Patent ID: 11943844
Assignee: HUMBAY, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 13:
14. A fluid heater, comprising a plurality of fluid heating elements, each of the plurality of fluid heating elements including:
a first conduit comprising a first inlet and a first outlet, the first inlet being configured to receive a first portion of the fluid, the first outlet being configured to discharge the first portion of the fluid;
a second conduit comprising a second inlet and a second outlet, the second inlet being configured to receive a second portion of the fluid, the second outlet being configured to discharge the second portion of the fluid;
an electrothermal coating associated with the first and second conduits; and
an electrical lead configured to apply an electric current across the electrothermal coating, wherein the electrothermal coating converts the electric current to heat that is transferred to the first and second conduits to the fluid,
wherein each of the first and second conduits of each of the plurality of heating elements has a hexagonal cross-section, and the plurality of heating elements is arranged in a honeycomb pattern.