US20050252213A1 - Condensation removal for use with a draft inducer - Google Patents
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- Hot water heaters heat water in a tank by burning a fuel source, heating the tank, which transfers the thermal energy to the water, and thereby increases the water's temperature.
- the fuel burns, the fuel produces a hot exhaust which is vented away from the hot water heater.
- draft inducers are used to cool the exhaust.
- a small amount of the exhaust condenses within either the draft inducer or the ventilation piping leading from the hot water heater. This condensation can then flow back into the draft inducer and the hot water heater. Over long periods of time, the buildup of condensation can cause corrosion and thus the deterioration of metal parts within the hot water heater and/or the draft inducer.
- Prior art systems have designed special condensation traps to remove such condensation. This is both costly and also inconvenient. It is costly in that the manufacturer must design and create the condensation trap and incorporate the condensation routing into the design. Such designs are inconvenient for the home owner because the condensation will collect and the collection receptacle must be periodically emptied.
- a condensation removal apparatus In a first embodiment of the invention there is provided a condensation removal apparatus.
- the condensation removal apparatus is used with a hot water heater wherein the hot water heater produces an exhaust.
- a hot water heater heats hot water
- a fuel is ignited and burned. This process causes the resulting fuel exhaust.
- the fuel exhaust is vented from the hot water heater through an outlet to a draft inducer.
- the draft inducer has an inlet for receiving the fuel exhaust.
- the inlet is formed by a hole in a thermally conductive plate.
- the hole may take the form of any shape.
- the plate is heated.
- the plate's temperature is raised by the exhaust such that the plate can turn condensation into a gaseous form.
- the thermally conductive plate is convex in shape.
- the convex shape prevents any condensation that reaches the thermally conductive plate from reaching the hot water heater.
- the hole is at the center of the plate. Any condensation that reaches the plate is turned into a gaseous state and is forced back out through the draft inducer.
- the thermally conductive plate is sized to fit within the inlet of the draft inducer.
- the draft inducer includes a mixing chamber.
- the thermally conductive plate sits between the outlet of the hot water heater and the mixing chamber.
- the mixing chamber of the draft inducer includes one or more openings that allow ambient air to flow into the mixing chamber.
- An impeller situated above the mixing chamber draws ambient air into the mixing chamber, causing a vortex and mixing the fuel exhaust with the ambient air.
- the fuel exhaust and ambient air mixture is drawn through the impeller and redirected approximately ninety degrees.
- the impeller is a backwards curved impeller.
- the backwards curved impeller is powered by a DC motor which resides within the impeller housing.
- the temperature of the mixture is reduced as compared to the fuel exhaust.
- the mixture is directed to an outlet of the draft inducer and through piping into another environment.
- condensation forms within the piping.
- the condensation drips back down through the draft inducer.
- the condensation is then directed onto the thermally conductive plate. Since the thermally conductive plate maintains a high temperature, the condensation is turned from a liquid form into a gaseous form and is directed back through the draft inducer to the outlet.
- FIG. 1 is cut-away schematic diagram of a hot water heater
- FIG. 2 shows a cut-away side view of a draft inducer
- FIG. 3 shows an evaporation plate having a convex shape positioned at the inlet of a mixing chamber
- FIG. 4 is a flow chart explaining how the evaporation plate is used with a draft inducer.
- exhaust shall refer to both the fuel exhaust that comes directly from the hot water heater, as well as, the ambient air and fuel exhaust mixture unless the context requires a different meaning.
- This fuel exhaust is the result of the byproduct of the burning fuel combined with the thermally warmed air.
- the fuel exhaust is vented to an outlet 140 which allows the fuel exhaust to flow to an exterior location outside of the housing 130 of the hot water heater 100 .
- the piping 150 that is used to couple to the outlet of the hot water heater needs to be made out of a material that can tolerate such temperatures, such as, iron and copper piping.
- Standard PVC (polyvinyl chloride) piping has a melting point which is less than that produced by the exhaust from a hot water heater.
- a draft inducer can be employed. The draft inducer allows ambient air to mix with the fuel exhaust causing the exhaust to decrease in temperature prior to the exhaust being vented through the PVC piping to an outside environment.
- FIG. 2 shows a side view of a draft inducer 200 .
- the draft inducer 200 has a fuel exhaust inlet 210 which mounts to the hot water heater at the fuel exhaust outlet of the hot water heater from FIG. 1 .
- the exhaust flows into the draft inducer 200 and enters a mixing chamber 220 through the fuel exhaust inlet 225 .
