WO1998044293A2 - Combustion burner for a water heater - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23D—BURNERS
- F23D14/00—Burners for combustion of a gas, e.g. of a gas stored under pressure as a liquid
- F23D14/46—Details, e.g. noise reduction means
- F23D14/72—Safety devices, e.g. operative in case of failure of gas supply
- F23D14/725—Protection against flame failure by using flame detection devices
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23D—BURNERS
- F23D14/00—Burners for combustion of a gas, e.g. of a gas stored under pressure as a liquid
- F23D14/20—Non-premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air on arrival at the combustion zone
- F23D14/22—Non-premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air on arrival at the combustion zone with separate air and gas feed ducts, e.g. with ducts running parallel or crossing each other
- F23D14/24—Non-premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air on arrival at the combustion zone with separate air and gas feed ducts, e.g. with ducts running parallel or crossing each other at least one of the fluids being submitted to a swirling motion
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23D—BURNERS
- F23D14/00—Burners for combustion of a gas, e.g. of a gas stored under pressure as a liquid
- F23D14/34—Burners specially adapted for use with means for pressurising the gaseous fuel or the combustion air
- F23D14/36—Burners specially adapted for use with means for pressurising the gaseous fuel or the combustion air in which the compressor and burner form a single unit
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24H—FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
- F24H1/00—Water heaters, e.g. boilers, continuous-flow heaters or water-storage heaters
- F24H1/18—Water-storage heaters
- F24H1/20—Water-storage heaters with immersed heating elements, e.g. electric elements or furnace tubes
- F24H1/205—Water-storage heaters with immersed heating elements, e.g. electric elements or furnace tubes with furnace tubes
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23D—BURNERS
- F23D2207/00—Ignition devices associated with burner
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- the present invention relates generally to water heaters.
- the present invention relates to gas-fired hot water storage heaters.
- a typical storage water heater (referred to herein simply as a water heater), water is heated in a tank where it is stored in a heated condition so that, when the demand occurs, the heated water is immediately available for use. As water is drawn from the tank, cold water enters, mixing with the remaining hot water in the tank. The mixture is then brought to the preselected temperature.
- Storage water heaters are useful in homes and many businesses, where the demand is high during certain times of the day and low or nonexistent during the balance of the day.
- Another type of water heater is an instantaneous water heater, which typically holds ten gallons or less at any one time. Instantaneous water heaters are useful in continuous demand situations, as are present in many hotels and businesses.
- Hot water storage heaters may be heated from the heat of combusted gas such as natural gas, propane, or butane or by electrical resistance heating. Natural gas is cheaper than electricity, but electrical resistance heating is more efficient since all of the heat produced enters the stored water. Therefore, a highly efficient gas-heated water storage heater is the most economical to operate.
- residential water heaters heat water to a temperature no higher than 160° F; commercial water heaters heat to 180° F.
- recovery rates are faster, lower and higher, respectively than those of residential units.
- Recovery rate is the number of gallons of water the water heater can bring to temperature per hour and is usually a function of inlet water temperature and temperature setting.
- Standby loss is a measure of how much heat is lost over a twenty-four hour period without the addition of heat; standby loss is expressed in percents and is typically 2-3%.
- the efficiency of a water heater is a measure of how much heat from the combusted fuel is transferred to the water. Thus, a residential unit and a commercial unit may appear to be the same size.
- Their water heater includes a heat exchanger comprising a central tube that runs vertically from the top of the heater approximately halfway down, and that is then formed into a coil that continues to the bottom of the tank.
- Other examples of water heaters with coils exist in the art.
- U.S. 4,203,392 discloses such a design, with the additional feature of a horizontal plate placed within the interior of the tank, which defines an upper or “super heated tank” and a lower “reserve tank.”
- U.S. 2,581,316 and 2,787,318 both advance water heaters having a spiral heating coil running the length of the tank interior. Nonetheless, because of the quantity of hot water used in today's society, there remains a need for a high efficiency, cost-efficient, gas-fired commercial water storage heater.
- a normal combustion burner for use with water heaters, air and gas are mixed in a preselected ratio and transported at a preselected flow rate to an ignition means where the mixture is burned to produce a flame.
- the heat generated by combustion is transferred, by convection, through a vertically- oriented heat exchange tube to the water in the tank.
- the present invention is a combustion burner for use in a gas-fired hot water storage heater.
- the present invention is characterized by a small, efficient burner for use with a heat exchange conduit or tube.
