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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Amin Monfared, Oxnard, CA (US);
Leonard E. Chambers, Oxnard, CA (US);
Miguel Mendoza, Oxnard, CA (US);
Arash Jafari, Oxnard, CA (US);
Babak Bagheri, Oxnard, CA (US);
Bruce Hotton, Oxnard, CA (US);
Assignee:
Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 1/20 (2006.01); F23C 3/00 (2006.01); F24H 1/14 (2006.01); F24H 9/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23C 3/00 (2013.01); F24H 1/145 (2013.01); F24H 9/1836 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosed technology includes a fluid heating device including a frustoconical combustion chamber and a heat exchanger that can include heating tubes. The combustion chamber can have a first end and a second end that is in fluid communication with the heating tubes. The surface area of the second end of the combustion chamber can be larger than the surface area of the first end of the combustion chamber.