US3125855A
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Turbine unit
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Filing: —
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Granted: 1964-03-24
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Expires: 1981-03-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
No inventors recorded.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 23:24
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02C; F02C3/00; F02C3/32; F05; F05D; F05D2260/00; F05D2260/60; F05D2260/601
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A TURBINE HEATER COMPRISING INNER AND OUTER TUBES ONE WITHIN THE OTHER, THE OUTER TUBE EXTENDING BEYOND THE ENDS OF THE INNER TUBE AND BEING CLOSED AT BOTH ENDS, THUS FORMING A SUBSTANTIALLY ENDLESS CONDUIT, SAID CONDUIT HAVING AN EXHAUST OUTLET, AN AUTOMATICALLY OPERATING VIBRATION BURNER WITH IN THE INNER TUBE HAVING A FLAME TUBE, A PIPE-LIKE CASING SURROUNDING THE OUTER TUBE AND SPACED THEREFROM, TURBINE MEANS IN THE CONDUIT ADJACENT THE DISCHARGE END OF THE INNER TUBE, DOWNSTREAM OF THE BURNER, AND MEANS DRIVEN BY SAID TURBINE CONNECTED WITH THE SPACE WITHIN SAID CASING OUTSIDE THE OUTER TUBE TO PASS A FLUID THERETHROUGH IN HEAT EXCHANGE RELATION WITH THE FLUID IN SAID CONDUIT, SAID VIBRATION BURNER PRODUCING A CONTINUOUS, SUBSTANTIALLY RESONANCE-FREE FLOW OF A MIXTURE OF HOT COMBUSTION GAS ISSUING FROM SAID FLAME TUBE AND OF GAS SUCKED ALONG THEREBY THROUGH THE CONDUIT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A TURBINE HEATER COMPRISING INNER AND OUTER TUBES ONE WITHIN THE OTHER, THE OUTER TUBE EXTENDING BEYOND THE ENDS OF THE INNER TUBE AND BEING CLOSED AT BOTH ENDS, THUS FORMING A SUBSTANTIALLY ENDLESS CONDUIT, SAID CONDUIT HAVING AN EXHAUST OUTLET, AN AUTOMATICALLY OPERATING VIBRATION BURNER WITH IN THE INNER TUBE HAVING A FLAME TUBE, A PIPE-LIKE CASING SURROUNDING THE OUTER TUBE AND SPACED THEREFROM, TURBINE MEANS IN THE CONDUIT ADJACENT THE DISCHARGE END OF THE INNER TUBE, DOWNSTREAM OF THE BURNER, AND MEANS DRIVEN BY SAID TURBINE CONNECTED WITH THE SPACE WITHIN SAID CASING OUTSIDE THE OUTER TUBE TO PASS A FLUID THERETHROUGH IN HEAT EXCHANGE RELATION WITH THE FLUID IN SAID CONDUIT, SAID VIBRATION BURNER PRODUCING A CONTINUOUS, SUBSTANTIALLY RESONANCE-FREE FLOW OF A MIXTURE OF HOT COMBUSTION GAS ISSUING FROM SAID FLAME TUBE AND OF GAS SUCKED ALONG THEREBY THROUGH THE CONDUIT.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-03-24 | 1967-09-23 | 1968-03-24 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-03-24 | 1971-09-23 | 1972-03-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-03-24 | 1975-09-23 | 1976-03-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |