US20170299223A1 - Buffer tank for water heater - Google Patents

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US20170299223A1
US20170299223A1 US15/401,228 US201715401228A US2017299223A1 US 20170299223 A1 US20170299223 A1 US 20170299223A1 US 201715401228 A US201715401228 A US 201715401228A US 2017299223 A1 US2017299223 A1 US 2017299223A1
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Sung Tae CHO
Chul Hee CHO
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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
    • F24H9/00—Details
    • F24H9/0005—Details for water heaters
    • 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
    • F24H9/0005—Details for water heaters
    • F24H9/001—Guiding means
    • F24H9/0015—Guiding means in water channels
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L55/00—Devices or appurtenances for use in, or in connection with, pipes or pipe systems
    • F16L55/04—Devices damping pulsations or vibrations in fluids
    • F16L55/045—Devices damping pulsations or vibrations in fluids specially adapted to prevent or minimise the effects of water hammer
    • F16L55/05—Buffers therefor
    • F16L55/052—Pneumatic reservoirs
    • F16L55/053—Pneumatic reservoirs the gas in the reservoir being separated from the fluid in the pipe
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
    • F24D3/00—Hot-water central heating systems
    • F24D3/10—Feed-line arrangements, e.g. providing for heat-accumulator tanks, expansion tanks ; Hydraulic components of a central heating system
    • F24D3/1008—Feed-line arrangements, e.g. providing for heat-accumulator tanks, expansion tanks ; Hydraulic components of a central heating system expansion tanks
    • 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
    • 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
    • F24H9/12—Arrangements for connecting heaters to circulation pipes
    • F24H9/13—Arrangements for connecting heaters to circulation pipes for water heaters
    • F24H9/133—Storage heaters
    • 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
    • F24H9/20—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F24H9/2007—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices for water heaters
    • 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
    • F28D20/00—Heat storage plants or apparatus in general; Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus not covered by groups F28D17/00 or F28D19/00
    • F28D20/0034—Heat storage plants or apparatus in general; Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus not covered by groups F28D17/00 or F28D19/00 using liquid heat storage material
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
    • F24D3/00—Hot-water central heating systems
    • F24D3/10—Feed-line arrangements, e.g. providing for heat-accumulator tanks, expansion tanks ; Hydraulic components of a central heating system
    • F24D3/1008—Feed-line arrangements, e.g. providing for heat-accumulator tanks, expansion tanks ; Hydraulic components of a central heating system expansion tanks
    • F24D3/1041—Flow-through
    • 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
    • F28D20/00—Heat storage plants or apparatus in general; Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus not covered by groups F28D17/00 or F28D19/00
    • F28D2020/0065—Details, e.g. particular heat storage tanks, auxiliary members within tanks
    • F28D2020/0069—Distributing arrangements; Fluid deflecting means
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/14—Thermal energy storage

