Patent ID: 7726386
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: F23D,F23J,F24H,F28F

Abstract:
1. A drip shield for intercepting condensates that form along interior walls of a vertically-oriented heat exchanger, comprising: a plate having a longitudinal axis and having a peaked profile extending along the plate; a plurality of through-openings placed in the plate, the through-openings being spaced apart so as to be positioned in alignment with burner ports and within inlets of the heat exchanger, each of the plurality of through-openings having a collar extending upward from the plate, each collar having an outer diameter that is smaller than the inner diameter of its corresponding heat exchanger inlet so as to extend into said inlet for accommodating said condensates formed along the interior thereof; and said plate extending from each of said through-openings to at least one channel running alongside of the plate for receiving said condensates that runs off of the peaked profile of the plate.