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Systems and methods for controlling conditioned fluid systems in a built environment |
US14709466 |
2015-05-11 |
US10006642B2 |
2018-06-26 |
Jerritt L. Gluck |
The systems and methods of this disclosure control the flow rate of conditioned fluid at thermal distribution devices and at a conditioned fluid source that supplies conditioned fluid to the thermal distribution devices. The systems include multiple thermal distribution devices disposed throughout multiple rooms of a building, a fluid flow control device in fluid communication with each of the thermal distribution devices, multiple sensors disposed on each of the thermal distribution devices, a room temperature sensor disposed in each of the rooms, a first controller coupled to each of the fluid flow control devices, and a second controller coupled to a source of conditioned fluid. The first controllers control respective fluid flow control devices based on the measurement data obtained from the sensors and the room temperature sensors and a second controller controls the conditioned fluid source based on the demand for conditioned fluid by the thermal distribution devices. |
42 |
Integrated dual chamber burner with remote communicating flame strip |
US12978681 |
2010-12-27 |
US09097436B1 |
2015-08-04 |
Jim C. Smelcer; Brian J. Iske; Neil W. Rolph; Mohamed M. Doura |
A dual chamber burner assembly provides a header, a first burner chamber adjacent the header, and a second burner chamber on an opposite side of the first burner chamber from the header. The second burner chamber is provided with a flame sensor portion extending back through the first burner chamber toward the header so that first and second flame sensors may be utilized to detect flame in the first and second chambers, respectively. |
43 |
Rotary steam engine |
US11989759 |
2006-07-27 |
US07971436B2 |
2011-07-05 |
Yasushi Yamamoto |
A rotary steam engine of a simple constitution capable of efficiently obtaining mechanical energy not only from a heat source of a high temperature but also from various heat sources in a low-temperature state such as the exhaust heat of an internal combustion engine. The engine has a rotor 1 having a plurality of displacement chambers 11 provided in a sealed container 2 which is filled with a liquid. A steam-generating portion 4 is arranged under the rotor 1 and where the liquid vaporizes being heated by the exhaust heat of an internal combustion engine. The vaporized stem is jetted from a flow-out passage 42 toward the displacement chambers 11 of the rotor 1. The steam stays in the displacement chambers 11 and, therefore, buoyancy acts onto the displacement chambers 11 on one side of the rotor 1. The rotor 1 rotates to produce the rotational energy. The steam in the displacement chambers 11 is released in the sealed container 2 accompanying the rotation of the rotor 1, and is introduced into a condenser 3 where the steam is condensed and refluxes into the sealed container 2. The pressure in the sealed container 2 is maintained to be a saturated steam pressure by a vacuum pump 34. Therefore, the steam is formed despite the liquid has a low temperature to rotate the rotor 1. |
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STEAM GENERATION APPARATUS AND KIT FOR PIPE CLEARING APPLICATIONS |
US11036845 |
2005-01-15 |
US20060185622A1 |
2006-08-24 |
Bruce Snyder |
A portable, steam generating apparatus has a steam generator unit configured with a tank having an integral handle and flange, a fluid supply inlet, a steam outlet, and a valve disposed on the steam outlet operable between an open and closed position. The steam generator unit is adapted to receive a pressure relief valve disposed on said tank so as to safely release excess pressure. A flexible conduit or hose is connected to the valve so as to control the delivery of steam by means of said flexible conduit means to clear blockages in underground sewage pipes. The steam generator unit can be heated by a heat source configured to heat fluid disposed in said tank to generate steam. A steam generating kit for clearing blockages in pipes includes the steam generating unit configured with a pressure release valve, a control valve, a flexible conduit, and a burner assembly for heating the fluid in the tank |
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Boiler |
US53981844 |
1944-06-12 |
US2428905A |
1947-10-14 |
JOHN BILAN |
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Furnace and drum therefor. |
US1912708600 |
1912-07-10 |
US1057389A |
1913-03-25 |
BOLGIANO JOHN |
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Combined heater and radiator. |
US1911659056 |
1911-11-07 |
US1023450A |
1912-04-16 |
WHEELER MARY J |
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48 |
Digester |
US443924D |
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US443924A |
1890-12-30 |
