Claims
- 1. A system for the heating of a fluid, said system comprising:
- a storage vessel for receiving heated fluid, said vessel having an inlet and an outlet;
- a mechanical conversion device for heating fluid, said conversion device having
- a) a housing defining a cylindrical cavity, said cavity formed by a body having opposite ends and a cylindrical inner wall and a pair of substantially flat end plates abutting and releasibly sealed to said opposite ends of said body with fasteners, each of said end plates provided with centrally disposed openings, said end plates defining interior and exterior surfaces,
- b) seal members mounted in said openings of said end plates,
- c) a bearing assembly releasably mounted on said exterior surface of said end plates and aligned with said openings,
- d) a shaft passing through an axis of said cavity and journalled in said bearing assemblies and seal members, said shaft connected to motive means to rotate said shaft,
- e) a rotor mounted on said shaft within said cavity so as to rotate with said shaft, said rotor dimensioned to be closely received within said inner wall of said body and said interior surfaces of said end plates, said rotor having a surface toward said side wall provided with uniformly-spaced inwardly-directed bores oriented at a selected angle to said surface, said bores producing turbulence heating of fluid within a space between said rotor and an inner surface of said cavity during rotation of said rotor,
- f) an inlet port for the introduction of fluid to be heated into said space between said rotor and said inner surface of said cavity, and
- g) an outlet port for the removal of heated fluid from said space between said rotor and said inner surface of said cavity;
- a first fluid connection connected to said inlet port of said conversion device for introduction of fluid to be heated into said conversion device; and
- a second fluid connection connected between said outlet port of said conversion device and said input of said storage vessel.
- 2. The system of claim 1 further comprising a heat exchanger for transferring heat of fluid within said storage vessel to another fluid, said heat exchanger having an inlet connected to said outlet of said storage vessel and an outlet connected to said inlet of said storage vessel.
- 3. The system of claim 2 further comprising a first fluid transport line between said outlet of said heat exchanger and said inlet port of said conversion device.
- 4. The system of claim 2 further comprising:
- a second fluid transport conduit between said outlet port of said conversion device and said inlet of said heat exchanger; and
- a valve unit to selectively connect said outlet of said storage vessel with said inlet of said heat exchanger and said outlet of said conversion device with said inlet of said heat exchanger.
- 5. The system of claim 1 further comprising:
- a regulating valve in said fluid connection to said inlet port of said conversion device for regulating rate of flow into said conversion device; and
- a second regulating valve in said fluid connection to said outlet port of said conversion device for regulating rate of flow out of said conversion device to control heating of said fluid by said conversion device, said second regulating valve providing for an exhaust pressure of a value less than inlet pressure.
- 6. A system for the heating of water for supplying heated water to a facility and heating air with heated water within said facility, said system comprising:
- a storage vessel for receiving heated water, said vessel having an inlet and an outlet;
- a mechanical conversion device for heating water, said conversion device having
- a) a housing defining a cylindrical cavity, said cavity formed by a body having opposite ends and a cylindrical inner wall and a pair of substantially flat end plates abutting and releasibly sealed to said opposite ends of said body with fasteners, each of said end plates provided with centrally disposed openings, said end plates defining interior and exterior surfaces,
- b) seal members mounted in said openings of said end plates,
- c) a bearing assembly releasably mounted on said exterior surface of said end plates and aligned with said openings,
- d) a shaft passing through an axis of said cavity and journalled in said bearing assemblies and seal members, said shaft connected to motive means to rotate said shaft,
- e) a rotor mounted on said shaft within said cavity so as to rotate with said shaft, said rotor dimensioned to be closely received within said inner wall of said body and said interior surfaces of said end plates, said rotor having a surface toward said side wall provided with uniformly-spaced inwardly-directed bores oriented at a selected angle to said surface, said bores producing turbulence heating of water within a space between said rotor and an inner surface of said cavity during rotation of said rotor,
- f) an inlet port for the introduction of water to be heated into said space between said rotor and said inner surface of said cavity, and
- g) an outlet port for the removal of heated water from said space between said rotor and said inner surface of said cavity;
- a first fluid connection connected to said inlet port of said conversion device for introduction of water to be heated into said conversion device;
- a second fluid connection connected between said outlet port of said conversion device and said input of said storage vessel to deliver heated water to said storage vessel;
- a first regulating valve in said fluid connection to said inlet port of said conversion device for regulating rate of flow of water into said conversion device; and
- a second regulating valve in said fluid connection to said outlet port of said conversion device for regulating rate of flow of heated water out of said conversion device to control heating of said water by said conversion device, said second regulating valve providing for an exhaust pressure of a value less than inlet pressure to said conversion device.
