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High-temperature, non-catalytic, infrared heater

Short Description

To improve the overall efficiency of gas based heaters.

Abstract

This invention relates to a high-temperature, non-catalytic, infrared heater having a burner and a re-radiating surface proportioned to operate the heater at approximately 600°F to 1400°F.

Inventor(s)

Dr. Mounir Ibrahim, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Commercial Applications

  • Providing end-market users more efficient gas heaters.

Advantages

  • Increases overall efficiency of the heating process to greater than 40% by minimizing exhaust temperature and/or recovering wasted heat of the IR heater.

  • Minimizes the power density of the heater to less than 50 watt/in2 by increasing the conversion of fuel energy to radiant energy.

IP Information

6,368,102

Related IP

6,612,835

Status

Available