EP3828466B1 - Heiz- oder warmwassererzeugungsanlage mit verbesserter wartung - Google Patents

Heiz- oder warmwassererzeugungsanlage mit verbesserter wartung Download PDF

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EP3828466B1
EP3828466B1 EP20210054.1A EP20210054A EP3828466B1 EP 3828466 B1 EP3828466 B1 EP 3828466B1 EP 20210054 A EP20210054 A EP 20210054A EP 3828466 B1 EP3828466 B1 EP 3828466B1
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Jean-François MARIE
Emmanuel ANTOINE
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23J—REMOVAL OR TREATMENT OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OR COMBUSTION RESIDUES; FLUES 
    • F23J11/00—Devices for conducting smoke or fumes, e.g. flues 
    • F23J11/02—Devices for conducting smoke or fumes, e.g. flues  for conducting smoke or fumes originating from various locations to the outside, e.g. in locomotive sheds, in garages
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23J—REMOVAL OR TREATMENT OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OR COMBUSTION RESIDUES; FLUES 
    • F23J13/00—Fittings for chimneys or flues 
    • F23J13/02—Linings; Jackets; Casings
    • F23J13/025—Linings; Jackets; Casings composed of concentric elements, e.g. double walled
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23L—SUPPLYING AIR OR NON-COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS OR GASES TO COMBUSTION APPARATUS IN GENERAL ; VALVES OR DAMPERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CONTROLLING AIR SUPPLY OR DRAUGHT IN COMBUSTION APPARATUS; INDUCING DRAUGHT IN COMBUSTION APPARATUS; TOPS FOR CHIMNEYS OR VENTILATING SHAFTS; TERMINALS FOR FLUES
    • F23L11/00—Arrangements of valves or dampers after the fire
    • F23L11/005—Arrangements of valves or dampers after the fire for closing the flue during interruption of burner function
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23L—SUPPLYING AIR OR NON-COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS OR GASES TO COMBUSTION APPARATUS IN GENERAL ; VALVES OR DAMPERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CONTROLLING AIR SUPPLY OR DRAUGHT IN COMBUSTION APPARATUS; INDUCING DRAUGHT IN COMBUSTION APPARATUS; TOPS FOR CHIMNEYS OR VENTILATING SHAFTS; TERMINALS FOR FLUES
    • F23L13/00—Construction of valves or dampers for controlling air supply or draught
    • F23L13/02—Construction of valves or dampers for controlling air supply or draught pivoted about a single axis but having not other movement
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23L—SUPPLYING AIR OR NON-COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS OR GASES TO COMBUSTION APPARATUS IN GENERAL ; VALVES OR DAMPERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CONTROLLING AIR SUPPLY OR DRAUGHT IN COMBUSTION APPARATUS; INDUCING DRAUGHT IN COMBUSTION APPARATUS; TOPS FOR CHIMNEYS OR VENTILATING SHAFTS; TERMINALS FOR FLUES
    • F23L13/00—Construction of valves or dampers for controlling air supply or draught
    • F23L13/06—Construction of valves or dampers for controlling air supply or draught slidable only
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23J—REMOVAL OR TREATMENT OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OR COMBUSTION RESIDUES; FLUES 
    • F23J2211/00—Flue gas duct systems
    • F23J2211/10—Balanced flues (combining air supply and flue gas exhaust)
    • F23J2211/101—Balanced flues (combining air supply and flue gas exhaust) with coaxial duct arrangement
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23J—REMOVAL OR TREATMENT OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OR COMBUSTION RESIDUES; FLUES 
    • F23J2211/00—Flue gas duct systems
    • F23J2211/20—Common flues for several combustion devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23J—REMOVAL OR TREATMENT OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OR COMBUSTION RESIDUES; FLUES 
    • F23J2213/00—Chimneys or flues
    • F23J2213/20—Joints; Connections
    • F23J2213/201—Joints; Connections between stack and branch pipes

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  • the present invention relates to an installation for heating and/or producing domestic hot water.
  • Collective heating installations comprising a network of air supply and flue gas evacuation ducts which are connected to the various boilers located in various premises of a building.
  • Each boiler is connected to the same collective conduit of the network, arranged substantially vertically, via a connecting conduit.
  • the connecting ducts which are arranged substantially horizontally are each connected to a boiler via an elbow or a suitable connecting piece.
  • the collective duct and the connecting ducts (as well as the elbows or suitable connecting pieces) are generally double ducts or concentric ducts which each include a central duct for the evacuation of the boiler combustion products, which are generally combustion gases. combustion, and a peripheral duct for the air supply to the boiler, the air circulating countercurrent to the combustion gases.
  • DE 196 03 615 A1 shows a heating and/or domestic hot water production installation according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a boiler When a boiler is installed in a room, it is connected to the network by means of the aforementioned connection conduit and is fixed to a wall of the room (generally vertical wall) and the installer then connects the boiler to different pipes of supply of gas and water.
  • the subject of the invention is thus a heating and/or domestic hot water production installation comprising at least two generators of combustion products which are each connected to the same vertical pipe by means of a concentric connection pipe.