- the heat exchange tube is disposed within a water chamber defined by a holding tank, and includes a full length central conduit or tube and a coil conduit or tube having a smaller diameter than that of the central tube and encircling the central tube in large- diameter coils.
- a joining conduit or tube communicates between the central tube and the coil tube.
- a high powered air blower cooperates with the burner and heat exchange tube to provide oxygen for combustion of the gas, and pressure to drive the hot combustion gases through the heat exchange tube with at least enough force to avoid the need for a chimney.
- a water heater made according to the present invention operates with high efficiency, at 93% or higher, and is relatively inexpensive to manufacture compared to other water heaters that are less efficient.
- Prior art water heaters typically include a relatively small diameter central tube connected to a large combustion chamber wherein combustion takes place. In these prior art water heaters, the hot combustion gases are funneled from the combustion chamber into the small diameter central tube.
- the present invention provides a relatively large diameter central tube having the small but efficient burner mounted at least partially therein.
- This configuration eliminates the need for a separate combustion chamber and the costs associated with manufacturing and installing the separate combustion chamber.
- the burner focuses the flame within the central tube, thereby eliminating damage to the heat exchange tube from impinging combustion flames.
- the central tube runs substantially to the bottom of the water tank so as to accommodate the length of the burner flame, to increase residency time of hot gas in the heat exchange tube, and to increase the overall surface area of the heat exchange tube. It is advantageous to have the coil tube run downhill to conduct condensate from the gradually cooling combustion gases out of the system. Therefore, the joining tube runs directly upward from the bottom of the central tube to the top of the coil tube, just below the mid-point of the tank.
- the large diameter of the coils assures that the exhaust gas flow is not unduly constricted and raises residency time of the combustion gases within the coil tube. The residency time of the combusted gas and the surface area of the coils combine to achieve a high degree of heat exchange.
- combustion burner which includes a housing secured to the top of the water heater.
- the interior of the housing is formed with an inner wall or gas tube depending vertically therefrom, which gas tube is placed a preselected distance within the central tube of the heat exchange tube of the water heater.
- the interior of the gas tube defines an inner space in fluid communication with a source of gas.
- An outer, preferably annular space is defined between the outside of the gas tube and the inside an outer wall that may be a part of the central tube.
- Extending from the housing at approximately a 45° angle is an orifice or nozzle formed in the housing to enable fluid communication between the blower and the annular space.
- an air restrictor plate Positioned within the orifice is an air restrictor plate, the significance of which is explained below.
- a deflector plate Affixed to the end of the gas tube and positioned horizontally within the central tube is a deflector plate.
- the deflector plate is formed with a first series of inner slots arranged in a circular pattern and in fluid communication between the inner space and a combustion portion or combustion chamber of the heat exchange tube.
- gas flows through the first slots and air flows through the second slots.
- Adjacent to each slot is a louver that depends from the deflector plate at a preselected angle.
- the slots and accompanying louvers are constructed to substantially uniformly mix the air and fuel by swirling and directing the mixture toward the center of the combustion chamber.
- the perimeter of the deflector plate is angled in an upward direction toward the top of the water heater to better channel the air toward the second series of slots.
- An ignition assembly depends vertically from the interior of the housing through the gas tube and extends into the combustion chamber through an aperture formed substantially in the center of the deflector plate.
- a flame sensor or other means for sensing the presence of a flame also depends vertically from the interior of the housing, through the annular space, and extends into the combustion chamber through an aperture in the deflector plate. The flame sensor shuts off the flow of gas when a flame is not present within the combustion chamber
- air from the blower is forwarded to the angled nozzle and subsequently passes through the air restrictor plate.
- the air restrictor plate accelerates the air downward into the annular space and subsequently through the second series of slots formed in the deflector plate.
- Gas from a gas source is transported through the gas tube and expelled therefrom via the first series of slots in the deflector plate.
- the louvers serve to swirl and thus substantially uniformly mix the air and gas while directing the mixture toward the centrally positioned ignition assembly.
- the ignition assembly effects the combustion of the mixture in the combustion chamber.
- the inner diameter of the restrictor plate is chosen to accelerate the air to a particular flow rate to enable the burner to achieve a particular thermal rating (measured in Btu/hr). Consequently, by changing the inner diameter of the restrictor plate, the thermal rating of the burner may be altered without having to replace the blower or increase its voltage consumption. Moreover, the increased air flow rate results in the production of a long, narrow, focused flame shape that avoids contact with the interior wall of the central tube, and enables the burner to be placed into the central tube.