- the inlet 225 is a slit or hole in a plate 230 that mates with the draft inducer housing 240 .
- the plate 230 is circular in shape. Since the exhaust is a heated gas, the gas rises up through the slit 225 and into the mixing chamber 220 .
- the mixing chamber 220 includes one or more openings 250 to the ambient air.
- the air inlets 250 are equally spaced rectangular cut-outs in the housing 240 .
- the ambient air can flow into the mixing chamber 220 through the openings 250 in the housing 240 and mix with the exhaust.
- the slit 225 at the inlet of the mixing chamber 220 is sized so that only a small portion of the fuel exhaust is drawn into the mixing chamber at a given time and mixes with a substantially greater amount of ambient air in order to reduce the temperature of the exhaust.
- the ambient air/fuel exhaust mixture will have a lower temperature than that of the fuel exhaust that flows out of the hot water heater.
- the inlet plate 230 is heated by the exhaust on the inlet side of the plate. The plate will be heated to temperature that is equal to or in excess of the boiling point of water.
- An impeller 260 having backwards curved blades 265 spins above the mixing chamber, drawing in the ambient air.
- the impeller 260 creates a vortex that mixes the ambient air with the fuel exhaust and draws the mixture up into the impeller blades 265 .
- the impeller blades 265 spin in a circular motion and redirect the exhaust mixture approximately 90 degrees.
- the cooled exhaust is then directed by the impeller wheel to the outlet 270 of the draft inducer and into piping 275 .
- the piping 275 carries the exhaust to an outlet 280 .
- the piping may terminate at the exterior to a home or building.
- the piping may be PVC tubing.
- the impeller 260 of the draft inducer that is shown in FIG. 2 is powered by a DC motor 285 .
- the DC motor 285 resides within the central housing of the impeller structure 290 .
- the blades of the impeller 260 are coupled to the exterior surface of the impeller structure 290 .
- the motor can be of such a size so as to fit within the impeller structure.
- FIG. 3 shows the evaporation plate 300 .
- the evaporation plate 300 has a small hole 310 through which the fuel exhaust flows through.
- the plate 300 in general heats up to between 250 degrees and 300 degrees during the burn cycle when water is being heated. In one embodiment, as shown in FIG.
- the plate 300 is concave in shape, such that the hole through which the exhaust flows is at a higher point than the rest of the plate. This shape prevents the plate from allowing any condensation to drip back into the hot water heater.
- the evaporation plate 300 prevents condensation build-up, the need for a condensation tank, and the added piping that is required for directing the condensation to the condensation tank.
- the housing is formed with channels into which the condensation will flow.
- the condensation continues to drip downward along the interior housing surface of the draft inducer and is directed to the evaporation plate. Since the temperature of the evaporation plate is in excess of the boiling point of water, the condensation is turned from a liquid form back into a gaseous form and is directed back up through the impeller and to the outlet.
- the impeller section of the draft inducer is provided in a curved circular housing 295 .
- the curvature of the housing 295 assists in directing the condensation onto the evaporation plate. It should be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that the housing for the impeller may take any number of shapes without deviating from the intent of the presently described invention.
- FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the methodology for removal of condensation using one embodiment of the invention.
- Unheated water is allowed to enter into an inlet of the hot water heater and fill the water tank if water is not already present within the tank.
- the fuel of the hot water heater is ignited by an ignition device.
- the fuel burns heating the tanking holding the water and creating a fuel exhaust ( 410 ).
- the fuel is gas, in other embodiments the fuel may be oil or another fuel source.
- the fuel exhaust is vented outside of the hot water heater and is provided to the inlet of a draft inducer. A hole within a plate at the inlet of the draft inducer allows the fuel exhaust to vent into a mixing chamber ( 420 ).
- the temperature of the plate is increased by the exhaust to a temperature capable of turning exhaust in a liquid state into a gaseous state.
- the fuel exhaust is directed through the draft inducer ( 430 ).
- the fuel exhaust mixes with ambient air in a mixing chamber and passes through a spinning impeller reducing the temperature of the exhaust.
- condensation is formed within the outlet piping from the draft inducer ( 440 ).
- the condensation drips back down into the draft inducer due to gravity.
- the condensation which is the fuel exhaust in a liquid state drips onto the evaporation plate ( 450 ).
- the condensation changes from a liquid form into a gaseous form and is vented to an outside environment.