  • each concentric duct comprising a central duct for the evacuation of the combustion products and a peripheral duct for supplying the generator with oxidizer against the current of the combustion products
  • the installation comprises, on the central duct of the duct concentric connection, at least one closure member which is capable of locally closing said central duct without closing the peripheral duct, said central duct of the concentric connection duct forming an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice for the evacuation of products of combustion, said central duct further forming an opening distinct from the inlet and outlet orifices for perm be the insertion or removal of the obturation member.
  • the closure member can be part of the configuration of the concentric connection duct as soon as it is installed (for example it can be installed in a straight part of the duct by being integrated into a part which itself forms a section of this duct) and be actuated or implemented when needed.
  • a connection duct is understood as being the part of the duct which is located between the generator of combustion products and the vertical duct, generally called the collective duct.
  • the vertical flue can be a concentric flue (double flue) which includes a central flue for the evacuation of the combustion products and a peripheral flue for the fuel supply or a simple flue which is used only for the evacuation combustion products.
  • the concentric duct (double duct) for connection is connected to the simple vertical duct and communicates with the latter at the level of the central duct for the evacuation of the combustion products.
  • the peripheral duct of the concentric duct (double duct) for connection is connected to an oxidizer supply which does not pass through the vertical duct.
  • the peripheral duct can thus for example comprise a combustion inlet (for example an ambient air inlet of the room where the concentric connection conduit is located) or be connected by a supply conduit to a remote combustion inlet (for example the supply duct is connected to an outside air inlet).
  • FIG. 1 shows a partial schematic view of a heating installation according to one embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2A is a schematic cross-sectional view of a connecting piece incorporating a closure member in the open position according to one embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2B is a schematic sectional view of the connection part of the Figure 2A with the closure member in the closed position;
  • FIG. 3A is a schematic cross-sectional view of a connecting piece incorporating a closure member in the open position according to another embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 3B is a schematic sectional view of the connection part of the Figure 3A with the closure member in the closed position;
  • FIG. 4A is a schematic cross-sectional view of a portion of a connecting duct incorporating a closure member in the open position according to yet another embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 4B is a schematic sectional view of the connection part of the Figure 4A with the closure member in the closed position;
  • FIG. 5A is a schematic sectional view of a portion of a connecting duct incorporating a closure member in the open position according to another embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 5B is a schematic sectional view of the connection part of the Figure 5A with the closure member in the closed position;
  • FIG. 6 shows a partial schematic view of a heating installation according to another embodiment of the invention.
  • a heating and/or domestic hot water production installation comprises several generators of combustion products, in this case boilers, two of which only are illustrated under the references 12 and 14.
  • the number of generators of combustion products is generally higher in a collective installation of a building such as an apartment building.
  • Each of the boilers 12 and 14 is connected to a vertical concentric conduit 19 which extends inside the building passing through the various rooms where the boilers of the installation are located and, for this purpose, crosses the partition wall. 16 and the roof portion 18 to emerge outside the building.
  • the vertical pipe can serve a greater number of premises and include a greater number of boilers (generators of combustion or reaction products).
  • Each boiler is connected to the vertical duct 19 via a concentric connection duct which is specific to each boiler, namely the duct 20 for the boiler 12 and the duct 22 for the boiler 14.
  • Each concentric connection duct corresponds generally to the pipe part of the collective installation which is located between one of the boilers and the collective vertical pipe.
  • Each concentric duct that is to say the vertical concentric duct 19 and each of the concentric connecting ducts 20 and 22, here comprises a central duct for discharging the boiler combustion products and a peripheral duct for supplying oxidant , here air, boiler.
  • the oxidant circulates in the peripheral duct against the current of the combustion products in the central evacuation duct.
  • the peripheral duct 19a of the vertical concentric duct 19 takes the oxidant (air) outside the building and conveys it to the various peripheral ducts 20a, 22a of the connection ducts 20, 22 to supply it to the respective boilers 12 and 14 for the feeding them with oxidizer.
  • the central duct 19b of the vertical concentric duct 19 collects the combustion products coming from the various central ducts 20b, 22b of the connecting ducts 20, 22 and conveys them outside the building above the roof of the latter.
  • the vertical duct does not necessarily have a concentric configuration but it necessarily comprises a vertical duct for the evacuation of the combustion products.
  • each concentric connection duct 20, 22, more particularly on the central conduit 20b, 22b of the latter one or more shutter members, in this case only one member is used, to locally shut off the central conduit (the shutter is carried out locally, at the place where the obturation member is positioned) without blocking the peripheral duct.
  • the circulation of the oxidant in the peripheral duct is therefore not disturbed, or in any case is not interrupted, by the closure member, which allows the oxidant to form an envelope or insulating sheath circulating around the central duct. and therefore providing additional protection by confining the products of combustion inside this envelope/sheath.
  • the closing devices are not represented on the figure 1 for the sake of simplicity. They are however shown in the following figures in the form of different possible embodiments.