- Another feature of the present invention is the angled nozzle which introduces the air into the annulus. It has been found that placing the nozzle at approximately a 45° angle provides an even distribution of air about the surface of the deflector plate. When the air is expelled through the slots, the resulting flame is uniform and controlled, thus avoiding the combustion inefficiencies caused by both "oxygen rich” and “oxygen lean” combustion conditions.
- Yet another feature of the present invention is the circular orientation of the first and second series of slots and the louvers depending from the deflector plate at specified angles. The orientation of the slots and the louvers results in the swirling of gas in a direction counter to that assumed by the air, which in turn thoroughly and uniformly mixes the gas and air.
- gas flows through the inner space and the inner slots, and air flows through the outer space and the outer slots, in an alternative embodiment the gas may flow through the outer space and the outer slots while the air flows through the inner space and inner slots.
- the upwardly angled perimeter of the deflector plate is still another feature of the present invention.
- the angled perimeter serves to urge air toward the second series of slots formed in the deflector plate and thereby increases combustion efficiency.
- FIG. 1 is a partially cut away perspective view of a commercial water heater embodying the present invention
- Fig. 2 is a cross sectional side view of the water heater
- Fig. 3 is a cross sectional top view of the water heater
- Fig. 4 is a cross sectional side view of the blower and burner taken along line 4-4 of Fig. 3;
- Fig. 5 is a cross sectional side view of the tank wall
- Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional side view of the combustion burner in the preferred embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 7 is a cutaway, partial cross-sectional view of a water heater and the combustion burner of Fig. 6;
- Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of an air restrictor for the combustion burner
- Fig. 9 is a bottom view of a deflector plate for the combustion burner
- Fig. 10 is a side cross-sectional view of the deflector plate taken along line 10-10 of Fig. 9;
- Fig. 11 is a cross-sectional side view of a louver depending from the deflector plate.
- Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional side view of a louver depending from the deflector plate.
- Fig. 13 is an enlarged portion of Fig. 9.
- a water heater generally designated by reference number 10.
- the major components of water heater 10 are a tank 12, a blower 14, a burner 16, and a heat exchange conduit or tube 17.
- the heat exchange tube includes a central conduit or tube 18, a joining tube or conduit 19, and a coil conduit or tube 20.
- Another major component of the water heater 10 is a control system 22.
- holding tank 12 is preferably a right cylinder defining a water chamber 24 dimensioned to hold a quantity of water 30 and having an insulated wall 32.
- Wall 32 has a sandwich-type construction composed of an inner layer 34, an outer layer 36 and a layer of insulation 38 therebetween.
- Inner layer 34 is preferably glass coated steel, with glass coating 35 serving to protect inner layer 34 from the corrosive effects of water 30.
- Outer layer 36 is preferably painted steel.
- Insulation 38 is preferably polyurethane foamed in place after inner and outer layers 34, 36, are assembled.
- Blower 14 is mounted to the top of tank 12 and pumps air through a throat or nozzle 50 into a first chamber 52. Throat 50 serves to accelerate air into first chamber 52.
- first chamber 52 Positioned within first chamber 52 is a second chamber 53 which is in fluid communication with a gas line 55. Air in first chamber 52 and gas in second chamber 53 travel through holes 57 in plate 56 where the air and natural gas mix and are subsequently combusted. Blower 14 must provide sufficient air for complete combustion and enough air pressure to drive the combustion gases from water heater 10. Preferably, blower 14 will pump air at almost 4400 feet per minute and deliver a volume of approximately 150 cubic feet per minute. Throat 50 accelerates the air flow still further, preferably doubling its speed before the air mixes with the gas.
- Burner 16 is a highly efficient, small diameter burner capable of burning a gas/air mixture to produce 240,000 Btus/hr. Burner 16 must fit within central tube 18, which is preferably five inches in diameter. It must also produce a small diameter flame so that the flame does not impinge on the wall 54 of central tube 18.
- central tube 18 must extend substantially the full length of the tank 12 so that the flame does not impinge on wall 54.
- Central tube 18 has hot combustion gases running from burner 16 at a proximal end 56 to a distal end 58. A portion of the heat from the hot gas will be conducted through wall 54 and into water 30. In coil tube 20, a high percentage of the remainder of the heat will be exchanged into water 30.
- Coil tube 20 has a diameter approximately one-half that of central tube 18 so the flow of hot gases is somewhat restricted. Coil tube 20 coils around central tube 18 in a series of large diameter, small pitch coils, generously spaced so that the residency time of the hot gas is long enough to permit nearly complete heat exchange. Because central tube 18 runs to the bottom of tank 12, and it is desirable to have coil tube 20 run downhill, joining tube 19 is used to conduct the combustion gases from the bottom of central tube 18 to the top of coil tube 20.