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Abstract
A condensation removal apparatus is disclosed. The condensation removal apparatus is used with a hot water heater wherein the hot water heater produces a fuel exhaust. The fuel exhaust from the hot water heater is provided to a draft inducer through an inlet which includes a thermally conductive plate having a hole through which the fuel exhaust flows. The draft inducer mixes ambient air with the fuel exhaust and reduces the temperature of the mixture as compared to the fuel exhaust. The mixture is directed to an outlet of the draft inducer and through piping into another environment. As the mixture cools, condensation forms within the piping. The condensation drips back down through the draft inducer. The condensation is then directed onto the thermally conductive plate. Since the thermally conductive plate maintains a high temperature, the condensation is turned from a liquid form into a gaseous form and is directed back through the draft inducer to the outlet.
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- The Following Application incorporates by reference in its entirety the co-pending U.S. patent application entitled Draft Inducer having a Backwards Curved Impeller having attorney docket number 917/194 and filed concurrently herewith.
- The present invention relates to condensation removal and specifically condensation removal in draft inducers.
- Hot water heaters heat water in a tank by burning a fuel source, heating the tank, which transfers the thermal energy to the water, and thereby increases the water's temperature. As the fuel burns, the fuel produces a hot exhaust which is vented away from the hot water heater. In certain hot water heaters draft inducers are used to cool the exhaust. As the exhaust cools, a small amount of the exhaust condenses within either the draft inducer or the ventilation piping leading from the hot water heater. This condensation can then flow back into the draft inducer and the hot water heater. Over long periods of time, the buildup of condensation can cause corrosion and thus the deterioration of metal parts within the hot water heater and/or the draft inducer.
- Prior art systems have designed special condensation traps to remove such condensation. This is both costly and also inconvenient. It is costly in that the manufacturer must design and create the condensation trap and incorporate the condensation routing into the design. Such designs are inconvenient for the home owner because the condensation will collect and the collection receptacle must be periodically emptied.
- In a first embodiment of the invention there is provided a condensation removal apparatus. The condensation removal apparatus is used with a hot water heater wherein the hot water heater produces an exhaust. When a hot water heater heats hot water, a fuel is ignited and burned. This process causes the resulting fuel exhaust. The fuel exhaust is vented from the hot water heater through an outlet to a draft inducer. The draft inducer has an inlet for receiving the fuel exhaust. The inlet is formed by a hole in a thermally conductive plate. The hole may take the form of any shape. As the fuel exhaust passes through the hole, the plate is heated. The plate's temperature is raised by the exhaust such that the plate can turn condensation into a gaseous form. In one embodiment, the thermally conductive plate is convex in shape. The convex shape prevents any condensation that reaches the thermally conductive plate from reaching the hot water heater. In one embodiment, the hole is at the center of the plate. Any condensation that reaches the plate is turned into a gaseous state and is forced back out through the draft inducer.
- The thermally conductive plate is sized to fit within the inlet of the draft inducer. The draft inducer includes a mixing chamber. The thermally conductive plate sits between the outlet of the hot water heater and the mixing chamber. The mixing chamber of the draft inducer includes one or more openings that allow ambient air to flow into the mixing chamber. An impeller situated above the mixing chamber draws ambient air into the mixing chamber, causing a vortex and mixing the fuel exhaust with the ambient air. The fuel exhaust and ambient air mixture is drawn through the impeller and redirected approximately ninety degrees. In one embodiment, the impeller is a backwards curved impeller. The backwards curved impeller is powered by a DC motor which resides within the impeller housing. As the ambient air mixes with the fuel exhaust the temperature of the mixture is reduced as compared to the fuel exhaust. The mixture is directed to an outlet of the draft inducer and through piping into another environment. As the mixture cools, condensation forms within the piping. The condensation drips back down through the draft inducer. The condensation is then directed onto the thermally conductive plate. Since the thermally conductive plate maintains a high temperature, the condensation is turned from a liquid form into a gaseous form and is directed back through the draft inducer to the outlet.
- The foregoing features of the invention will be more readily understood by reference to the following detailed description, taken with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is cut-away schematic diagram of a hot water heater; -
FIG. 2 shows a cut-away side view of a draft inducer; -
FIG. 3 shows an evaporation plate having a convex shape positioned at the inlet of a mixing chamber; and -
FIG. 4 is a flow chart explaining how the evaporation plate is used with a draft inducer. - Definitions. As used in this description and the accompanying claims, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated, unless the context otherwise requires: In the following disclosure the term “exhaust” shall refer to both the fuel exhaust that comes directly from the hot water heater, as well as, the ambient air and fuel exhaust mixture unless the context requires a different meaning.