  • Each concentric connecting duct forms an opening for inserting said closure member inside the central duct.
  • This opening is distinct from the inlet and outlet orifices of the central duct through which the combustion products circulate.
  • the opening opens on one side inside the central duct and on the other side on an outer wall of the concentric connection duct.
  • the opening opens onto the outside of the concentric connection duct. The opening thus allows access to the central duct.
  • An operator can insert the obturation member through the opening to allow the obstruction of the central duct.
  • the opening can also lead to the peripheral duct.
  • the opening also allows access to the peripheral duct. An operator can thus carry out a maintenance operation or a verification of the peripheral duct.
  • the shutter member or one of the shutter members is configured to obstruct the opening at the level of the peripheral conduit. This obstruction of the peripheral duct prevents air from escaping from the peripheral duct via the opening.
  • Said at least one closure member is preferably designed to be removable, in particular through said opening.
  • the term “removable” means that the closure member can be extracted from the opening. The removability is compatible with the possibility of locking the closure member when it is in one or more operating positions.
  • shutter members can be used to perform the function of local shutter of the central duct. It is in fact possible to use a first closure member intended to be inserted through an opening opening into the central duct. This first closure member is capable of obstructing the central duct when it is inserted inside this opening. A second closure member can then be used to obstruct the opening emerging into the central duct without obstructing the central duct itself.
  • the first closure member makes it possible to carry out maintenance operations on the installation or to condemn a central duct by preventing the combustion products from circulating through the central duct.
  • the second shutter member is used in normal operation of the combustion product generator by obstructing the opening allowing the insertion of the first shutter member while allowing the circulation of the combustion products through the central duct.
  • the closure member can also be made in several parts.
  • a first part can be configured to obstruct only the opening at the level of the peripheral duct while leaving the opening at the level of the central duct free.
  • a second part can be configured to obstruct the opening at the central duct as well as the central duct itself for the function of obstructing the products of combustion.
  • the first and second parts can be configured to interlock or connect together.
  • each closure member is capable of occupying, in the central duct, a first position, called open, in which the passage of combustion products is authorized and a second position, called closed, in which the passage of products combustion chamber is clogged.
  • the passage from one position to another is made possible in a particularly simple manner thanks to the presence of an actuating part or implementation of the closure member which is arranged outside the concentric duct connection (in a suitable place, generally easily accessible from the outside) and which can therefore be handled/operated from outside this duct by an operator.
  • the closing of the central connection duct can therefore be carried out in a particularly simple manner, when a maintenance operation must take place, without having to dismantle this duct.
  • Said at least one closure member is configured to obstruct said opening when it occupies the first and second positions in the central duct. Thus, no combustion products escape through this opening when combustion products are generated. Said at least one closure member therefore forms a plug for this opening in addition to its function of closing the central duct.
  • the first and second positions can be achieved by different shutter members.
  • the insertion of the second closure member corresponds to the first position, called open, in which the passage of the combustion products is authorized.
  • the insertion of the first closure member corresponds to the second position, called closed, in which the passage of the combustion products is obstructed.
  • Said at least one closure member is preferably capable of occupying a third assembly/removal position in which the closure member is free to be inserted into or removed from the opening.
  • This third position is distinct from the first and second positions.
  • the installation may further comprise at least one device for detecting the presence or the position of said at least one closure member in the central duct.
  • said at least one detection device can detect whether the closure member is placed in the opening and/or its position in this same opening.
  • said at least one detection device is configured to detect when said at least one shutter member is in the first and/or in the second position and/or in the third position, as the case may be.
  • Said at least one detection device is configured to transmit to at least one control member of the installation information representative of the presence and/or of the position of said at least one shutter member in the opening.
  • the control member can be internal to a generator of combustion products or external to the latter.
  • the control member can also be collective, i.e. in charge of controlling a plurality of combustion generators.
  • the control of the generator of combustible products can thus be carried out according to this information.
  • the start-up of the fuel product generator arranged upstream of the concentric connection duct may be subject to the presence and the correct position of the closure member therein, for example the first position.
  • starting up the fuel product generator can be made impossible if the closure member is absent or in a maintenance or intermediate position.
  • the information relating to the presence and/or to the position of said at least closure member can be transmitted to several fuel product generators in order to control their operation.
  • Said at least one detection device may comprise an end-of-travel detector configured to detect whether said shutter member is in a predetermined position.
  • Said at least one detection device may comprise a plurality of end-of-travel detectors, for example two, to determine several positions of the shutter member. Position detection can be performed via a contact, for example with a contactor brought into contact with the shutter member, or without contact.
  • the installation can also provide a locking system for the shutter member.
  • This locking system may provide for locking the arrangement of the shutter member inside the opening for security reasons. In this case, the shutter member can still move from the first position to the second position and vice versa. However, the extraction of the shutter member from the opening is prohibited by the locking means.
  • the deactivation of the locking means can for example make it possible to move the closure member into the third position in order to be able to be extracted from the opening.
  • the locking means can for example be deactivated by a tool or even a control signal authorizing the extraction of the closure member.
