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Dual fuel heater

US7607426B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 30, 2006
Grant dateOct 27, 2009
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 25, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF23N2237/08
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In certain embodiments, a dual fuel heater has a pressure regulating device for selectively coupling with a first source or a second source operating at different pressures. The dual fuel heater can also include first and second fuel lines, a fluid flow controller, a combustion chamber and first and second oxygen depletion sensor nozzles. The fluid flow controller is configured to selectively permit flow of fuel to either the first fuel line or to the second fuel line. In some embodiments, the first fuel line is connected to the first oxygen depletion sensor nozzle and the second fuel line is connected to the second oxygen depletion nozzle.

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