- Control system 22 includes two electronic sensors 82 and 84 for controlling blower 14 and burner 16.
- Sensor 82 is an inlet thermostat; sensor 84 is an outlet thermostat.
- Sensor 82 is triggered and turns on burner 16 when cold water enters inlet 86.
- Sensor 84 is a high temperature sensor and turns off burner 16 when the temperature of water 30 exiting through outlet 88 reaches a preselected setpoint.
- the influx of cold water, the removal of water 30 from the tank 12, and the volume of water 30 as a function of height make calculation of the water temperature in tank 12 difficult.
- an approximate overall water temperature can be obtained for water 30 within tank 12. It has been determined that the following calculation provides an estimate for the temperature of water 30 within tank 12:
- Control system 22 also includes differential pressure switches 90 and 92.
- Switch 90 senses a differential pressure across blower 14. When a certain pressure across blower 14 is sensed by switch 90, an electrical signal is sent to control system 22 signifying the movement of air. Upon receipt of this signal, control system 22 will initiate operation of burner 16. Switch 92 measures a back pressure in burner 16. If burner 16 becomes blocked, switch 92 opens and control system 22 will shut down water heater 10.
- Anode 85 is electrically insulated from tank 12, which serves as the cathode. In operation, anode 85 is held at a slight positive electrical potential with respect to tank 12. Glass coating 35 on the inside of inner layer 34 inevitably will have fine holes where the surface of inner layer 34 will be exposed to water 30.
- a suitable anode 85 can be made of aluminum or magnesium.
- a water heater for a commercial, 180°F, water heater with a storage capacity of 100 gallons is a 24 inch diameter tank 12 having zero clearance on all sides and a 1 1/2 inch clearance on top for maintenance, and a burner 16 rated at 240,000 Btu/hr and operating in a five inch diameter central tube 18 having a 0.111 inch thick wall.
- Blower 14 supplies air at a flow rate of almost 4400 feet/minute for oxygen supply and pressure to drive the gas through fifty feet of exhaust pipe, and produces a flame 14 to 23 inches in length, most or all of which extends below the level of the water 30 in the water chamber 24 (see Fig. 1).
- the wall 74 of coil tube 20 is 0.060 inches thick.
- Sensors 82 and 84 are weighted 1:6 in determining water temperature. Such a heater will have a standby loss rate of 1% and an average efficiency of 93%.
- Burner 210 comprises a housing 220 secured to a mounting surface 109 on a top portion 110 of a holding tank 112 of water heater 100 by a plurality of bolts 222.
- Holding tank 112 defines a water chamber 24 for holding water 30 (see Fig. 1). It will be recognized by those with ordinary skill in the art that other securing means may be substituted for bolts 222 without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
- burner 210 is shown on the tank 112 in Fig. 7, it can also be used in the water heater 10 of Figs. 1-5.
- interior 224 of housing 220 is formed with a centrally positioned inner wall, inner tube, gas conduit, or gas tube 230 that depends vertically from top 226 of interior 224 and extends a preselected distance into outer wall, heat exchange conduit, or heat exchange tube 120 defining a heat exchange passage.
- Gas tube 230 defines an inner space 231.
- the distance to which gas tube 230 extends within heat exchange tube 120, as denoted by reference numeral 232 in Fig. 6, is approximately 5.75 inches.
- a horizontally positioned deflector plate 270 is secured by bolts 239 to end 238 of gas tube 230.
- the portion of heat exchange tube 120 adjacent the side of deflector plate 270 facing away from or below gas tube 230 defines a combustion portion or combustion chamber 271 of heat exchange tube 120.
- the combustion chamber 271 is disposed within the water chamber 24 (see Fig. 1).
- Inner space 231 is in fluid communication between gas inlet tube 236 and combustion chamber 271.
- An orifice holder 237 is threaded within gas inlet tube 236 and permits the removable attachment of a gas source (not shown).
- Housing 220 has extending therefrom an angled nozzle 250.
- nozzle 250 is at approximately a 45° angle, the significance of which will be explained in detail below.
- Nozzle 250 is attached to a source of air or an air blower 14 (see Figs. 1-3) which transports a flow of air through nozzle 250 and into annular space, annulus, or outer space 240, which is defined between gas tube 230 and heat exchange tube 120.
- Formed in nozzle 250 is a barb hose 253 in fluid communication with the interior of nozzle 250. Barb hose 253 allows the attachment of a pressure sensor (not shown) to ensure that the air entering annulus 240 is at the correct pressure.