  • the shutter member can also provide a visual position indicator.
  • a visual indicator may be provided to determine in which position among the first, second and third positions the closure member is located.
  • This visual indicator is for example luminous, colored, a shape or even a relief.
  • the shutter member(s) of the concentric boiler connection ducts can be positioned at different places on the duct and can, for example, be different from one connection duct to another.
  • connection ducts all have the same geometrical arrangement since, on the one hand, they each comprise a part forming an elbow or a T connection to the boiler 20c, 22c which is here connected to the top wall of the boiler and extends vertically and obliquely and, on the other hand, they each extend by a horizontal rectilinear section 20d, 22d which is connected to the vertical conduit 19.
  • the part forming the elbow or the T can be connected directly or indirectly to the boiler by means of a straight section or any other appropriate conduit device.
  • the connecting ducts may have different configurations from one boiler to another.
  • the connecting ducts may have all, or at least some of them, a configuration in which the connecting duct in the form of an elbow or a T is connected to the boiler on one of its vertical walls and is then extends vertically, then horizontally after another bend or T to join the vertical duct 19.
  • the configuration of the connecting ducts can vary and include more than one bend or T and more than one section straight or not.
  • the elbows present in the connection ducts may have a curvature or rounded or else have a general shape of a lying L.
  • the shape of T can be asymmetrical with the horizontal bar of the T which is shifted towards one of the two opposite sides (left and right) of the T with respect to the central vertical bar. Maximum lateral offset transforms the shape of the T into an inverted/upturned L.
  • the opening allowing the insertion of the closure member can be formed at a straight, angled or T-shaped portion of the concentric connection duct.
  • the opening may for example be formed by a pipe portion extending transversely to the concentric connection pipe. This pipe portion thus comprises a first end opening into the central pipe and another end opening at the level of an outer wall of the concentric connection pipe.
  • the opening is preferably made in the extension of one of the portions of the concentric connection duct.
  • the opening is preferably in alignment with a portion of the central duct.
  • a first embodiment of a closure member 30 according to the invention is shown in figures 2A and 2B in its respective open and closed positions.
  • the closure member is positioned at the level of a connecting piece 32 in the form of an elbow or T which forms the terminal part of a concentric boiler connection duct such as one of the connecting ducts 20, 22 of the figure 1 .
  • part 32 has the general external shape of a T, the horizontal bar 34 of which is offset to the right relative to the arrangement of the vertical bar 36, thus giving part 32 an asymmetrical shape.
  • the general external shape of part 32 may be symmetrical.
  • the external shape of an asymmetrical T of the part 32 defines the outer envelope of the peripheral duct Cp (external).
  • This Cp duct carries the oxidizer to the boiler in the direction indicated by the horizontal arrows which go from right to left on the figure 2A and by the downward vertical arrows.
  • Part 32 also includes a central duct Cc (internal), surrounded by the peripheral duct Cp, which conveys the combustion products coming from the boiler in the direction indicated by the rising vertical arrow and the horizontal arrow which goes from the left to the right on the figure 2A , that is to say against the flow of the oxidizer.
  • the outer casing of the central duct Cc also has an asymmetrical T shape (internal and coaxial with the T shape of the part 32, thus forming an interlocking double T) which is conferred by the arrangement of the horizontal bar 38 and the vertical bar 40.
  • the vertical bar 40 forms a first portion of central conduit which is arranged in a first direction, here vertical
  • the horizontal bar 38 forms a second portion of central conduit which is arranged in a second direction, here horizontal.
  • the first and second directions form between them an angle of 90°.
  • the angle formed between these two directions can be greater than 90° while being less than 180° or, on the contrary, be less than 90° while being non-zero.
  • part 32 equipped with the closure member 30 can adopt any geometric orientation with respect to the boiler to which it is connected and can be connected directly or indirectly to any wall of the latter. (top wall, wall adjacent to the top wall).
  • the shutter member 30 extends in the central duct Cc, more particularly inside the second portion of central duct 38 and as far as a zone situated beyond the intersection between this portion of duct 38 and the first portion of central duct 40.
  • the closure member 30 comprises a first portion 30a of generally elongated shape, substantially cylindrical, so as to be able to be introduced inside the second portion of duct 38 (by a on the two opposite sides of the horizontal bar 34 which, here, corresponds to the shorter side and which is opposite the side by which the piece 32 is connected to the remaining portion of the connecting duct) and of dimensions slightly smaller than the latter for allow both the insertion operation, the installation of seal(s) between this portion 30a and the second portion of conduit 38 and the rotation of this portion 30a relative to the second portion of conduit 38.
  • the shutter member 30 is movable from one position to another (open position to closed position or closed position to open position) by rotation around an axis passing through this member which, here, is a corresponding horizontal axis to the axis of longitudinal extension of the first portion 30a and which is arranged in the second direction of the second portion of duct 38.
  • the first portion 30a of the closure member 30 forms a free end portion thereof and is hollow.
