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Waste energy hot water heater

US5097801A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 11, 1989
Grant dateMar 24, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 11, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B30/18
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A waste energy hot water heater which extracts heat energy through heat exchange with flue gas from a primary heating device is disclosed. The water heater has an easily removable, compact, and simple heat exchanger and a flue gas bypass system to avoid overheating the heat exchanger.

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