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Thermocatalytic Corp.

Laurence B Craig

Alfred J Farina

The use of an incandescing burner or so-called reactor to preliminarily heat water which subsequently is passed in heat exchange with air that is used for spaced conditioning, and wherein the same reactor, which is efficiently operated on a gas-air mixture, is also used to supply hot water.

Gas space heating unit

To obtain optimum heat transfer from a heat source to an absorption refrigeration cycle refrigerant, use is made of a doughnut-shaped generator or refrigerant holding tank and a heat source in the specific form of a reactor, as described and illustrated in U.S. Pat. No. 3,217,701, wherein the reactor is located in the central opening of the generator so that the heat which it radiates, which is circumferential in nature, effectively transfers to the refrigerant which is in surrounding relation about the reactor.

Absorption refrigeration cycle generator

The present invention contemplates a process for producing a reactor cylinder for use in a radiant heater and the reactor cylinder produced by that process. A liquid vehicle is initially prepared including an alumina dispersion, magnesium sulfate, colloidal silica and powdered talc. An antifoam agent may be added. The alumina dispersion includes dispersable alumina in an amount between about 1% and about 5% by weight, an acid in an amount up to about 0.2% by weight and water in an amount between about 10% and about 30% by weight, all calculated as weight percent based on the weight of the liquid vehicle. The alumina dispersion is then further diluted by the addition of water in an amount between about 40% and about 80% by weight. To the diluted alumina dispersion is added magnesium sulfate in an amount up to about 4% by weight, colloidal silica in an amount up to about 10% by weight and powdered talc in an amount between about 0.0001% and about 0.1% by weight. A solid alumina and silica fiber composition is then added to the vehicle in a ratio of about 10 grams of solid fiber per gallon of vehicle. The mixture or slurry is then chopped, blended and vacuum molded about a mandrel to form the reactor cylinder.

Thermocatalytic reactor and process for producing same

In a heat exchanger of the type in which hot exhaust gases transfer heat to water or the like flowing through a helical heat exchange coil, the use, as a significant improvement to the efficiency of the heat exchange occurring therebetween, of a conduit for the water having external helical fluting such that the hot gases circulate along two paths, rather than only one, and thus are more effectively able to transfer heat to the water.

Heat exchanger

There is described a porous ceramic reactor which is used in a heating system. The combustion of fuel occurs on the outer surface of the reactor. The outer surface has a plurality of indentations that break up the surface continuity. As a consequence, the scaling and cracking that occurs due to differential expansion and contraction is minimized. Alternatively, the surface continuity can be broken up by means of a wide mesh metal screen that is in contact with the surface thereby creating thermal continuities that minimize scaling.

Porous ceramic combustion reactor

A porous ceramic heating reactor is positioned within a tubular casing to contain the flame and the end products of combustion. A flattened portion of the casing extends substantially past the reactor to provide for further transfer of heat through the casing wall from the hot exhaust gases and to carry those exhaust gases to a safe point of exhaustion. The unit is essentially modular so that any number can be selected for an installation. The casing configuration enhances turbulent flow of the hot gaseous products of combustion. Turbulent flow increases heat transfer to and through the walls of the casing to the boiler or other area to be heated. The size and shape of the tubular casing provides an explosion proof, leak proof, efficient heat transfer device. Each reactor has a spark plug one of whose elements is a bi-metallic strip. In a multi-unit installation the spark plugs are connected in parallel across a spark generator. As the spark seeks the smallest gap, one will spark first, initiate combustion, and in response to the heat expand its gap and the spark will shift to the next smallest gap. The sequence will continue for as many reactors as are in the system. A normally open pressure responsive switch is connected to sense the difference in pressure between the fuel inlet line to the reactor and the combustion chamber within the casing. If the pressure differential is not maintained, the switch opens and shuts down the system. However, a slow blow fuse connected across the contacts of the pressure responsive switch prevents shutdown for a short 15 second time period sufficient to permit the initiation of ignition.

Combustion heating system

A porous ceramic heating reactor is positioned within a tubular casing to contain the flame and the end products of combustion. A flattened portion of the casing extends substantially past the reactor to provide for further transfer of heat through the casing wall from the hot exhaust gases and to carry those exhaust gases to a safe point of exhaustion. The unit is essentially modular so that any number can be selected for an installation. The casing configuration enhances turbulent flow of the hot gaseous products of combustion. Turbulent flow increases heat transfer to and through the walls of the casing to the boilder or other area to be heated. The size and shape of the tubular casing provides an explosion proof, leak proof, efficient heat transfer device. Each reactor has a spark plug one of whose elements is a bi-metallic strip. In a multi-unit installation the spark plugs are connected in parallel across a spark generator. As the spark seeks the smallest gap, one will spark first, initiate combustion, and in response to the heat expand its gap and the spark will shift to the next smallest gap. The sequence will continue for as many reactors as are in the system. A normally open pressure responsive switch is connected to sense the difference in pressure between the fuel inlet line to the reactor and the combustion chamber within the casing. If the pressure differential is not maintained, the switch opens and shuts down the system. However, a slow blow fuse connected across the contacts of the pressure responsive switch prevents shutdown for a short 15 second time period sufficient to permit the initiation of ignition.

The present invention contemplates a process for producing a reactor cylinder for use in a radiant heater and the reactor cylinder produced by that process. A liquid vehicle is initially prepared including an alumina dispersion, magnesium sulfate, colloidal silica and powdered talc. An antifoam agent may be added. The alumina dispersion includes dispersable alumina in an amount between about 1% and about 5% by weight, an acid in an amount up to about 0.2% by weight and water in an amount between about 10% and about 30% by weight, all calculated as weight precent based on the weight of the liquid vehicle. The alumina dispersion is then further diluted by the addition of water in an amount between about 40% and about 80% by weight. To the diluted alumina dispersion is added magnesium sulfate in an amount up to about 4% by weight, colloidal silica in an amount up to about 10% by weight and powdered talc in an amount between about 0.0001% and about 0.1% by weight. A solid alumina and silica fiber composition is then added to the vehicle in a ratio of about 10 grams of solid fiber per gallon of vehicle. The mixture or slurry is then chopped, blended and vacuum molded about a mandrel to form the reactor cylinder.

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Glen Cove, NY, United States of America

Laurence B Craig