  • This first portion 30a more particularly comprises a substantially cylindrical wall 30a1 which extends axially inside the second conduit portion 38 and which is open at its free end 30a2 facing said portion 38 (and the side 34b of the horizontal bar 34 by which the part 32 is connected to the remaining portion of the connecting duct).
  • a through opening 30a3 is arranged in the cylindrical wall of the portion 30a, along one of the generatrices of the cylinder.
  • this opening is positioned/oriented opposite the first portion of central duct 40 (here downwards), that is to say in line with the intersection between the two portions of central duct 38 and 40, in order to put the first and second central duct portions into communication and thus allow the evacuation of the combustion products from the boiler.
  • the oxidant (air) circulating in the peripheral duct Cp is not disturbed and can therefore freely circulate around the internal T-piece (formed of the duct portions 38 and 40) which forms part of the central duct of connection.
  • the closure member 30 also comprises a second portion 30b of larger diameter than the diameter of the first portion 30a and which is connected to the latter at its end opposite the open free end 30a2.
  • the second portion 30b is engaged inside one 34a of the two opposite ends (or sides) 34a-b of the horizontal bar 34 of the T, facing the peripheral duct Cp and the central duct Cc.
  • the second portion 30b thus forms an external plug at this end 34a of the T.
  • the end 34a is configured or shaped internally to receive the second portion 30b and a sealing device with joint(s) 41 is mounted in an enlargement of the end 34a, between the latter and the second portion 30b.
  • the closure member 30 thus extends inside the part 32 from an outer zone of this part which is offset laterally with respect to the intersection between the two inner conduit portions 38 and 40.
  • sealing devices with joint(s) 43, 45 are also provided between the first portion 30a and the second portion of conduit 38, more particularly at the level of the two opposite ends 30a2 and 30a4 of the first portion 30a.
  • the second conduit portion 38 here has an internal annular rim 38a into which the free end 30a2 and the joint device(s) 43 are inserted.
  • the side opening 30a3 is bordered by a wall which defines a groove for a seal device 47 cooperating with the inner face of the second portion of the conduit 38.
  • a maneuvering part or element 42 is mounted on the outside of the shutter member 30 and is secured thereto (here on the outer face of the second portion 30b) to allow an operator to rotate (from outside the part 32) the closure member 30 around the longitudinal axis thereof and thus reach the closed/closed position of the figure 2B .
  • the side opening 30a3 is oriented away from the first central duct portion 40, that is to say opposite the internal face of the duct portion 38 (towards the top), so that the cylindrical wall 30a1 has a closed area 30a5 vis-à-vis the first conduit portion 40 (downward).
  • An opening 33 is formed in the part 32 to allow the insertion and/or the withdrawal of the shutter member 30.
  • This opening 33 opens inside the central duct Cc.
  • the opening 33 is arranged at the level of the intersection between the first 40 and second 38 conduit portions of the central conduit Cc. In particular, the opening 33 is here aligned with the second conduit portion 38.
  • the opening 33 is separate from the inlet 35 and outlet 37 orifices of the combustible products.
  • FIG. 3A and 3B A second embodiment of a closure member 50 according to the invention is shown in figures 3A and 3B in its respective open and closed positions.
  • the closure member 50 is integrated into a part 52 of a concentric connection duct such as one of those illustrated on the figure 1 .
  • the part 52 here has the general shape of an interlocking double T (as for the previous embodiment), namely, on the one hand, an external T formed by the arrangement of a portion of horizontal duct 54 forming the horizontal bar of the T and of a portion of vertical conduit 56 forming the vertical bar of the T and, on the other hand, an internal T surrounded by the external T and which is formed by the arrangement of a portion of horizontal conduit 58 forming the horizontal bar of the T and a vertical pipe portion 60 forming the vertical bar of the T.
  • each T has a generally symmetrical shape but nothing prevents the shape of the T from being asymmetrical in a variant.
  • the part 54 can adopt other orientations in space relative to the boiler to which it is directly or indirectly connected.
  • the shutter member 50 is movable between an open position shown in Figure 3A and a closed/obstructed position represented the Figure 3B by translation of the member along an axis passing through it.
  • This axis of translation here corresponds to the longitudinal axis of the horizontal duct portion 58 in which the closure member is engaged.
  • the shutter member 50 comprises here, unlike the embodiment of the figures 2A-B , a single portion 50a of substantially hollow cylindrical general shape which is longer than on the figures 2A-B and which has a side opening 50a1 similar to the opening 30a3.
  • the opening 50a1 is oriented opposite the internal vertical conduit portion 60 (downwards) in order to allow the passage of combustion products.
  • the opening 50a1 is offset laterally with respect to the internal vertical duct portion 60 (intersection of the two branches of the internal T) in order to face the internal face of the horizontal duct portion 58 (the offset is made in the direction of the end of the horizontal bar of the T which is opposite to the end located on the side where the T is connected to the remaining portion of the connecting duct, i.e. here towards the left of the figure; alternatively , the offset can take place in the opposite direction, that is to say towards the right of the figure) and, on the other hand, the portion 50a present vis-à-vis the internal vertical duct portion 60 a closed face 50a2 which prevents the passage of combustion products.
