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Flow sensor furnace control

US4708636A · kind A · utility

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27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 10, 1985
Grant dateNov 24, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 10, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF23N2233/10
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a heating system having a combustion air blower, a fuel valve for providing fuel to a burner, and an exhaust stack for exhausting combustion products. Also disclosed is flow sensor apparatus operatively associated with the stack for providing control signals to a furnace control, the control signals being related to flow conditions in the stack.

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