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

Claim 0:
1. A flameless heater, comprising
a first closed loop circulation path configured to circulate a hydraulic fluid in said flameless heater;
a second closed loop circulation path configured to circulate a heated fluid in said heater;
a prime mover positioned in the second circulation path, said prime mover configured to generate exhaust heat through engine exhaust, and to circulate engine coolant in a third closed loop circulation path;
a water tank configured to hold water, the water tank positioned in the second circulation path and downstream from the prime mover,
a hydraulic heat generator positioned in the first circulation path and configured to heat the hydraulic fluid received from an oil reservoir positioned in the second closed loop circulation path;
a first heat exchanger positioned in both the first closed loop circulation path and the second closed loop circulation path, said first heat exchanger configured to transfer heat from the hydraulic fluid received from the hydraulic heat generator to the heated fluid received from the second closed loop circulation path;
a second heat exchanger positioned in the second closed loop circulation path downstream of the first heat exchanger, said second heat exchanger configured to transfer heat from the circulating engine coolant to the heated fluid received from the first heat exchanger; and
a third heat exchanger positioned in the second closed loop circulation path downstream of the second heat exchanger, said third heat exchanger configured to transfer heat from the engine exhaust to the heated fluid, wherein the heated fluid is pumped downstream in the second closed loop circulation path to the water tank where the heat from the heated fluid is transferred to the water, before the heated fluid is delivered to a heated fluid reservoir positioned in the second closed loop circulation path.