US20100059600A1

US20100059600A1 - High efficiency heater using spatial energy

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Publication number: US20100059600A1
Application number: US12/546,617
Authority: US
Inventors: Tae-Bong CHANG
Original assignee: Vortex Co Ltd Korea
Current assignee: Vortex Co Ltd Korea
Priority date: 2008-09-10
Filing date: 2009-08-24
Publication date: 2010-03-11
Also published as: JP2010065995A; CN101672541A; KR100888794B1

Abstract

A high efficiency heater using spatial energy includes a motor, a body, a cover, and a vortex-generating unit. The body includes a through-hole into which a rotating shaft of the motor is inserted, a plurality of grooves on an inner face thereof, and a discharge pipe provided on an outer face thereof so as to communicate with the inner face. The cover is assembled with the body and has a center through-hole into which a suction pipe is assembled, and a plurality of grooves on an inner face thereof. The vortex-generating unit is shaped like a disk, mounted in a space defined by the body and the cover in a manner as to be separated from a space wall, and has a center through-hole into which the rotating shaft of the motor is inserted, and a plurality of grooves on an outer face thereof.

Description

RELATED U.S. APPLICATIONS

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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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REFERENCE TO MICROFICHE APPENDIX

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates, in general, to a high efficiency heater using spatial energy and, more particularly, to a high efficiency heater in which fluid flowing through a passage circulates at high speed through the heater so as to swirl so that molecules of the fluid are decomposed so as to generate heat for heating liquid.
2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 37 CFR 1.98
Generally, most heating apparatuses, such as boilers, use fluid (hereinafter referred to as “water”) and include a heater.
The heater is supplied with thermal energy by causing fossil fuels, such as oil, gas, or coal, to burn, or by doing an electrothermal operation using electricity.
However, such a boiler supplied with thermal energy using fossil fuels or electricity has the following problems.
First, recently, as fossil fuels (oil, gas or the like) are becoming depleted, the whole world is making extraneous efforts to secure energy resources, often resulting in war.
To solve this problem, some countries have tried to use atomic power gained through the hi-tech, technique-intensive nuclear industry, which is realizable only in some European nations, the USA, Korea, or Japan.
Secondly, one of the heating devices widely used in the home is the boiler.
While the boiler uses a fossil fuel such as petroleum, gas, or coal, many countries have no choice but to import the fossil fuel from other countries in order to secure energy resources.
Further, the fuel efficiency of the boiler only averages 60% and the wasteful use of fuel is considerable. Further, it is true that the harmful exhaust gas produced during combustion of fuel is causing social problems as it is the chief culprit of environmental pollution.
Further, in the case of an old boiler, the fuel efficiency is further reduced, and the fuel is always stored near the boiler, so that the amount of wasted energy becomes greater, and fire risks are ever present.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the related art, and the present invention is intended to propose a high efficiency heater using not a fossil fuel but spatial energy so as to not generate harmful exhaust gas, thereby maintaining a clean environment.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a high efficiency heater using spatial energy, which has the fuel efficiency higher than using fossil fuel.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a high efficiency heater using spatial energy, which has a simple construction and is of low maintenance, so that a separate manager is not required thereby reducing maintenance costs.
In order to achieve the above objects, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a high efficiency heater using spatial energy including: a motor; a body having a through-hole into which a rotating shaft of the motor is inserted, a plurality of grooves on an inner face thereof, and a discharge pipe provided on an outer face thereof so as to communicate with the inner face; a cover assembled with the body and having a center through-hole into which a suction pipe is assembled, and a plurality of grooves on an inner face thereof, and a vortex-generating unit shaped like a disk, which is mounted in a space defined by the body and the cover in a manner as to be separated from a space wall, and having a center through-hole into which the rotating shaft of the motor is inserted, and a plurality of grooves on an outer face thereof.
In another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a high efficiency heater using spatial energy including: a motor; a body having a through-hole into which a rotating shaft of the motor is inserted, a plurality of grooves on an inner face thereof, and a discharge pipe provided on an outer face thereof so as to communicate with the inner face; a cover assembled with the body and having a center through-hole into which a suction pipe is assembled, and a plurality of grooves on an inner face thereof, a fluid-accelerating unit shaped like an impeller, which is provided on an end of the rotating shaft of the motor; and a vortex-generating unit shaped like a disk, which is mounted in a space defined by the body and the cover in a manner as to be separated by a certain distance from a space wall, and having a center through-hole into which the rotating shaft of the motor is inserted, and a plurality of grooves on an outer face thereof.
In an embodiment, a distance between the grooves of the cover, the body, and the vortex-generating unit may be proportional to a diameter of the vortex-generating unit.
In an embodiment, the inner faces of the cover and the body, and the outer face of the vortex-generating unit maybe formed as steps so as to gradually increase a thermal energy generated via the grooves.
In an embodiment, a diameter of the suction pipe may be of a size 1.2 to 1.4 times that of the discharge pipe.
In an embodiment, a cross section of the suction pipe may be identical to that of a distance between the vortex-generating unit, the body, and the cover.
In an embodiment, the suction pipe may be coaxial with the fluid-accelerating unit, and the discharge pipe may be formed on the body so as to be connected with the outer face of the vortex-generating unit.
According to the above construction, the high efficiency heater using spatial energy of the present invention has effects described below.
First, the high efficiency heater has the simple construction so as not to be subject to breakdowns and to be easy to service, so that a separate manager is not required thereby reducing labor costs.
Secondly, the high efficiency heater does not require a fuel such as petroleum or coal, so that the surrounding environment can be maintained clean, and fuel costs and transportation costs of the fuel can be eliminated.
Thirdly, the high efficiency heater does not use a fossil fuel and so provides an environment clean of exhaust pollutants.