  • the portion 50a has, at one of its two opposite ends, an end face 50a3 closing the hollow cylindrical space of said portion (the cylindrical space is open at the opposite end of the portion 50a which faces the remaining portion of the connecting duct) and on which is mounted a part or actuating element 62 which remains accessible to an operator from outside the connecting duct, regardless of the position of the closure member.
  • part 62 is connected to end face 50a3 via a rod 64.
  • the portion 50 forms together with the actuating part 62 and its rod 64 a device of the piston type.
  • sealing gasket devices 66 and 68 are respectively provided at the two opposite ends of the portion 50a in order to ensure sealing with the inner face of the conduit portion 58 in which it slides.
  • an annular seal is provided at the outer edge of the opening 50a1, in cooperation with the internal face of the conduit portion 58.
  • An opening 53 is formed in the part 52 to allow the insertion and/or the withdrawal of the shutter member 50.
  • This opening 33 opens inside the horizontal duct portion 58.
  • the opening 33 is arranged at the intersection between the horizontal 58 and vertical 60 duct portions.
  • the opening 53 is here aligned with the horizontal duct portion 58.
  • the opening 53 is separate from the inlet 55 and outlet orifices 57 combustible products.
  • the opening 53 here formed by an open end of the T-shaped piece 52.
  • a third embodiment of a shutter member 80 is illustrated in the figures 4A-B .
  • the member 80 is placed in a rectilinear part 82 of a connecting duct such as one of those illustrated on the figure 1 , for example part of a horizontal conduit 20d or 22d.
  • the duct part can be vertical or adopt a different configuration insofar as it is a rectilinear part or section of a concentric connecting duct.
  • the rectilinear part 82 of the concentric connection duct comprises a peripheral duct part 82a conveying the oxidant and a central duct part 82b conveying, in the opposite direction, the combustion products from the boiler.
  • the boiler is connected directly or indirectly to the left of the straight part 82.
  • the shutter member 80 is arranged inside the central duct part 82b and is rotatably mounted around an axis or control rod or actuation 84 which passes through the two walls of the two conduit parts 82a and 82b respectively in sealed manner.
  • the axis of rotation is perpendicular to the rectilinear part of the duct.
  • An actuating part or element 86 accessible from the outside of the rectilinear part 82 (this part is generally arranged adjacent to this rectilinear part and, for example, along it) is connected to the axis of rotation 84 to cause its rotation, therefore that of the closure member 80, and thus the change of position of this closure member between the open position of the figure 4A (the combustion products generated by the boiler can be freely evacuated through the central duct part, while the oxidant circulates in counter-current in the peripheral duct part) and the closed position of the figure 4B (the combustion products are blocked by the shutter member, while the oxidizer still circulates against the current in the peripheral duct part).
  • the shutter member 80 has the general shape of a disk which, when it is positioned parallel to the axis of the central conduit part (more precisely, parallel to a vertical plane which is here the plane of the figure and which contains the axis of the central duct part), allows the products of combustion to pass freely and, when positioned perpendicular to this axis, after a rotation of 90°, opposes the passage of combustion products.
  • the control shaft 84 passes through the disc in its thickness and extends along a diameter of the disc, in the middle thereof. Seals can be arranged around the disk or on the internal wall of the central duct, at the place where the disk comes to rest.
  • the maneuvering piece 86 can adopt different shapes such as, for example, that of a butterfly valve handle.
  • the closure member 90 is engaged inside a second portion of the central duct of the T-shaped or elbow-shaped part (the second portion corresponds for example to the second portion 38 of the figure 2A or to portion 58 of the Figure 3A ) and has a free emerging end 90a which is bevelled. More particularly, this bevelled end 90a is arranged at the intersection between the two portions of central duct 38, 40 of the part which are mutually perpendicular so as to give a general T shape, as in the figures described above.
  • the two intersecting portions 38, 40 could adopt different geometric orientations with respect to each other, as already described above.
  • the shutter member 90 thus configured in this variant is capable of being moved in rotation around its longitudinal axis which extends inside the second portion 38 of central duct mentioned above so that, in a first position ( fig. 5A ), the beveled emerging end 90a is positioned angularly so as to be oriented opposite the first portion 40 and the second portion 38 of the central duct to place the two portions in communication with each other and allow the evacuation combustion products.
  • the shutter member 90 can be moved into a second position ( fig. 5B ) in which its beveled emerging end 90a is oriented opposite to the first portion 40 in order to present vis-à-vis the latter the non-bevelled zone of the emerging end and therefore to obstruct the intersection and thus passage of combustion products.
  • the oxidant can always circulate freely in the peripheral duct of the connecting duct.
  • an external actuating part or element 42 is arranged to move the shutter member 90 from one position to another.
  • An opening 93 is formed to allow the insertion and/or the withdrawal of the closure member 90.
  • This opening 93 opens inside the second portion 38.
  • the opening 93 is arranged at the level of the intersection between the first 40 and second 38 servings. In particular, the opening 93 is here aligned with the second conduit portion 38.
