Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
343 words
A combination hot condensate cooling and water heating and storage and delivery system particularly adapted to an office or residential or industrial building facility employing steam as a medium for heating the building or operating the industrial appliances thereof, or the like, said system comprising in combination: a water tank having a cold water inlet into the lower level thereof; a combination condensate cooling and primary water heater unit disposed in fluid flow communication at one end with the lower level of the interior of said tank, and having a heated water outlet connection at the other end thereof; a water-circulating conduit system including a pump having its intake end connected into said outlet connection and delivering to an outlet distributing conduit traversing the upper level of the interior of said tank; a booster heater unit of the hot fluid heated tube type arranged in open fluid communication at one of its ends with the upper level of the interior of the tank, and having a heated water delivery conduit leading from the other end thereof; a live hot fluid source operatively connected with said booster heater unit to energize the latter whenever necessary to deliver heated water therefrom at a desired temperature; said booster heater unit having a hot condensate discharge conveying conduit delivering condensate discharges which require to be cooled before disposal; a temperature sensor in the heated water delivery conduit controlling the supply of live hot fluid to said booster heater; a second temperature sensor located adjacent the outlet from the primary heater selectively controlling the input of hot condensate to the primary heater unit and/or diversion thereof away from said unit, such as may be required to furnish primary heating of the storage tank contents to the prescribed temperature without overheating; whereby said hot condensates are cooled and at the same time furnish heat supplies to said primary heating unit, and whereby said booster heating unit draws upon the live hot fluid supply only on occasion and such as may be requisite to adequately augment the primary heating operation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
343 words
A combination hot condensate cooling and water heating and storage and delivery system particularly adapted to an office or residential or industrial building facility employing steam as a medium for heating the building or operating the industrial appliances thereof, or the like, said system comprising in combination: a water tank having a cold water inlet into the lower level thereof; a combination condensate cooling and primary water heater unit disposed in fluid flow communication at one end with the lower level of the interior of said tank, and having a heated water outlet connection at the other end thereof; a water-circulating conduit system including a pump having its intake end connected into said outlet connection and delivering to an outlet distributing conduit traversing the upper level of the interior of said tank; a booster heater unit of the hot fluid heated tube type arranged in open fluid communication at one of its ends with the upper level of the interior of the tank, and having a heated water delivery conduit leading from the other end thereof; a live hot fluid source operatively connected with said booster heater unit to energize the latter whenever necessary to deliver heated water therefrom at a desired temperature; said booster heater unit having a hot condensate discharge conveying conduit delivering condensate discharges which require to be cooled before disposal; a temperature sensor in the heated water delivery conduit controlling the supply of live hot fluid to said booster heater; a second temperature sensor located adjacent the outlet from the primary heater selectively controlling the input of hot condensate to the primary heater unit and/or diversion thereof away from said unit, such as may be required to furnish primary heating of the storage tank contents to the prescribed temperature without overheating; whereby said hot condensates are cooled and at the same time furnish heat supplies to said primary heating unit, and whereby said booster heating unit draws upon the live hot fluid supply only on occasion and such as may be requisite to adequately augment the primary heating operation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
A combination hot condensate cooling and water heating and storage and delivery system as set forth in claim 1 wherein; said primary heating unit comprises a bundle of return bent hot condensate conveying tubes enclosed within a shroud extending part-way into the interior of said tank from exteriorly thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
A combination hot condensate cooling and water heating and storage and delivery system as set forth in claim 1 wherein; said booster heating unit comprises a bundle of return bent hot condensate conveying tubes enclosed within a shroud extending part-way into the interior of said tank from exteriorly thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A combination hot condensate cooling and water heating and storage and delivery system as set forth in claim 1 wherein; said hot condensate conveying conduit includes a branch inlet receiving hot condensate discharges from sources other then said booster heater unit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A combination hot condensate cooling and water heating and storage and delivery system as set forth in claim 1 wherein: said outlet distributing conduit comprises a horizontally disposed closed end pipe having water outlet apertures at intervals therealong.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A combination hot condensate cooling and water heating and storage and delivery system as set forth in claim 1 wherein: said pump is continuously operating.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A combination hot condensate cooling and water heating and storage and delivery system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said hot fluid comprises steam.