Fourthly, the high efficiency heater is widely used in many places such as small, independent spaces as well as large facilities, i.e. saunas, indoor swimming pools, artificial farms, gardening facilities, schools, army bases or the like.
Fifthly, the high efficiency heater does not need the separate storage of fuel, so that there is no risk of an outbreak of fire resulting from carelessness while fuel is being stored.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a high efficiency heater using spatial energy according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a heating section of the high efficiency heater of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the high efficiency heater using spatial energy.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating fluid flow through the high efficiency heater of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view illustrating fluid flow through a vortex-generating unit of the high efficiency heater of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view illustrating an arrangement for testing the high efficiency heater of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Reference will now be made in greater detail to a preferred embodiment of the invention, an example of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a high efficiency heater using spatial energy according to the present invention.
As illustrated in the figure, the high efficiency heater 100 of the present invention is connected with a rotating shaft 210 of a conventional motor 200.
The high efficiency heater 100 includes a body 10 having a discharge pipe 20 and a cover 30 assembled with the body 10. A suction pipe 40 is assembled onto the center of the cover 30. The assembly of the motor 200 and the high efficiency heater 100 is assembled onto a lower holder 300 so that it is safely supported on the ground and is easily transported and mounted. The construction of the high efficiency heater 100 will now be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.
The motor 200 is firmly fixed onto an upper portion of the holder 300, and a pad (not shown) may be provided therebetween so as to absorb vibrations of the motor 200.
The rotating shaft 210 of the motor 200 is hermetically inserted into a center through-hole 11 of the body 10.
An inner face of the body 10 is formed as steps 12 on which a plurality of grooves 13 is formed, and an outer face thereof is provided with a plurality of internal screw holes 14 into which a cover 30 is assembled.
A disk type vortex-generating unit 50 is fitted next to the body 10 around the rotating shaft 210, and is fixed thereto by means of a key (not shown) or the like.
The vortex-generating unit 50 is shaped like a disk, and has a center hole 51 for the rotating shaft 210 and a plurality of grooves 53 on opposite faces formed as steps 52.
The vortex-generating unit 50 is provided with a plurality of through-holes 54 so as to transmit water introduced from the front portion thereof toward the rear portion thereof, and through which water rapidly fills the inside of the heater.
An impeller type fluid-accelerating unit 60 is provided on an end of the rotating shaft 210.
The fluid-accelerating unit 60 assists to circulate water introduced via a suction pipe 40 while spreading it around the vortex-generating unit 50.
When the vortex-generating unit 50 is assembled near the vortex-generating unit 50 in the body 10, the cover 30 comes close to and is assembled with the body 10.
The cover 30 has a center through-hole 31, into which the suction pipe 40 is assembled, and steps 32 on an inner face thereof, on which a plurality of grooves 33 is provided.
The suction pipe 40 and the cover 30, and the cover and the body 10 are firmly assembled together by means of a fastener like a bolt, and a hermetic seal (not shown) may be preferably provided at the contact between the cover 30 and the body 10.
As the vortex-generating unit 50 rotates, the grooves 33, 13, and 53 of the cover 30, the body 10, and the vortex-generating unit 50 are repetitively aligned/misaligned with/from one another so that water is collected and cut at aligned/misaligned states, respectively, and water vortexes are generated in the grooves 33, 13, and 53. With the above high-speed process, water is decomposed into molecules and thermal energy is generated.
This is a key point of the present invention. In other words, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, water is introduced into the heater via the suction pipe 40, flows into a space defined by the cover 30 and the body 10, and is discharged out through the discharge pipe 20, by the rotation of the fluid-accelerating unit 60 connected with the rotating shaft 210.
Herein, water flowing in the space is decomposed into molecules at grooves 33, 13, and 53, generating thermal energy.
That is, while the grooves 33, 13, and 53 are repetitively aligned and misaligned with and from one another during rotation of the vortex-generating unit 50, water is decomposed into molecules by strong impacts via collecting and separating at aligned/misaligned states, and further swirls about the grooves 33, 13, and 53, generating thermal energy.
From the results of many tests and studies, it was found that the greatest amount of thermal energy was obtained when the grooves 33 and 53 of the cover 30 and the vortex-generating unit 50, and the grooves 13 and 53 of the body 10 and the vortex-generating unit 50, are each aligned with each other, with the distances between respective grooves forming a true circle.
Further, it was also observed that the greatest amount of thermal energy was obtained when a distance between the grooves 33, 13, and 53 was proportional to a diameter of the vortex-generating unit 50.
Further, it was also observed that the greatest amount of thermal energy was obtained when the grooves 33, 13, and 53 were provided on steps 32, 12, and 52, because the decomposition of molecules occurred twice owing to such a construction.
Further, it could be seen that the highest efficiency was obtained when a diameter of the suction pipe 40 was 1.2 to 1.4 times that of the discharge pipe 20, and a cross section of the suction pipe 40 was identical to that of a distance between the vortex-generating unit 50, the body 10, and the cover 30.
Test Results
Test results of the high efficiency heater using spatial energy will now be described with reference to FIG. 6.
<Test Method>
The high efficiency heater using spatial energy was fabricated and tested by connecting the heater with a water tank P of 2100 L and operating it for 60 minutes using a motor of 55 kw manufactured by Hyosung Co., Ltd, Korea.
Herein, the water tank P and the motor 200 were connected with each other via the suction pipe 40 and the discharge pipe 20, on which thermometers T1, T2, T3, and T4 were installed so as to measure a varying temperature of water in the pipes, and a plurality of ball valves B was installed so as to control the circulation of water.
Further, the suction pipe 40 was provided with a flow meter 41 for measuring the inflow of water and a circulating motor 42 for forcibly circulating water.
After the tank and the high efficiency heater were installed such that water circulated through them, temperatures of the thermometers T1 and T2 were measured and checked at time intervals of 10 minutes.
The test results are shown in the following table.


