Patent ID: 11874069
Assignee: CONLEYMAX INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 10:
11. A method for flamelessly heating a liquid, said method comprising:
moving a hydraulic heating fluid through a first closed loop circulation path of a heater system;
moving a heated fluid through a second closed loop circulation path of the heater system;
powering a prime mover of the heater system;
heating the hydraulic heating fluid with a heat generator positioned in the first closed loop circulating path;
conveying the hydraulic heating fluid in the first closed loop circulation path from the heat generator to a first heat exchanger, said first heat exchanger positioned in both the first closed loop circulation path and the second closed loop circulation path;
transferring the heat from the hydraulic heating fluid received from the heat generator to the heated fluid received from the second closed loop circulation path at the first heat exchanger;
conveying the heated fluid in the second closed loop circulation path from the first heat exchanger to a second heat exchanger, said second heat exchanger positioned downstream of the first heat exchanger;
transferring heat from a circulating engine coolant of the prime mover to the heated fluid received from the first heat exchanger at the second heat exchanger;
conveying the heated fluid in the second closed loop circulation path from the second heat exchanger to a third heat exchanger, said third heat exchanger arranged downstream of the second heat exchanger;
transferring heat generated from engine exhaust received by the third heat exchanger from the prime mover to the heated fluid received by the third heat exchanger from the second heat exchanger, and
conveying the heated fluid downstream in the second closed loop circulation path to a water tank containing water, where the heat from the heated fluid is transferred to the water, before the heated fluid is conveyed to a heated fluid reservoir positioned in the second closed loop circulation path.