EP2153158B1 - Kessel mit verschieden geformten wärmeaustauschelementen - Google Patents

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EP2153158B1
EP2153158B1 EP08750077A EP08750077A EP2153158B1 EP 2153158 B1 EP2153158 B1 EP 2153158B1 EP 08750077 A EP08750077 A EP 08750077A EP 08750077 A EP08750077 A EP 08750077A EP 2153158 B1 EP2153158 B1 EP 2153158B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24H—FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H1/00—Water heaters, e.g. boilers, continuous-flow heaters or water-storage heaters
    • F24H1/22—Water heaters other than continuous-flow or water-storage heaters, e.g. water heaters for central heating
    • F24H1/24—Water heaters other than continuous-flow or water-storage heaters, e.g. water heaters for central heating with water mantle surrounding the combustion chamber or chambers
    • F24H1/26—Water heaters other than continuous-flow or water-storage heaters, e.g. water heaters for central heating with water mantle surrounding the combustion chamber or chambers the water mantle forming an integral body
    • F24H1/28—Water heaters other than continuous-flow or water-storage heaters, e.g. water heaters for central heating with water mantle surrounding the combustion chamber or chambers the water mantle forming an integral body including one or more furnace or fire tubes
    • F24H1/287—Water heaters other than continuous-flow or water-storage heaters, e.g. water heaters for central heating with water mantle surrounding the combustion chamber or chambers the water mantle forming an integral body including one or more furnace or fire tubes with the fire tubes arranged in line with the combustion chamber
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24H—FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H9/00—Details
    • F24H9/02—Casings; Cover lids; Ornamental panels
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D9/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall
    • F28D9/0031—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits for one heat-exchange medium being formed by paired plates touching each other
    • F28D9/0043—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits for one heat-exchange medium being formed by paired plates touching each other the plates having openings therein for circulation of at least one heat-exchange medium from one conduit to another
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F2225/00—Reinforcing means
    • F28F2225/02—Reinforcing means for casings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F9/00—Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings

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  • the present invention relates to a boiler with variously-shaped heat exchange elements.
  • a heat exchanger is a device for changing the temperature of a fluid ("working fluid") by forcing a heat exchange with another fluid (“exchange fluid”) a large amount of which is available at a temperature sufficient to bring the working fluid to the required temperature.
  • working fluid a fluid
  • exchange fluid another fluid
  • a boiler comprises a heat exchanger fitted with a burner that can generate the exchange fluid (combustion fumes and hot air) within a combustion chamber, in order to heat water or air (the working fluid) within the boiler casing or body.
  • Each of these exchanger modules is formed by a pair of basic elements, which are reciprocally connected in a facing position so as to form a single block.
  • the object of the present invention is to obtain a boiler that can withstand higher pressures than a traditional heat exchanger.
  • a boiler including a burner, a heat exchanger adapted to raise the temperature of a working fluid through heat exchange with an exchange fluid, including a plurality of heat exchanger modules placed side by side in order to define a combustion chamber within which said burner for the generation of said exchange fluid is inserted, exchange walls for the passage of said exchange fluid, an ejection chamber for said exchange fluid fitted with a discharge flue, and a substantially parallelepiped casing adapted to be filled with working fluid, characterised in that said casing has side walls inter-connected by stay-plates placed between said heat exchanger modules, and top and bottom walls and end walls fitted with reinforcing elements to prevent their deformation due to the pressure of said working fluid.
  • the heat exchanger could be of the same type described in Patent Application WO2007/093231 .
  • the reinforcing elements may be rods applied externally to the walls of the casing.
  • the stay-plates connecting the side walls of the casing may have an area considerably smaller than that of the casing walls, so as not to block the passage of working fluid inside the casing.
  • a boiler 1 according to the present invention is shown in figures 1-5 . It can raise the temperature of water or another working fluid through heat exchange with hot air and fumes, which constitute the exchange fluid.
  • the boiler 1 includes a heat exchanger 50 formed by eight exchanger modules 2 adapted to form a combustion chamber 2B, slotted exchange walls 2C and an ejection chamber 2D.
  • a burner 3 shown diagrammatically in figures 1-5 , is applied to the combustion chamber 2B at the inlet 51 of the first of the eight heat exchangers 2, while a discharge flue 4 is connected to the outlet 52 of the ejection chamber 2D.
  • the exchange fluid, generated inside the combustion chamber 2B, passes through the exchange walls 2C and then to the expulsion chamber 2D and the discharge flue 4.
  • the modules are built in a substantially parallelepipedal air-tight casing 5, shown in figures 1-5 .
  • a casing 5 is formed by the following walls:
  • the casing 5 contains the working fluid that exchanges heat with the exchange fluid through the exchange walls 2C.
  • a working fluid is introduced through a conduit 7B and is ejected through another conduit 7C; both conduits 7B and 7C are incorporated into the front wall 5C, which also includes the inlet 51, the support means for burner 3 and the outlet 52 leading to the discharge flue 4.
  • Three stay-plates or panels 6 structurally connect the side walls 5D, and are positioned so as to be parallel to the exchange walls 2C and the front walls 5C; such panels 6 have welded ends 10, so that they can be securely inserted within cavities 11 between the side walls 5D (in other embodiments, other means of attachment may be used, provided that they are adapted to integrally join the panels 6 to the side walls).
  • cavities 11 appear as slots in the metal sheet that forms the side walls 5D.
  • the size of panel 6 is such that its height is considerably shorter than the height of the exchange walls 2C, so as not to block the passage of working fluid.
  • the action of the panels 6 is to reciprocally hold the two side walls 5D in place, preventing them from deforming, even when the pressure of the exchange fluid increases to 4.5 bar.
  • the reinforcement rods 8 are applied to the front and rear walls 5C and to the top and bottom walls 5B, which structurally reinforce the casing 5, preventing the walls from deforming under high pressures.