  • the opening 93 is separate from the inlet 95 and outlet 97 orifices of the combustible products.
  • the opening 93 here formed by an open end of the T-shaped or elbow-shaped part.
  • the figure 6 illustrates another embodiment of an installation 100 according to the invention in which the vertical duct does not have a concentric dual-flow configuration: it is a single collective vertical duct 102 which is used to evacuate the products of combustion (here the combustion gases from boilers 104 and 106) and which, for this, is connected to concentric connecting ducts such as ducts 108 and 110. It will be noted that in practice the collective vertical duct can be arranged inside another duct or plug, not shown here .
  • Each concentric connecting duct 108,110 comprises a peripheral duct 108a, 110a surrounding a central duct 108b, 110b which is directly connected to the vertical collective duct 102 for the evacuation of combustion products from the boilers.
  • each concentric connection conduit is not connected to a peripheral vertical conduit for supplying oxidizer (eg air) which surrounds the vertical collective conduit for the evacuation of combustion products.
  • oxidizer eg air
  • the peripheral duct 108a, 110a of each concentric connection duct 108,110 is directly connected to an air supply which can be either the ambient air of the room or the air outside the room and, for example, the air outside the building (via a feed pipe not shown in the figure).
  • one or more peripheral air inlets E1, E2 are arranged directly at the level of the wall of the peripheral duct concerned and the supply air is illustrated by arrows pointing to the air inlet(s).
  • the air inlet(s) of each peripheral duct are arranged as close as possible to the collective vertical duct 102.

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  1. Heiz- und/oder Warmwassererzeugungsanlage (10, 100), umfassend mindestens zwei Generatoren von Verbrennungsprodukten (12, 14; 104, 106), die jeweils mit einer gleichen vertikalen Leitung (19; 102) mit Hilfe einer konzentrischen Verbindungsleitung (20, 22; 104,106) verbunden sind, wobei jede konzentrische Leitung eine zentrale Leitung (20b, 22b; 108b, 110b) zur Ableitung der Verbrennungsprodukte und eine periphere Leitung (20a, 22a; 108a, 110a) zur Versorgung des Generators gegen den Strom der Verbrennungsprodukte mit Brennstoff umfasst, wobei die Anlage, auf der zentralen Leitung der konzentrischen Verbindungsleitung, mindestens ein Verschlussorgan (30; 50; 90) umfasst, das ausgelegt ist, um lokal die zentrale Leitung zu verschließen, ohne die periphere Leitung zu verschließen, wobei die zentrale Leitung (20b, 22b; 108b, 110b) der konzentrischen Verbindungsleitung (20, 22; 104,106) eine Eingangsöffnung (35, 55, 95) und eine Ausgangsöffnung (37, 57, 97) für die Ableitung der Verbrennungsprodukte bildet, wobei die Anlage dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass die zentrale Leitung außerdem eine andere Öffnung (33, 53, 93) als die Eingangs- und die Ausgangsöffnung bildet, um die Einführung oder das Zurückziehen des Verschlussorgans (30; 50; 90) zu ermöglichen.
  2. Anlage nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das mindestens eine Verschlussorgan (30; 50; 90) einen Stopfen der Öffnung (33, 53, 93) bildet.
  3. Anlage nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das mindestens eine Verschlussorgan (30; 50; 90) ausgelegt ist, um zwei Positionen in der zentralen Leitung einzunehmen, d. h. eine erste Position, in der der Durchgang der Verbrennungsprodukte zwischen der Eingangs- (35, 55, 95) und der Ausgangsöffnung (37, 57, 97) ermöglicht wird, und einer zweiten Position, in der der Durchgang der Verbrennungsprodukte verschlossen ist.
  4. Anlage nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das mindestens eine Verschlussorgan (30; 50; 90) konfiguriert ist, um die Öffnung (33, 53, 93) zu Verschließen, wenn es die erste und die zweite Position in der zentralen Leitung (20b, 22b; 108b, 110b) einnimmt.
  5. Anlage nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das mindestens eine Verschlussorgan (30; 50; 90) ausgelegt ist, um eine dritte Einbau-/Ausbauposition einzunehmen, die verschieden von der ersten und der zweiten Position ist, wobei das Verschlussorgan frei in die Öffnung (33, 53, 93) eingeführt oder daraus zurückgezogen werden kann.
  6. Anlage nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie außerdem mindestens eine Vorrichtung zum Nachweis der Anwesenheit und/oder der Position des mindestens einen Verschlussorgans (30; 50; 90) in der zentralen Leitung (20b, 22b; 108b, 110b) umfasst, wobei die mindestens eine Nachweisvorrichtung konfiguriert ist, um an mindestens ein Steuerorgan der Anlage eine Information zu übertragen, die repräsentativ für die Anwesenheit und/oder die Position des mindestens einen Verschlussorgans in der zentralen Leitung (20b, 22b; 108b, 110b) ist.
  7. Anlage nach einem der Ansprüche, 3 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie ein Betätigungselement (42, 62) des mindestens einen Verschlussorgans umfasst, das an der Außenseite der konzentrischen Verbindungsleitung angeordnet und von der Außenseite der Leitung zugänglich ist.
