(19)
(11)EP 3 249 293 B1

(12)EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION

(45)Mention of the grant of the patent:
05.10.2022 Bulletin 2022/40

(21)Application number: 16740335.1

(22)Date of filing:  08.01.2016
(51)International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F22B 11/02(2006.01)
F24H 1/28(2022.01)
(52)Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
F22B 11/02; F24H 1/28
(86)International application number:
PCT/KR2016/000169
(87)International publication number:
WO 2016/117862 (28.07.2016 Gazette  2016/30)

(54)

HOT WATER BOILER

WARMWASSERBOILER

CHAUDIÈRE À EAU CHAUDE


(84)Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30)Priority: 21.01.2015 KR 20150009658

(43)Date of publication of application:
29.11.2017 Bulletin 2017/48

(73)Proprietor: Kim, Junggon
Seocho-gu, Seoul 06703 (KR)

(72)Inventor:
  • Kim, Junggon
    Seocho-gu, Seoul 06703 (KR)

(74)Representative: Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB 
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München
81675 München (DE)


(56)References cited: : 
GB-A- 799 785
KR-A- 860 007 517
US-A- 1 725 408
US-A- 3 885 125
US-A- 4 171 685
GB-A- 1 014 705
KR-U- 880 001 069
US-A- 1 853 183
US-A- 4 123 995
  
      
    Note: Within nine months from the publication of the mention of the grant of the European patent, any person may give notice to the European Patent Office of opposition to the European patent granted. Notice of opposition shall be filed in a written reasoned statement. It shall not be deemed to have been filed until the opposition fee has been paid. (Art. 99(1) European Patent Convention).


    Description

    TECHNICAL FIELD



    [0001] The present invention relates to a hot water boiler, and more particularly, to a combined hot water boiler combining a water tube type boiler and a smoke tube type boiler.

    BACKGROUND ART



    [0002] Hot water boilers are devices that supply water by heating and may be divided into domestic and industrial types according to the purpose of use. Generally, industrial boilers may be used in industrial facilities such as factories and large-scale residential facilities. Accordingly, such industrial boilers are required to supply high-temperature hot water or steam in large quantities, and thus, they are required to have high capacity and high efficiency.

    [0003] Such large capacity hot water boilers may be divided into a water tube type boiler in which water flowing along a plurality of water tubes connecting vertically arranged headers absorbs heat from gas burned by a burner to become hot water; a smoke tube type boiler in which water contained in a main body forming a water tank absorbs heat from combustion gas passing through a plurality of smoke tubes passing through the inside of the main body to become hot water; and a combined boiler combining the water tube type boiler and smoke tube type boiler, according to the hot water production methods. Among these, the combined boiler has both the characteristics of the water tube boiler and the smoke tube type boiler and exhibits an advantage of excellent thermal efficiency.

    [0004] The combined boilers are used to heat large residential facilities in some district heating energy facilities in Korea.

    [0005] FIG. 1 shows a partial cross-sectional view schematically showing a conventional combined hot water boiler.

    [0006] Referring to FIG. 1, the conventional combined hot water boiler may include a water tube unit 1 and a smoke tube unit 2 arranged side by side, and a connection unit 3 connecting them at the bottom of the water tube unit 1 and the smoke tube unit 2. Here, the connection unit 3 allows the water tube unit 1 and the smoke tube unit 2 to communicate with each other.

    [0007] The water tube unit 1 may include an upper header 1a, a lower header 1e, a combustion chamber 1c disposed between the upper header 1a and the lower header 1e, and a plurality of water tubes 1b which connects the upper header 1a and the lower header 1e and is provided in the combustion chamber 1c. A burner 4 installed on the upper header 1a may generate a flame downward toward the combustion chamber 1c provided with the water tubes 1b, and the combustion gas thus generated may be moved to the smoke tube unit 2 through a post-combustion chamber 3c of the connection unit 3. The combustion gas transferred to the smoke tube unit 2 heats cold water (circulation water) supplied into a main body 2a of the smoke tube unit 2 while moving upward along a plurality of smoke tubes 2b extending in the longitudinal direction in the main body 2a and is then discharged to an exhaust duct 5 provided at an upper part of the main body 2a.

    [0008] The circulation water heated by the combustion gas in the main body 2a of the smoke tube unit 2 is further heated by sequentially passing through a plurality of connecting water tubes 3b connected to the bottom 2c of the main body 2, a header 3a of the connection unit 3 and the water tubes 1b of the water tube unit 1, and the further heated water is then supplied to a place needing the hot water through an outlet 1d provided at the upper header 1a of the water tube unit 1. Accordingly, the high efficiency of the boiler may be achieved by such hot water supply method.

