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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2004
Applicant:
Christian Helmut Thoma, Jersey, VG;
Inventor:
Christian Helmut Thoma, Jersey, VG;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F22B 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for heating a liquid comprising a housing having an internal chamber and a rotor disposed in said chamber. A drive shaft rotatably supported in the housing and extending into said chamber for imparting mechanical energy to the rotor. The rotor having a generally hemi-spherically shaped form and provided with a series of openings. A fluid intake passage in said housing preferably arranged to be nearer the rotational axis of the rotor and a fluid exit passage preferably positioned radially outwardly of said rotor.