摘要:
This invention provides novel means for supplying pilot and main fuel gas to the fuel gas-combustion air mixing area of a gasfired space heater employing pressurized combustor means. The pressurized combustor means include an elongate trough having an imperforate base wall and long side walls that are pierced by a plurality of pressurized combustion air inlet apertures, and a fuel gas supply conduit which extends generally longitudinally through the trough. The fuel gas supply conduit has a long surface that is pierced by a plurality of apertures through which fuel gas can enter the trough and be turbulently mixed with pressurized combustion air in a fuel gas-air mixing area, defined by the apertured trough side walls and the apertured fuel gas supply conduit surface, and can be ignited therein to produce an extremely intense heat source flame that is discharged into the space heater heat exchanger means via hollow interconnecting conduit means. The present invention preferably provides its novel pilot and main fuel gas supply means by installing partition means which divide the hollow fuel gas supply conduit into a pilot and a main gas supply potion. And, control and igniter means are also preferably pivoted in accordance with the present invention such that fuel gas will be first supplied to the mixing area via the pilot portion and ignited before any fuel gas is supplied via the main portion.
摘要:
This invention provides improved gas-fired heater means for supplying heat to a space, such as a room, house, building or the like. The space heater means include highly efficient heat exchanger means for transferring heat generated by the combustion of a fuel gas-air mixture to an air stream circulated between the heat exchanger means and the space, in combination with pressurized combustor means for mixing fuel gas with pressurized combustion air and igniting that mixture to produce a highly intense heat source flame which is discharged into the heat exchanger means inlet through hollow interconnecting conduit means. The present invention provides novel means for directing a heat-insulating layer of pressurized fluid between the flame and interior surfaces of the interconnecting conduit means such that these conduit surfaces are protected by the fluid layer against adverse heat-fatiguing action by the intensely hot flame.
摘要:
Improved apparatus is provided for adding moisture to air. The apparatus includes hollow cabinet means, having an air inlet and outlet, and humidifier means for adding moisture to an air stream flowing between the inlet and outlet. The humidifier means includes evaporative media means mounted for movement across the air stream and through a moisture reservoir that is supplied with liquid, such as tap water or the like. In accordance with the present invention, means are provided for purging or draining fluidized material, such as tap water and the mineral salts precipitated therefrom, from the reservoir and these drain means include a fluid inlet that is connected to the reservoir via siphon means comprising conduit means including an inverted generally U-shaped section.