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49 |
Can for distributing insect-destroyers |
US408514D |
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US408514A |
1889-08-06 |
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Steam-generator |
US340060D |
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US340060A |
1886-04-13 |
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Improvement in steamers for cooking feed |
US190545D |
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US190545A |
1877-05-08 |
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52 |
And joseph h |
US142330D |
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US142330A |
1873-09-02 |
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Improvement in steam generators and hot-water apparatus |
US108394D |
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US108394A |
1870-10-18 |
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b b in s |
US78235D |
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US78235A |
1868-05-26 |
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Jambs sutliff |
US77414D |
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US77414A |
1868-04-28 |
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wisn be |
US72145D |
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US72145A |
1867-12-10 |
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57 |
Improvement in setting steam-boilers |
US70790D |
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US70790A |
1867-11-12 |
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58 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZATION OF HOT WATER PLANT WASTE HEAT RECOVERY BY INCORPORATED HIGH TEMPERATURE WATER SOURCE HEAT PUMP |
US15757462 |
2016-03-24 |
US20180245800A1 |
2018-08-30 |
Goricanec DARKO; Jurij KROPE; Stane BOZICNIK |
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for low temperature waste heat utilization. In the scope of the hot water plant (HWP) there are few low temperature sources, which cannot be used by heat consumer (HC) directly. The method and apparatus for hot water power plant (HWP) waste heat recovery comprises at least one, preferably condensing type heat exchanger (HE), which collects the waste heat for water source high temperature heat pump (HP) employment, wherein a low temperature heat is upgraded to a high temperature heat, hence heat pump (HP) hot water outlet is fed to the boiler in a return line or in a supply line of hot water plant (HWP), wherein the thermal energy balance adjustment of generated heat is executed by adapting the power of said heat pump (HP) and/or by adapting the power of said furnace and/or by adapting the mass flow of the primary heat transfer medium in at least one open loop heating network and/or in at least one closed loop heating circuit in the scope of heat distribution network. |
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING CONDITIONED FLUID SYSTEMS IN A BUILT ENVIRONMENT |
US14709466 |
2015-05-11 |
US20150323200A1 |
2015-11-12 |
Jerritt L. Gluck; Laszlo Osher |
The systems and methods of this disclosure control the flow rate of conditioned fluid at thermal distribution devices and at a conditioned fluid source that supplies conditioned fluid to the thermal distribution devices. The systems include multiple thermal distribution devices disposed throughout multiple rooms of a building, a fluid flow control device in fluid communication with each of the thermal distribution devices, multiple sensors disposed on each of the thermal distribution devices, a room temperature sensor disposed in each of the rooms, a first controller coupled to each of the fluid flow control devices, and a second controller coupled to a source of conditioned fluid. The first controllers control respective fluid flow control devices based on the measurement data obtained from the sensors and the room temperature sensors and a second controller controls the conditioned fluid source based on the demand for conditioned fluid by the thermal distribution devices. |
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HEAT EXCHANGER FOR STEAM GENERATION FOR A SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANT |
US13379731 |
2010-06-24 |
US20130118419A1 |
2013-05-16 |
Jörg Stahlhut; Wolfgang Hegner; Dirk Band |
A heat exchanger for generating a steam flow for a solar-thermal power plant, including a casing for receiving a casing-side fluid, pipes arranged within the casing for a pipe-side fluid, and a fluid inlet conduit which is connected to an inlet opening for the casing-side fluid and which encloses at least a part of the pipes in such a manner that the fluid inlet conduit is configured as a preheater and/or a flow director for the casing-side fluid entering the casing, wherein heat is transmitted via the pipes from the pipe-side fluid to the casing-side fluid. The casing-side fluid is water, and the pipe-side fluid is a thermal oil or salt. |