Patent ID: 11867427
Assignee: FULTON GROUP N.A., INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 17:
18. A method of heating a production fluid with a fluid heating system having a hydronic, steam or thermofluidic boiler using a thermal transfer fluid, the production fluid being contained in a vessel, comprising:
receiving, by an electric blower, ambient air and electrical input power and providing, by the blower, output source air;
receiving, by a combustion system, the output source air from the electric blower and receiving, by the combustion system, fuel, and providing, by the combustion system, the thermal transfer fluid at a combustion system exit;
receiving, at a heat exchanger, the thermal transfer fluid from the combustion system exit and providing convective heat exchange from the thermal transfer fluid to the production fluid, and providing an output exhaust gas to an exhaust flue having an exhaust flue inlet; and
providing, by the electric blower, a predetermined volume flow rate of the output source air, the blower operating at or above a predetermined minimum blower efficiency such that the fluid heating system operates at or above a predetermined minimum Bulk Heat Flux and a predetermined minimum Pressure Drop, wherein the Pressure Drop is measured from the combustion system exit to the exhaust flue inlet, and wherein the predetermined minimum blower efficiency is about 32%.