  8. Anlage nach einem der Ansprüche, 3 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zweite Position des mindestens einen Verschlussorgans (30, 90) durch Rotation des mindestens einen Verschlussorgans ausgehend von der ersten Position um eine Achse, die durch das mindestens eine Verschlussorgan verläuft, erhalten wird.
  9. Anlage nach einem der Ansprüche, 3 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zweite Position des mindestens einen Verschlussorgans (50) durch Translation des mindestens einen Verschlussorgans ausgehend von der ersten Position entlang einer Achse, die durch das mindestens eine Verschlussorgan verläuft, erhalten wird.
  10. Anlage nach einem der Ansprüche, 2 bis 9 in Kombination mit Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Betätigungselement (42; 62) des mindestens einen Verschlussorgans benachbart zur konzentrischen Verbindungsleitung angeordnet ist.
  11. Anlage nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die konzentrische Verbindungsleitung in ihrem Endteil, der direkt oder indirekt mit dem Generator von Verbrennungsprodukten verbunden ist, ein im Allgemeinen T- oder knieförmiges Element (32; 52) umfasst, wobei die Öffnung (33, 53, 93) auf der Ebene des im Allgemeinen T- oder knieförmigen Elements (32; 52) gebildet ist.
  12. Anlage nach Anspruch 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das im Allgemeinen T- oder knieförmige Element (32; 52) des Endteils einerseits ein erstes Ende umfasst, das direkt oder indirekt mit dem Generator von Verbrennungsprodukten verbunden ist und auf der Ebene der zentralen Leitung einen ersten Leitungsabschnitt (40; 60) umfasst, der gemäß einer ersten Richtung angeordnet ist, und andererseits ein zweites gegenüberliegendes Ende, das mit dem restlichen Abschnitt der konzentrischen Verbindungsleitung verbunden ist und auf der Ebene der zentralen Leitung einen zweiten Leitungsabschnitt (38; 58), der gemäß einer zweiten Richtung angeordnet ist, die mit der ersten Richtung einen Winkel von nicht null und kleiner als 180° bildet, wobei sich das mindestens eine Verschlussorgan (30; 50) in die zentrale Leitung erstreckt, um die Schnittstelle zwischen dem ersten und dem zweiten Leitungsabschnitt zu schließen.
  13. Anlage nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich das mindestens eine Verschlussorgan (30; 50) in die zentrale Leitung ausgehend von einem Bereich der externen Seite des Stücks erstreckt, das seitlich mit Bezug auf die Schnittstelle zwischen dem ersten und dem zweiten Leitungsabschnitt versetzt ist.
  14. Anlage nach Anspruch 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Bereich der externen Seite des Elements gegenüber dem zweiten Leitungsabschnitt (38; 58) und in der Ausfluchtung der zweiten Richtung dieses zweiten Leitungsabschnitts angeordnet ist.
  15. Anlage nach einem der Ansprüche 12 bis 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das mindestens eine Verschlussorgan (90) ein abgeschrägtes Mündungsende (90a) aufweist, das sich rechts von der Schnittstelle zwischen den zwei Leitungsabschnitten (38, 40) erstreckt, und das, gemäß seiner Winkelposition, durch Rotation entweder gegenüber dem ersten Leitungsabschnitt (40), um die Schnittstelle zwischen den zwei Leitungsabschnitten frei zu lassen, oder gegenüber dem ersten Abschnitt ausgerichtet ist, um gegenüber dem ersten Leitungsabschnitt den nicht abgeschrägten Bereich des abgeschrägten Mündungsendes darzustellen, um somit die Schnittstelle zu schließen.
  16. Anlage nach einem der Ansprüche 12 bis 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das mindestens eine Verschlussorgan (30) eine im Wesentlichen zylindrische Wand (30a) umfasst, die sich axial im Inneren des zweiten Leitungsabschnitts (38) erstreckt, und die an ihrem freien Ende (30a2) gegenüber dem zweiten Leitungsabschnitt offen ist, wobei die im Wesentlichen zylindrische Wand eine Queröffnung (30a3) aufweist, die entlang eines der Generatoren des Zylinders angeordnet ist, und die mit dem freien Ende kommuniziert, wobei die Queröffnung entweder gegenüber dem ersten Leitungsabschnitt (40) angeordnet ist, um den zweiten Leitungsabschnitt mit dem ersten Leitungsabschnitt in Kommunikation zu bringen, oder derart ausgerichtet ist, dass die im Wesentlichen zylindrische Wand des mindestens einen Verschlussorgans einen nicht offenen Bereich (30a5) gegenüber dem ersten Leitungsabschnitt aufweist.
  17. Heizanlage nach einem der Ansprüche 12 bis 16, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mindestens eine Dichtverbindung (43, 45, 47; 66, 68, 70) zwischen dem mindestens eine Verschlussorgan (30; 50) und dem zweiten Abschnitt der zentralen Leitung (38; 58) gestellt ist.
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