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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2020
Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Amin Monfared, Oxnard, CA (US);
Danilo Aguilar, Oxnard, CA (US);
Jorge Miguel Gamboa Revilla, Oxnard, CA (US);
Lee Chambers, Oxnard, CA (US);
Shaun Besse, Oxnard, CA (US);
Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed technology includes a device for extending the turndown ratio of a gas-fired burner system. The device can comprise a variable area device configured reduce the amount of fuel and air passed to the burner during low output conditions by adjusting the cross-sectional area of the passage between the blower and the burner. The variable area device can be controlled by an actuator that adjusts the position of the variable area device. The actuator can be manually controlled, mechanically controlled, or electronically controlled.