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US1644180A
US1644180A US86460A US8646026A US1644180A US 1644180 A US1644180 A US 1644180A US 86460 A US86460 A US 86460A US 8646026 A US8646026 A US 8646026A US 1644180 A US1644180 A US 1644180A
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    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24HFLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
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  • WALTER B CROAN, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO DRYING SYSTEMS, INC., 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION1-OF ILLINOIS.
  • the air to be heated is drawn, and therein' receives the initial heating, and also serves to insulate the furnace; to provide a furnace for heating air directly, which is adapted for sheet metal construction; to provide a direct air heating furnace in which the air drawn around the combustion tube is previously heated a sufficient amount to avoid chilling the burner gases before the combustion is completed, without raising the tem-r perature ofthe metal walls of the combustion tube a/bove the danger point; ⁇ and to provide a furnace of high eiiiciency, in which the temperature of the exhaustgases is as low as practical, and in which the heat of combustion is almost completely transferred to the air being heated.
  • Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 -2 of Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 3 is arplan view of the furnace with 6, 1926. Serial No. 86,460.
  • Fig. 4 is a transverse section through the Y rear end of the furnace, with parts broken away.
  • the heating chamber 1 is provided with tube supporting walls 2 and 3 near the front and rear walls 4 and 5 respectively, providing the end header spaces 6 and 7
  • the combustion tube 8 is anchored in the inner tube wall 3 and extends through a thimble 9 which spans the space between the walls 2 and 4.
  • the combustion tube 8 is slidable in the thimble 9 to allow for expansion.
  • the burner nozzle 10 In the outer end of thecombustion tube 8 is inserted the burner nozzle 10, and an annular combustion air inlet passage 11 is provided Varound the nozzle tube 10.
  • a spray nozzle 12 is directed into the center of the tube 10 and supplies the fuel for combustion.
  • a nest of fire tubes 13 is supported in the partitions 2 and 3 above the combustion tube 8, and suitable baiiie plates 14 and 15 are supplied in the header chambers to direct the burning gases from the combustion tube back and forth through the fire tubes to the exhaust gas outlet 16.
  • the jet of oil spray is ignited at the inner end of the nozzle 10 and is mixed with combustion air drawn through the annular space 11. The resulting combustion is nearly completed at the end of the large tube 8, and the heated gases are then passed through the small tubes 13 so that the heat may be extracted and transferred to the air which is to be used for heating.
  • An outer shell 17 is provided around-the heating chamber 1 and forms the lateral insulating spaces 18, the space 19 over the top of the heating chamber and the fan chamber 20 at the rear.
  • the upper art of the heating chamber 1 is open, provi ing an air passage up through the lateral spaces over the. top, and .downthrough the nest of fire tubes and past the combustion tube in direct contact with the tube walls.
  • a horizontal baille plate 22 is supported directly under the opening between the'plates 21, by means of a plurality of transversely extending Z- plates 23.
  • a longitudinal passage 24 which communicates to the inlet of the suction -fan'25,'located in the chamber 20 and driven by the motor 26.
  • the chamber 20 is formed by means of the fan casing 21.1 which has an inlet aperture 21.2 in the forward wall, through which the air is drawn from' beneath the fire tube.
  • baffle plate 22 and the transverse par-4 titions 23 serve to distribute the low pressure from the fan 25 alongthe, length of the chamber 24, so that the air is evenly distributed throughout the length of the heating chamber.v
  • the air is discharged into the upper receiving chamber 27, which is located on the top of the furnace.
  • a longitudinal central opening 28 is provided in the top of the chamber 27 and communicates with the series of passages 29 which are.
  • a heating cham? ber In a direct air heater, a heating cham? ber, a shell around the sides and' over the top of the heating chamber forming a heat insulating space closed at the ends and open at the bottom, and means forcircul-ating air upwardly through'the insulating space and then downwardly through the heating chamber to prevent loss of heat in the heating chamber.
