Self-locating nitrogen oxide reduction baffle for furnace and gas furnace incorporating the same
US8672673B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/4463
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A nitrogen oxide reduction baffle for a heat exchanger of a furnace and a gas furnace incorporating at least one such baffle. In one embodiment, the baffle includes: (1) a body having a predetermined length, cross-sectional configuration and longitudinal slot, the longitudinal slot having a predetermined width and position and (2) a locating structure coupled to the body and configured to place the body in a predetermined longitudinal location within a heat exchanger and orient the slot relative to the heat exchanger, the body laterally constrained within the heat exchanger when the body is located at the predetermined longitudinal location.
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