the at least one tube (494) and the helical member (390, 490) are arranged on different passes of the conduit (60, 360, 460),
the heat transfer medium flows within the tube (494) and the fluid flows around the tube (494), and
heat is transferable from the fluid to the heat transfer medium via the tube (494). - The device of claim 9, further comprising at least one baffle (496, 497) for interrupting the flow of the fluid around the tube (494).
- A device for transferring heat from a fluid to a heat transfer medium comprising:a vessel (10) capable of containing the fluid;a conduit (60, 360, 460) extending through a wall of the vessel (10), the conduit (60, 360, 460) having a first surface for contacting the fluid and a second surface for contacting a heat transfer medium within the conduit (60, 360, 460); anda plurality of fins (80, 380, 480) arranged in a helical pattern, each fin (80, 380, 480) extending through a wall of the conduit (60, 360, 460), thereby being capable of contacting the heat transfer medium and the fluid,wherein heat is transferable from the fluid to the heat transfer medium via the plurality of fins (80, 380, 480),characterized in thata helical member (390, 490) is provided residing around and along a length of the first surface of the conduit (60, 360, 460) and being capable of directing the fluid along the first surface of the conduit (60, 360, 460) andthat the helical member (390, 490) is substantially parallel to the helical pattern of the plurality of fins (80, 380, 480).
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