Integrated space heating, air conditioning and potable water heating appliance

Patent · Tue Jan 17 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6270069

Gerstmann, J; Celorier, Jr, G M; Hill, W S

An integrated water heating and space heating and cooling appliance is described comprising: a housing having a lower water storage section, a middle burner section, and an upper internal air handling section in an internal portion, and having a side external air handling section extending from the internal portion to pass through a building wall; an insulated hot water storage tank in the lower section of the housing; a burner and burner heat exchanger in the middle section for heating a liquid heating medium; a liquid to air heat exchanger in the upper section; a heat transfer fluid circuit means for selectively directing heating medium from the burner heat exchanger in the middle section into heat exchange relationship with hot water in the hot water storage tank; an air conditioner evaporator in the upper section adjacent to and in face to face relationship with the liquid to air heat exchanger; a blower in the upper section for blowing space conditioning air past the liquid to air heat exchanger and the evaporator for heating the air by the heat exchanger or cooling the air by the evaporator; an air conditioner condenser in the side section; a compressor operatively connected by conduit means to the compressor and evaporator to form a refrigeration system; and a blower in the side section for blowing external air past the condenser.

• Assignee: Gas Research Institute, Chicago, IL
• Patent Number(s): US 4798240
• OSTI ID: 6270069
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 18 Mar 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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EVAPORATORS
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SPACE HEATING
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