- Ignition assembly 245 is positioned within the interior of gas tube 230 and extends through aperture 272 of deflector plate 270 into combustion chamber 271.
- the ignition assembly 245 is adapted to ignite the combustible mixture.
- end 246 of ignition assembly 245 is approximately 0.75 to 0.875 inches from deflector plate 270.
- a flame sensor 248, removably threaded within top 221 of housing 220, is positioned within annulus 240 and extends through aperture 273 of deflector plate 270 into combustion chamber 271.
- Tip 249 of flame sensor 248 is preferably placed approximately 2.5 inches below end 246 of ignition assembly 245. Flame sensor 248 detects the presence of flame within combustion chamber 271, and will discontinue the flow of gas if flame is not detected.
- FIG. 8 there is shown a cross-sectional view of air restrictor plate 260.
- Restrictor plate 260 is formed with a centrally positioned aperture 262 having an inner diameter 266 and a flared perimeter 264.
- restrictor plate 260 is secured to end 252 of nozzle 250 so that a portion of flared perimeter 264 is positioned within nozzle 250.
- Air restrictor 260 serves to accelerate air, forwarded by the blower 14, into annulus 240.
- Inner diameter 266 is chosen in accordance with the thermal rating which is to be achieved by burner 210.
- inner diameter 266 is approximately 0.875 inches; to achieve a rating of 199,900 Btu/hr, inner diameter 266 is approximately 1.031 inches, while a 240,000 Btu/hr rating requires inner diameter 266 to be approximately 1.196 inches.
- These ratings, and corresponding diameters are based upon the use of an air blower having a rating of 82 CFM at 120 volts. It is recognized that the precise diameter of inner diameter 266 may vary slightly, depending upon the type and capacity of air blower 14, and that the achievement of a particular thermal rating may require a slight degree of experimentation commonly undertaken by those with ordinary skill in the art.
- Deflector plate 270 is formed with a first or inner series of slots or openings or apertures 274. Slots 274 are arranged in a circular pattern and are in fluid communication with gas tube 230, thereby allowing gas to be expelled from gas tube 230 and into combustion chamber 271. Preferably there are eight slots 274, each of which has a length of 0.33 inches and a width of 0.33 inches. As seen in Fig. 13, slots 274 are angled with respect to a radial line 275 at an angle 275a equal to about 17° in the preferred embodiment.
- slots 280 Surrounding first series of slots 274 is a second or outer series of slots or openings or apertures 280. Slots 280 are also arranged in a circular pattern and are in fluid communication with annulus 240, enabling air from annulus 240 to be expelled into combustion chamber 271. Preferably, there are twelve slots 280, each of which has a length of 0.440 inches and a width of 0.50 inches. As seen in Fig. 13, slots 280 are angled with respect to a radial line 281 at an angle 282 equal to about 60° in the preferred embodiment.
- Adjacent to each slot 280 is a louver 284 which depends from deflector plate 270 into combustion chamber 271 at approximately a 37° angle (as shown in Fig. 11) and directs air in a second direction generally toward ignition assembly 45.
- the second direction is substantially opposite the first direction, such that the deflector plate 270 causes the flow of air and the flow of gas to swirl and mix within the combustion chamber 271 to form a substantially uniform combustible mixture of gas and air.
- Deflector plate 270 is also formed with upwardly angled perimeter 270a, which serves to channel air toward second series of slots 280 and away from interior wall 122 of heat exchange tube 120.
- burner 210 is activated by first forwarding air from the air blower 14 into angled nozzle 250, at which time the air is accelerated by air restrictor 260 into annulus 240. It has been found that angling nozzle 250 at approximately a 45° angle enables an even distribution of air to impact deflector plate 270, and consequently, inefficient combustion due to "oxygen rich” and “oxygen lean” conditions is avoided. Once a sufficient air flow is established within annulus 240, the gas source is activated, forwarding gas into gas tube 230.
- the substantially uniform mixture provided by deflector plate 270 in the combustion chamber 271 is then ignited by ignition assembly 245 to produce a long, narrow flame between approximately 14 and 23 inches in length, depending upon the actual air-to-fuel ratio.
- the production of a long, narrow flame avoids contact with interior wall 122 of heat exchange tube 120 and thereby reduces the thermal degradation of heat exchange tube 120.
- air may be fed though the inner tube 230, while gas is fed through the annulus 240, and the air and gas will still be uniformly mixed in the combustion chamber 271 by the deflector plate 270 as described above.
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