Patent · US Expired

Variable flow volume control baffle for water heater

US5787846A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 16, 1996
Grant dateAug 4, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 16, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S122/03
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus for improving the efficiency of a water heater having a tank, a burner and a flue, the flue being disposed within said tank for evacuation of burned combustion gases therethrough with resulting heating of water in the tank, generally including combustion gas deflector for enhancing heat transfer from the combustion gases through a flue wall and into surrounding water during ignition of the burner.

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