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  1. Boiler (1) mit einem Brenner (3), einem Austrittsrohr (4), einem Wärmetauscher (50), der zum Erhöhen der Temperatur eines Arbeitsfluids durch Wärmeaustausch mit einem Austauschfluid ausgebildet ist und eine Mehrzahl von Wärmeaustauschmodulen (2) beinhaltet, die unter Bildung einer Brennkammer (2B) Seite an Seite angeordnet sind, in die der Brenner (3) zum Erzeugen des Austauschfluids eingesetzt ist, mit Austauschwänden (2C) für die Passage des Austauschfluids, einer Ausstoßkammer (2D) für das Austauschfluid, in die das Austrittsrohr (4) eingepasst ist, und einem im Wesentlichen quaderförmigen Gehäuse (5), das mit Arbeitsfluid gefüllt werden kann, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Gehäuse (5) Seitenwände (5D) aufweist, die durch zwischen den Wärmeaustauschmodulen (2) platzierte Stützplatten (6) miteinander verbunden sind, sowie eine obere und eine untere Wand (5B) und Endwände (5C) aufweist, die mit Verstärkungselementen (8) ausgestattet sind, die zum Verhindern einer Verformung von diesen aufgrund des Drucks des Arbeitsfluids ausgebildet sind.
  2. Boiler nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Stützplatten (6) durch Tafeln (6) gebildet sind, deren Enden (10) in Hohlräume (11) zwischen den Seitenwänden (5D) des Gehäuses (5) fest eingepasst sind.
  3. Boiler nach Anspruch 2,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Tafeln (6) parallel zu den Austauschwänden (2C) sind.
  4. Boiler nach Anspruch 3,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Tafeln (6) im Wesentlichen rechteckig sind und eine Höhe aufweisen, die beträchtlich kürzer ist als die Höhe der Austauschwände (2C).
  5. Boiler nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verstärkungselemente (8) Stangen beinhalten, die an der oberen und der unteren Wand (5B) sowie an den Endwänden (5C) angebracht sind.
  6. Boiler nach Anspruch 6,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich die Stangen (8) auf der Außenseite des Gehäuses (5) befinden.
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IT000955A ITMI20070955A1 (it) 2007-05-11 2007-05-11 "caldaia con elementi di scambio termico variamente sagomati"
PCT/EP2008/055525 WO2008138803A2 (en) 2007-05-11 2008-05-06 Boiler with variously-shaped heat exchange elements.

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