Abstract:
This disclosure teaches a direct fired heater with a double casing. The double casing includes a somewhat conventional inner casing having a burner penetrating therethrough and an outer casing spaced from the inner casing to form a passage in flow communication between the atmosphere and the burner. The outer casing surrounds the burner and is provided with an acoustic inner surface to minimize escape of noise. Design of refractory linings with respect to thickness and density allows for maintenance of skin temperature of the inner casing above the condensation ranges of SO.sub.2 and SO.sub.3.
Abstract:
A forced air heating system having a combustion chamber with an air inlet which leads exteriorly of the building heated. A furnace includes a combustion chamber with an outlet connected to a flue leading from the chamber to exteriorly of the building. The combustion chamber has an air inlet connected to an air inlet duct which leads exteriorly of the building to allow air flow into the chamber for combustion purposes. The furnace includes a heating passage adjacent to the combustion chamber which is connected to cold air ducts and hot air ducts. Means mounted in the heat passage is operable to force air from the cold air ducts through the heating passage to the hot air ducts. A valve means is provided in the air inlet duct leading to the combustion chamber for control of air through the air inlet duct.