Oil and gas water heater

Patent · Tue May 12 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6361794

Narang, R K

A fluid heater is described comprising a vertically oriented fluid storage tank having inner and outer tubular walls defining a fluid storage area therebetween. A fuel burner is positioned beneath the tank in a partially sealed combustion chamber for heating the fluid in the tank. The inner tubular wall forms a flue for hot combustion gases generated by the burner. Tubular exhaust vent means form a continuation of the flue for exhausting hot combustion gases from the flue to outside the fluid heater. First air inlet means permit air to be drawn by a draft from outside the fluid heater into the chamber. Fluid flow responsive means operate to open and close the first air inlet means in relation to the flow rate of fluid through the tank.

• Assignee: NOV; EDB-87-111203; NOV-87-062124
• Patent Number(s): US 4664096
• OSTI ID: 6361794
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
025000 -- Petroleum-- Combustion
03 NATURAL GAS
034000 -- Natural Gas-- Combustion
42 ENGINEERING
421000* -- Engineering-- Combustion Systems
AIR FLOW
APPLIANCES
BURNERS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
CONTAINERS
DESIGN
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUE GAS
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FLOW
GAS FUELS
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
HEATERS
NATURAL GAS
OPERATION
OXIDATION
PETROLEUM
PRESSURE EFFECTS
STORAGE FACILITIES
TANKS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTES
WATER HEATERS