Method and apparatus for operating a self-starting air heating system
Abstract
A self-starting, fuel fired, air heating system including a fuel burner fired vapor generator, a turbine, and a condenser connected in a closed circuit such that the vapor output from the vapor generator is conducted to the turbine and then to the condenser where it is condensed for return to the vapor generator. The turbine drives an air blower which passes air over the condenser for cooling the condenser and heating the air. Also, a condensate pump is driven by the turbine. The disclosure is particularly concerned with a method and apparatus which on start-up prevents the vapor generator's vapor output from being conducted to the turbine until a predetermined pressure differential has been achieved. However, after the vapor flow is once permitted, it cannot again be prevented until after the fuel burner has been shut off and restarted.
- Inventors:
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- Mentor, OH
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864795
- Patent Number(s):
- 4418538
- Application Number:
- 06/215,563
- Assignee:
- TRD Inc. (Cleveland, OH)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL F01K - STEAM ENGINE PLANTS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24H - FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT GENERATING MEANS, IN GENERAL
- DOE Contract Number:
- 468952-5
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; apparatus; operating; self-starting; air; heating; fuel; fired; including; burner; vapor; generator; turbine; condenser; connected; closed; circuit; output; conducted; condensed; return; drives; blower; passes; cooling; condensate; pump; driven; disclosure; particularly; concerned; start-up; prevents; predetermined; pressure; differential; achieved; flow; permitted; prevented; shut; restarted; fuel burner; vapor generator; vapor flow; predetermined pressure; pressure differential; closed circuit; air heating; turbine drives; vapor output; condenser connected; fuel fired; /60/
Citation Formats
Heinrich, Charles E. Method and apparatus for operating a self-starting air heating system. United States: N. p., 1983.
Web.
Heinrich, Charles E. Method and apparatus for operating a self-starting air heating system. United States.
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"Method and apparatus for operating a self-starting air heating system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864795.
@article{osti_864795,
title = {Method and apparatus for operating a self-starting air heating system},
author = {Heinrich, Charles E},
abstractNote = {A self-starting, fuel fired, air heating system including a fuel burner fired vapor generator, a turbine, and a condenser connected in a closed circuit such that the vapor output from the vapor generator is conducted to the turbine and then to the condenser where it is condensed for return to the vapor generator. The turbine drives an air blower which passes air over the condenser for cooling the condenser and heating the air. Also, a condensate pump is driven by the turbine. The disclosure is particularly concerned with a method and apparatus which on start-up prevents the vapor generator's vapor output from being conducted to the turbine until a predetermined pressure differential has been achieved. However, after the vapor flow is once permitted, it cannot again be prevented until after the fuel burner has been shut off and restarted.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 06 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Tue Dec 06 00:00:00 EST 1983}
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