Time,							Wmitor,	Efficiency,
Min.	T1 ° C.	T2 ° C.	ΔT ° C.	m, kg/hour	Q, kcal	Q, kW	kW	factor

10	32.0	60.0	28.0	1,636	45,808	53.26	51.7	1.03
20	32.0	61.0	29.0	1,636	47,444	55.17	51.7	1.06
30	32.0	44.0	12.0	4,444	53,328	62.00	51.7	1.19
40	36.0	48.0	12.0	4,444	53,328	62.00	51.4	1.20
50	36.0	52.0	16.0	2,647	42,352	49.25	52.6	0.90
60	38.0	58.0	20.0	2,647	52,940	61.56	52.6	1.17

The average efficiency of the test results was 1.09.
An effect on the direction of fluid was not considered in this test.
Although a preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.

Claims

1. A high efficiency heater using spatial energy comprising:

a motor, having a rotating shaft;

a body having a through-hole, a plurality of grooves formed as steps on an inner face thereof, and a discharge pipe provided on an outer face thereof so as to communicate with the inner face, said rotating shaft being inserted into said through hole;

a cover being assembled with the body and having a center through-hole into which a suction pipe is assembled, and a plurality of grooves formed as steps on an inner face thereof;

a fluid-accelerating means shaped as an impeller, being provided on an end of the rotating shaft of the motor; and

a vortex-generating means shaped as a disk, being mounted in a space defined by the body and the cover in a manner as to be separated from a space wall, and having a center through-hole into which the rotating shaft of the motor is inserted, and a plurality of grooves formed as steps on an outer face thereof,

wherein, while driving the fluid-accelerating means, fluid introduced through the suction pipe flows into the space formed on the outside of the vortex-generating; means and discharges out through the discharge pipe of the body, the fluid flowing through the vortex-generating means is decomposed into molecules by the grooves of the vortex-generating means, the cover, and the body so as to generate thermal energy.

2. The high efficiency heater using spatial energy according to claim 1, wherein a distance between the grooves of the cover, the body, and the vortex-generating means is proportional to a diameter of the vortex-generating means.

3. The high efficiency heater using spatial energy according to claim 1, wherein a diameter of the suction pipe is 1.2 to 1.4 times a diameter of the discharge pipe.

4. The high efficiency heater using spatial energy according to claim 1, wherein a cross section of the suction pipe is identical to a cross section at a distance between the vortex-generating means, the body, and the cover.

5. The high efficiency heater using spatial energy according to claim 1, wherein the suction pipe is coaxial with the fluid-accelerating means, and wherein the discharge pipe is formed on the body so as to be connected with the outer face of the vortex-generating unit.