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Fire tube for a heating boiler

US4214627A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 7, 1978
Grant dateJul 29, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 7, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S165/524
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fire tube for a heating boiler comprising two metal tube halves each having a base portion and two leg portions projecting at an angle from the base portion, the tube halves being disposed relative to one another such that the terminating ends of the leg portions abut one another and are joined by welding. A plurality of substantially U-shaped elements extend longitudinally within the fire tube, each of the U-shaped elements having a base section and projecting leg sections, the base sections being welded to the base portion of one of the tube halves, the leg sections being parallel to one another and extending substantially across the width of the fire tube.

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