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FIG. 1 is schematic diagram of a hot water heater. Ahot water heater 100 includes atank 110 having aninlet 112 and anoutlet 113. Theinlet 112 allows unheated water to flow into thetank 110. Theoutlet 113 allows heated water to flow out of thetank 110. Thehot water heater 100 also includes a fuel source 120 and anignition device 125 for igniting and burning the fuel source. Thewater tank 110 along with theignition device 125 and thefuel inlet 126 for the fuel source are encased in ahousing 130. The heat from the ignited fuel source 120 heats thewater tank 110 which thermally transfers its energy to the Water increasing the water's temperature. During the burning of the fuel source 120, a fuel exhaust is produced. This fuel exhaust is the result of the byproduct of the burning fuel combined with the thermally warmed air. The fuel exhaust is vented to anoutlet 140 which allows the fuel exhaust to flow to an exterior location outside of thehousing 130 of thehot water heater 100. Since the fuel exhaust is extremely hot, usually in excess of 250 degrees Fahrenheit, thepiping 150 that is used to couple to the outlet of the hot water heater needs to be made out of a material that can tolerate such temperatures, such as, iron and copper piping. Standard PVC (polyvinyl chloride) piping has a melting point which is less than that produced by the exhaust from a hot water heater. In order to use PVC piping as the venting material with a hot water heater, a draft inducer can be employed. The draft inducer allows ambient air to mix with the fuel exhaust causing the exhaust to decrease in temperature prior to the exhaust being vented through the PVC piping to an outside environment. -
FIG. 2 shows a side view of adraft inducer 200. Thedraft inducer 200 has afuel exhaust inlet 210 which mounts to the hot water heater at the fuel exhaust outlet of the hot water heater fromFIG. 1 . The exhaust flows into thedraft inducer 200 and enters a mixingchamber 220 through thefuel exhaust inlet 225. Theinlet 225 is a slit or hole in aplate 230 that mates with thedraft inducer housing 240. In the embodiment that is shown theplate 230 is circular in shape. Since the exhaust is a heated gas, the gas rises up through theslit 225 and into the mixingchamber 220. The mixingchamber 220 includes one ormore openings 250 to the ambient air. In the present embodiment that is shown, theair inlets 250 are equally spaced rectangular cut-outs in thehousing 240. The ambient air can flow into the mixingchamber 220 through theopenings 250 in thehousing 240 and mix with the exhaust. Theslit 225 at the inlet of the mixingchamber 220 is sized so that only a small portion of the fuel exhaust is drawn into the mixing chamber at a given time and mixes with a substantially greater amount of ambient air in order to reduce the temperature of the exhaust. Thus, the ambient air/fuel exhaust mixture will have a lower temperature than that of the fuel exhaust that flows out of the hot water heater. In the process, theinlet plate 230 is heated by the exhaust on the inlet side of the plate. The plate will be heated to temperature that is equal to or in excess of the boiling point of water. - An
impeller 260 having backwardscurved blades 265 spins above the mixing chamber, drawing in the ambient air. Theimpeller 260 creates a vortex that mixes the ambient air with the fuel exhaust and draws the mixture up into theimpeller blades 265. Theimpeller blades 265 spin in a circular motion and redirect the exhaust mixture approximately 90 degrees. The cooled exhaust is then directed by the impeller wheel to theoutlet 270 of the draft inducer and intopiping 275. The piping 275 carries the exhaust to anoutlet 280. For example, the piping may terminate at the exterior to a home or building. In one embodiment, the piping may be PVC tubing. - The
impeller 260 of the draft inducer that is shown inFIG. 2 is powered by aDC motor 285. TheDC motor 285 resides within the central housing of theimpeller structure 290. The blades of theimpeller 260 are coupled to the exterior surface of theimpeller structure 290. By using backwardscurved blades 265 and aDC motor 285, the motor can be of such a size so as to fit within the impeller structure.FIG. 3 shows theevaporation plate 300. Theevaporation plate 300 has asmall hole 310 through which the fuel exhaust flows through. Theplate 300, in general heats up to between 250 degrees and 300 degrees during the burn cycle when water is being heated. In one embodiment, as shown inFIG. 3 , theplate 300 is concave in shape, such that the hole through which the exhaust flows is at a higher point than the rest of the plate. This shape prevents the plate from allowing any condensation to drip back into the hot water heater. Theevaporation plate 300 prevents condensation build-up, the need for a condensation tank, and the added piping that is required for directing the condensation to the condensation tank. - As the exhaust cools as the result of the draft inducer, a few drops of condensation form within the outlet piping. The condensation travels in a downward direction along the interior surface of the outlet piping and into the draft inducer eventually reaching the impeller section of the draft inducer. In one embodiment, the housing is formed with channels into which the condensation will flow. The condensation continues to drip downward along the interior housing surface of the draft inducer and is directed to the evaporation plate. Since the temperature of the evaporation plate is in excess of the boiling point of water, the condensation is turned from a liquid form back into a gaseous form and is directed back up through the impeller and to the outlet.