  • a direct air heater In a direct air heater, a heating chamber, a combustiontube, a nest of fire tubes above the combustion tubes, said tubes extending through the heating chamber, means for directing the burning gasesfrom the combustion tube through the fire tubes, a
  • a heating chamber having fire tubes extending therethrough

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- 1,64410"A oct. 4,1927. W. B Rom 1 8 DIRECT AIR HEATER Filed Feb. 6. 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 mmh lllllll Way/52, y W;
Oct; 4 1927..
w. B. cRoAN DIRECT AIR HEATER Filed Feb. 6, 1926 3. Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Oct. 4, 1927.
i UNITED STATES 1,644,180 PATENT OFFICE.
WALTER B. CROAN, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO DRYING SYSTEMS, INC., 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION1-OF ILLINOIS.
DIRECT-AIR HEATER.
Application led February rlhis invention relates to improvements in furnaces in which the intermediate heating mediums, such as steam or water, are dispensed with, and the air is heated by directcont-act with the walls of thepassages for the burnt gases. This type of heater is, aceordingly, designated herein as a direct air heater.
Heretofore, a difficulty met with'in such furnaces has been that the high temperatures of combustion melted the walls of the furnace. A medium, such as water, was required to cool the walls in contact with the burning gases, and the heat wa-s transferred to the water and then re-transferred to the heating air by radiation. Also, in furnaces heretofore used, a fibrous lagging was e1nployed to insulatethe heating spaces, and the heat absorbed by the lagging was completely lost.
rThe main objects of this invention are to.
the air to be heated is drawn, and therein' receives the initial heating, and also serves to insulate the furnace; to provide a furnace for heating air directly, which is adapted for sheet metal construction; to provide a direct air heating furnace in which the air drawn around the combustion tube is previously heated a sufficient amount to avoid chilling the burner gases before the combustion is completed, without raising the tem-r perature ofthe metal walls of the combustion tube a/bove the danger point; `and to provide a furnace of high eiiiciency, in which the temperature of the exhaustgases is as low as practical, and in which the heat of combustion is almost completely transferred to the air being heated.
An illustrative embodiment of this invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in Whichy Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the furnace.
Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 -2 of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is arplan view of the furnace with 6, 1926. Serial No. 86,460.
parts broken away and parts shown in section.
Fig. 4 is a transverse section through the Y rear end of the furnace, with parts broken away.
In the drawings is shown a furnace constructed throughout of sheet metal, a high temperature resisting material, such as Duralloy, being used in the hotter regions. The heating chamber 1 is provided with tube supporting walls 2 and 3 near the front and rear walls 4 and 5 respectively, providing the end header spaces 6 and 7 The combustion tube 8 is anchored in the inner tube wall 3 and extends through a thimble 9 which spans the space between the walls 2 and 4. The combustion tube 8 is slidable in the thimble 9 to allow for expansion. In the outer end of thecombustion tube 8 is inserted the burner nozzle 10, and an annular combustion air inlet passage 11 is provided Varound the nozzle tube 10. A spray nozzle 12 is directed into the center of the tube 10 and supplies the fuel for combustion.
A nest of fire tubes 13 is supported in the partitions 2 and 3 above the combustion tube 8, and suitable baiiie plates 14 and 15 are supplied in the header chambers to direct the burning gases from the combustion tube back and forth through the fire tubes to the exhaust gas outlet 16. The jet of oil spray is ignited at the inner end of the nozzle 10 and is mixed with combustion air drawn through the annular space 11. The resulting combustion is nearly completed at the end of the large tube 8, and the heated gases are then passed through the small tubes 13 so that the heat may be extracted and transferred to the air which is to be used for heating.
An outer shell 17 is provided around-the heating chamber 1 and forms the lateral insulating spaces 18, the space 19 over the top of the heating chamber and the fan chamber 20 at the rear.
The upper art of the heating chamber 1 is open, provi ing an air passage up through the lateral spaces over the. top, and .downthrough the nest of fire tubes and past the combustion tube in direct contact with the tube walls. s
iBelow the combustion tube 8 two horizontal plates 21 are sup lied along the sides of the chamber 1, an a horizontal baille plate 22 is supported directly under the opening between the'plates 21, by means of a plurality of transversely extending Z- plates 23. Below vthe plate 22 is a longitudinal passage 24, which communicates to the inlet of the suction -fan'25,'located in the chamber 20 and driven by the motor 26. The chamber 20 is formed by means of the fan casing 21.1 which has an inlet aperture 21.2 in the forward wall, through which the air is drawn from' beneath the fire tube.