- 7. The system of claim 6 further comprising a heat exchanger for transferring heat of water within said storage vessel to air within said facility, said heat exchanger having an inlet connected to said outlet of said storage vessel with a first transport line, and an outlet connected to said inlet of said storage vessel through a second transport line.
- 8. The system of claim 6 further comprising:
- a first fluid transport conduit between said outlet port of said conversion device and said inlet of said heat exchanger;
- a second fluid transport conduit between said outlet port of said conversion device and said inlet of said heat exchanger; and
- a valve unit to selectively connect said outlet of said storage vessel with said inlet of said heat exchanger and connect said outlet of said conversion device with said inlet of said heat exchanger.
- 9. The system of claim 8 further comprising a thermostatically controlled valve in said fluid connection to said inlet to said heat exchanger whereby flow of heated water into said heat exchanger is controlled depending upon a thermostat within said facility whereby heating of air within said facility is controlled.
- 10. The system of claim 7 further comprising a bypass valve connected between said inlet and said outlet of said heat exchanger to selectively bypass flow of heated water around said heat exchanger when heating of air by said heat exchanger is not desired.
- 11. The system of claim 6 further comprising auxiliary heating means positioned within said storage vessel to provide additional heat to water within said storage vessel.
- 12. The system of claim 6 further comprising a control system connected to said motive means connected to said shaft, said control system energizing and de-energizing said motive means upon a signal from a sensor within said storage vessel, said signal related to temperature of water within said storage vessel.
- 13. The system of claim 12 wherein said control system energizes and de-energizes said motive means upon a second signal from a sensor within said facility, said second signal related to temperature of air within said facility.
- 14. A mechanical conversion device for heating fluid, said conversion device comprising:
- a housing defining a cylindrical cavity, said cavity formed by a body member having opposite ends and a cylindrical inner wall, and a pair of substantially flat end plates abutting and releasibly sealed to said opposite ends of said body member with fasteners, each of said end plates provided with centrally disposed openings, said end plates defining interior and exterior surfaces;
- seal members mounted in said openings of said end plates;
- a bearing assembly releasably mounted on said exterior surface of said end plates and aligned with said openings;
- a shaft passing through an axis of said cylindrical cavity and journalled in said bearing assemblies and seal members, said shaft connected to motive means to rotate said shaft;
- a rotor mounted on said shaft within said cylindrical cavity so as to rotate with said shaft, said rotor dimensioned to be closely received within said inner wall of said body member and said interior surfaces of said end plates, said rotor having a surface toward said inner wall provided with uniformly-spaced inwardly-directed bores oriented at a selected angle to said surface, said bores producing turbulence heating of fluid within a space between said rotor and an inner surface of said cavity during rotation of said rotor;
- an inlet port for the introduction of fluid to be heated into said space between said rotor and said inner surface of said cavity; and
- an outlet port for the removal of heated fluid from said space between said rotor and said inner surface of said cavity.
- 15. The mechanical conversion device of claim 14 wherein said abutting ends of said body member and said end plates are provided with a seal member, and said fasteners are bolt members extending through both end plates to releasable secure and seal said end plates to said opposite ends of said body member.
- 16. The mechanical conversion device of claim 15 wherein each of said end plates are provided with a recess to receive said opposite ends of said body member, and said seal member is inserted into said recess of each of said end plates.
Parent Case Info
This is a Continuation-in-Part patent application based upon parent application Ser. No. 07/682,003 filed Apr. 8, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,188,090 issued Feb. 23, 1993.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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