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  • the present invention relates to a buffer tank for a water heater, and more particularly, to a buffer tank for a water heater which is installed to a water heater so as to prevent a temperature of hot water from rapidly increasing or decreasing.
  • a hot water supply type water heater running water at a low temperature flowed through a running water pipe is supplied to a heat exchanger and is heated by a burner. Then, the heated water is discharged through a connection pipe and is temporarily stored in a buffer tank. The hot water stored in the buffer tank is supplied to a user through a hot water pipe.
  • a general buffer tank included in a conventional water heater is disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 2011-0130890, wherein the buffer tank includes an inlet and outlet in a lower part thereof.
  • hot water heated in a heat exchanger is flowed in a buffer tank through the inlet and water (hot water) stored in the buffer tank is discharged through the outlet so that the hot water is supplied to a user through a hot water pipe.
  • water hot water
  • the inlet and the outlet are formed in the lower part of the buffer tank as described above, hot water is flowed from the lower part to an upper part and thus, a pump may be needed for an inflow of hot water.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a buffer tank according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a path of hot water flowed in or discharged from the buffer tank of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a front view of a first connection pipe or a second connection pipe of the buffer tank of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a buffer tank 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a path of hot water flowed in or discharged from the buffer tank 100 of FIG. 1
  • FIG. 3 is a front view of a first connection pipe 120 or a second connection pipe 130 of the buffer tank 100 of FIG. 1 .
  • the buffer tank 100 may include a storage unit 110 , the first connection pipe 120 , and the second connection pipe 130 .
  • the storage unit 110 may include a space for storing water (hot water) inside, an inlet 113 , to which hot water is flowed, in the upper part thereof, and an outlet 115 , from which the water stored inside is discharged, in the lower part thereof.
  • the hot water flowed from the outside is called ‘hot water’ and the hot water inside the buffer tank 100 is called ‘water’.
  • the hot water flowed from the outside may be hot water at a high temperature which is heated while passing through a heat exchanger in the water heater.
  • the storage unit 110 may be a container type including an empty space for storing water inside, and the first connection pipe 120 and the second connection pipe 130 may be formed in the space.
  • the first connection pipe 120 may be formed in the inner space of the storage unit 110 , may have a tube form, may be connected to the inlet 113 , and may be extended to a direction of the lower part of the storage unit 110 .
  • the first connection pipe 120 may include a one end connected to the inlet 113 and the other end disposed in the inner space of the storage unit 110 so that the hot water may be delivered to the inner space of the storage unit 110 .
  • the first connection pipe 120 may be extended to a position spaced apart from the bottom of the storage unit 110 so that the hot water flowed through the inlet 113 is discharged to the bottom of the storage unit 110 . That is, as illustrated in FIGS.
  • the first connection pipe 120 is formed and extended to a position which is spaced apart from the bottom of the inner space of the storage unit 110 by a regular interval so that the hot water flowed through the inlet 113 may be discharged to the bottom of the storage unit 110 through the first connection pipe 120 .
  • the second connection pipe 130 may be formed in the inner space of the storage unit 110 , may have a tube form, may be connected to the outlet 115 , and may be extended to a direction of the upper part of the storage unit 110 .
  • the second connection pipe 130 may include a one end connected to the outlet 115 and the other end disposed in the inner space of the storage unit 110 so that the water inside the storage unit 110 may be delivered to the outlet 115 .
  • the second connection pipe 130 may be extended to a position spaced apart from the top surface of the storage unit 110 so that the water stored in the upper part inside the storage unit 110 is delivered to the outlet 115 . That is, as illustrated in FIGS.
  • the second connection pipe 130 is formed and extended to a position which is spaced apart from the top surface of the inner space of the storage unit 110 by a regular interval so that the water inside the storage unit 110 is delivered to the outlet 115 through the second connection pipe 130 .
  • the delivered water may be discharged to outside the buffer tank 100 through the outlet 115 .
  • the first connection pipe 120 is extended from the inlet 113 formed in the upper part of the storage unit 110 to a lower direction and the flowed hot water moves along the first connection pipe 120 to a lower direction, the flowed hot water may easily move to the bottom of the storage unit 110 without using a separate device such as a pump.
  • the second connection pipe 130 is extended from the outlet 115 formed in the lower part of the storage unit 110 to an upper direction and the water inside the storage unit 110 moves along the second connection pipe 130 to a lower direction, the water in the upper part of the storage unit 110 may be easily discharged through the outlet 115 .
  • a plurality of via holes H 1 may be formed in the first connection pipe 120 to an upward and downward direction. Since the hot water delivered through the first connection pipe 120 is delivered to the storage unit 110 through the via holes H 1 , the hot water may be easily mixed with the water. Also, the via holes H 1 formed in the first connection pipe 120 may have each different size and for example, the diameters thereof may gradually increase toward the lower direction. As the diameters of the via holes H 1 are different from each other, the hot water delivered through the first connection pipe 120 may be easily mixed with the water inside the storage unit 110 .
  • a plurality of via holes H 2 may be also formed in the second connection pipe 130 to an upward and downward direction.
  • the water inside the storage unit 110 may be delivered to the second connection pipe 130 through the via holes H 2 and then, may be delivered to the outlet 115 .
  • the via holes H 2 formed in the second connection pipe 130 may have each different size and for example, the diameters thereof may gradually increase toward the upper direction. As the diameters of the via holes H 2 are different from each other, more water in the upper part than that in the lower part stored in the storage unit 110 may be flowed to the second connection pipe 130 .
  • FIG. 2 a path of flowed hot water A discharged through the buffer tank 100 is illustrated.
  • the hot water A when the hot water A is flowed to the buffer tank 100 from the outside through the inlet 113 , the hot water A is delivered to the inner space of the storage unit 110 through the first connection pipe 120 .
  • the hot water A may be mixed with the water in the storage unit 110 through the via holes H 1 formed in the first connection pipe 120 or the hot water A may be discharged to the bottom of the storage unit 110 through the other end of the first connection pipe 120 .
  • the hot water flowed through the first connection pipe 120 moves to the upper direction of the storage unit 110 and is mixed with the water in the storage unit 110 .
  • a temperature of the water in the upper part of the storage unit 110 is higher than the water in the lower part and such water at a high temperature is delivered to the second connection pipe 130 through the other end of the second connection pipe 130 and the via holes H 2 formed in the second connection pipe 130 .
  • the water delivered to the second connection pipe 130 is delivered to the outlet 115 so as to be discharged to the outside the buffer tank 100 through the outlet 115 .
  • the buffer tank for a water heater according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an inlet in the upper part thereof and an outlet in the lower part thereof so that hot water may be easily flowed in the buffer tank without using a separate device such as a pump.
  • the buffer tank for a water heater according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a storage unit, wherein the storage unit includes long pipes, each of which is connected to the inlet and the outlet, so that water may be easily mixed in the buffer tank. Since water rises upwardly as a temperature of water increases, hot water at a high temperature flowed through the inlet rises to an upper space from a lower space in the buffer tank and thereby, is easily mixed with water existing in the buffer tank.
  • sizes of via holes formed in a first connection pipe or a second connection pipe are different from each other in the buffer tank for a water heater according to an embodiment of the present invention and thus a temperature deviation in the entire buffer tank may be minimized.

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