The baffle plate 22 and the transverse par-4 titions 23 serve to distribute the low pressure from the fan 25 alongthe, length of the chamber 24, so that the air is evenly distributed throughout the length of the heating chamber.v
From the fan, the air is discharged into the upper receiving chamber 27, which is located on the top of the furnace. A longitudinal central opening 28 is provided in the top of the chamber 27 and communicates with the series of passages 29 which are.
formed by the vertical partitions 30 between the top sheet 31 and the upper wall of the chamber 27. This arrangement is pro-vided' nace is frequently started and stopped. The
incoming airl flowing through the insulating spaces 18 provides an efficient heat insulation, and the heat absorbed therein is retained.
- Although but one specific embodiment of this invention has been herein shown and described, 'it will be understood that numerous details `of the construction shown may be altered or omittedwithout departin from the' spirit of this invention as dene by the following claims.
I claim:
1. In a direct air heater, a heating cham? ber, a shell around the sides and' over the top of the heating chamber forming a heat insulating space closed at the ends and open at the bottom, and means forcircul-ating air upwardly through'the insulating space and then downwardly through the heating chamber to prevent loss of heat in the heating chamber.
' '2. In a direct air heater, a heating chamber, a combustiontube, a nest of fire tubes above the combustion tubes, said tubes extending through the heating chamber, means for directing the burning gasesfrom the combustion tube through the lire tubes, a
shell over the sides and top of the heatingV chamber forming a heatinsulating space, and means for circulating air upwardly through the insulating space at the sides of the heater and then downwardly throughV the heating chamber in direct cont-act with said tubes.
3. In a direct air heater, a heating chamber having fire tubes extending therethrough,
cellular insulating spaces over the sides and top of the heating chamber, a receiving chamber over the top of the air heater, and means for circulating air upwardly through the insulating spaces at the sides, then downwardly through the heating chamber in direct contact with said tubes and then through said receiving chamber.
Signed at Chicago this 4th day of February, 1926.
WALTER B. oRoAN.
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US2512384A (en) * 1945-09-04 1950-06-20 Dravo Corp Direct-fired hot-air heating apparatus
US2529574A (en) * 1945-09-04 1950-11-14 Dravo Corp Direct fired hot-air heating apparatus
US2555842A (en) * 1949-06-24 1951-06-05 Atlantic Dev Company Inc Air heating furnace and heat exchange structure therefor
US2603207A (en) * 1952-07-15 Muhlenkort
US2876763A (en) * 1955-06-15 1959-03-10 Hunter Multiple fuel burner and space heater
US2979050A (en) * 1956-12-31 1961-04-11 Nat Heater Company Inc Header assembly for space heater
US2984235A (en) * 1958-08-06 1961-05-16 Kenneth S Johnson Combustion chambers
US3053246A (en) * 1959-03-26 1962-09-11 Arnold A Kosarin Hot air heater
US3111979A (en) * 1960-03-07 1963-11-26 Lennox Ind Inc Dual fuel burner construction

Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2603207A (en) * 1952-07-15 Muhlenkort
US2512384A (en) * 1945-09-04 1950-06-20 Dravo Corp Direct-fired hot-air heating apparatus
US2529574A (en) * 1945-09-04 1950-11-14 Dravo Corp Direct fired hot-air heating apparatus
US2555842A (en) * 1949-06-24 1951-06-05 Atlantic Dev Company Inc Air heating furnace and heat exchange structure therefor
US2876763A (en) * 1955-06-15 1959-03-10 Hunter Multiple fuel burner and space heater
US2979050A (en) * 1956-12-31 1961-04-11 Nat Heater Company Inc Header assembly for space heater
US2984235A (en) * 1958-08-06 1961-05-16 Kenneth S Johnson Combustion chambers
US3053246A (en) * 1959-03-26 1962-09-11 Arnold A Kosarin Hot air heater
US3111979A (en) * 1960-03-07 1963-11-26 Lennox Ind Inc Dual fuel burner construction

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