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FIG. 2 , the impeller section of the draft inducer is provided in a curvedcircular housing 295. The curvature of thehousing 295 assists in directing the condensation onto the evaporation plate. It should be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that the housing for the impeller may take any number of shapes without deviating from the intent of the presently described invention. -
FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the methodology for removal of condensation using one embodiment of the invention. Unheated water is allowed to enter into an inlet of the hot water heater and fill the water tank if water is not already present within the tank. The fuel of the hot water heater is ignited by an ignition device. The fuel burns heating the tanking holding the water and creating a fuel exhaust (410). In one embodiment the fuel is gas, in other embodiments the fuel may be oil or another fuel source. The fuel exhaust is vented outside of the hot water heater and is provided to the inlet of a draft inducer. A hole within a plate at the inlet of the draft inducer allows the fuel exhaust to vent into a mixing chamber (420). The temperature of the plate is increased by the exhaust to a temperature capable of turning exhaust in a liquid state into a gaseous state. The fuel exhaust is directed through the draft inducer (430). The fuel exhaust mixes with ambient air in a mixing chamber and passes through a spinning impeller reducing the temperature of the exhaust. As the temperature decreases, condensation is formed within the outlet piping from the draft inducer (440). The condensation drips back down into the draft inducer due to gravity. The condensation which is the fuel exhaust in a liquid state drips onto the evaporation plate (450). The condensation changes from a liquid form into a gaseous form and is vented to an outside environment. - Although various exemplary embodiments of the invention have been disclosed, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made which will achieve some of the advantages of the invention without departing from the true scope of the invention. These and other obvious modifications are intended to be covered by the appended claims.
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1. A condensation removal apparatus for use with a hot water heater producing exhaust, the apparatus comprising:
a draft inducer;
a thermally conductive plate having an exhaust generating side and a draft inducer side, the plate having a hole there through allowing exhaust from the hot water heater to pass through the hole from the exhaust generating side to the draft inducer side, the exhaust heating the thermally conductive plate to a temperature capable of converting the exhaust in liquid form to a gaseous form, the plate situated between an exhaust outlet of the hot water heater and the draft inducer.
2. The condensation removal apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the thermally conductive plate is convex in shape such that the condensation flows away from the hole.
3. The condensation removal apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the draft inducer has an inlet sized for receiving the thermally conductive plate.
4. The condensation removal apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the draft inducer includes a mixing chamber for mixing ambient air with exhaust and wherein the thermally conductive plate forms the inlet to the mixing chamber.
5. The condensation removal apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a vent inlet in fluid communication with the draft inducer and the hot water heater.
6. The condensation removal apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a vent outlet in fluid communication with the draft inducer for venting the exhaust to an environment.
7. The condensation removal apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the draft inducer includes a backwards curved impeller.
8. The condensation removal apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the draft inducer includes a motor for rotating the backwards curved impeller, wherein the motor resides within the backwards curved impeller.
9. The condensation removal apparatus according to claim 8 wherein the backwards curved impeller spins about an axis that is substantially the same as the direction of gravity.
10. The condensation removal apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the backward curved impeller expels the exhaust at a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the direction that the exhaust enters the backward curved impeller.
11. The condensation removal apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the backward curved impeller resides in a housing having curved sides allowing condensation to be directed onto the thermally conductive plate.
12. A method for removal of condensation resulting from exhaust from a hot water heater, the method comprising:
burning a fuel to heat water within the hot water heater creating a fuel exhaust;
venting the fuel exhaust through a hole within a plate thereby heating the plate to a temperature capable of transforming fuel exhaust in a liquid state to a gaseous state;
directing the fuel exhaust through a draft inducer reducing the temperature of the fuel exhaust and turning a portion of the fuel exhaust into a liquid state; and
evaporating any fuel exhaust in a liquid state when the fuel exhaust in a liquid state drips onto the plate.
13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein in directing the fuel exhaust through the draft inducer includes mixing the fuel exhaust with ambient air.
14. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising:
directing the fuel exhaust in a liquid state into troughs on the interior of the draft inducer toward the plate.
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