    [0009] The combined hot water boiler, as shown in FIG. 1, may be referred to as a stand type hot water boiler with a combined water tube/smoke tube since the water tubes 1b and the smoke tubes 2b are formed by extending in a longitudinal direction, that is, in the direction of gravity.

    [0010] However, in the conventional combined hot water boilers, since after discharged through the outlet 1d and circulated through a predetermined path, the cold water returning into the main body 2a of the smoke tube unit 2 through the circulation water port 2d is discharged near the top of the smoke tube 2b for effective heat exchange, the following problems may entail.

    [0011] First, since the heated water in the main body 2a of the smoke tube unit 2, particularly the water heated from the lower side, is transferred to the upper part by convection, a flowing collision phenomenon occurs between the cold water flowing through the circulation water port 2d and the heated water moving to the upper part. Therefore, the cold water flowing through the circulation water port 2d cannot move smoothly to the lower side of the main body 2a. In addition, since there is a phenomenon in which the heated water is stagnated at the central portion of the main body 2a and thus relatively less heated water is positioned at the edge portion of the main body 2a in which the connecting water tubes 3b are arranged. As a result, the cold water flowing into the main body 2a is not heated sufficiently but is supplied to the connecting water tube 3b and the water tube 1b. Accordingly, this not only lowers the thermal efficiency of the boiler, but also affects the reliability of the heating system using these boilers.

    [0012] In addition, due to the above phenomenon, heat exchange cannot be performed smoothly at the lower junction of the smoke tube 2b into which the combustion gas of high temperature is introduced. Therefore, the damage around the smoke tube 2b frequently occurs due to severe thermal shock. Specifically, the temperature of the combustion gas generated in the burner 4 is about 1,100 degrees Celsius. Since however the cold water introduced into the main body 2a cannot smoothly move to the lower portion of the main body 2a, the heat transfer from the combustion gas to the cold water is not performed sufficiently. As a result, a large thermal load is applied to the bottom portion of the main body 2a, that is, the bottom portion of the smoke tube 2b and the bottom portion 2c of the main body 2a.

    [0013] As shown in Fig. 2, since the smoke tube 2b is jointed to the bottom 2c of the main body 2a by welding, the joint portion is relatively weaker than the other parts. As described above, if the thermal load is continuously applied to the joint portion of the smoke tube 2b and the bottom 2c of the main body 2a, cracks can easily occur on the joint portion. If such cracks occur continuously during the operation of the boiler, the joint portion is damaged, and as a result, water in the main body 2a of the smoke tube unit 2 may leak, as shown in FIG. 3. If it is left unattended, it may be a serious threat to the safety of the boiler. Therefore, there are problems that maintenance work such as replacing the smoke tube 2b is inevitable, the maintenance cost of the boiler is excessively high, and the life of the boiler is shortened and its stability is not guaranteed. GB 1 014 705 A relates to a vertical smoke tube boiler having at the input end a combustion chamber situated parallel to the smoke tubes and surrounded by cooling tube walls from which the combustion gases pass to enter the smoke tubes from below. GB 799 785 A relates to a vertical smoke tube boiler in conjunction with a combustion chamber, which is cooled on all sides by water tubes as a space-saving unit. US 4,123,995 and US 4,171,685 relate to hot water or steam boilers comprising a furnace section and a convection section in which the furnace section is limited by a wall section formed of liquid or steam tubes placed side by side.

    DISCLOSURE


    TECHNICAL PROBLEM



    [0014] The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-described problems of the conventional art, and is to provide a hot water boiler which can reduce maintenance cost, increase life span, and operate stably.

    [0015] In addition, the present invention is to provide a hot water boiler with improved thermal efficiency.

    TECHNICAL SOLUTION



    [0016] In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hot water boiler according to independent claim 1.

    [0017] The aspect is directed to the hot water boiler, wherein one side of the water tube unit is provided with a burner for generating the combustion gas in the combustion chamber, and one side of the smoke tube unit is provided with an exhaust duct for exhausting combustion gas discharged from the smoke tube.

    [0018] The aspect is directed to the hot water boiler, wherein the supply passage is connected to a lower portion of the inner chamber to discharge cold water to the lower portion of an inner space of the inner chamber

    [0019] The aspect is directed to the hot water boiler, wherein the upper end of the inner chamber is spaced apart from an upper surface of the main body or provided with a communication hole so that water in the inner space can be moved to the outer space.

    [0020] The aspect is directed to the hot water boiler, wherein the connection water tube is connected to the lower surface of the main body so as to be communicated with an outer space of the inner chamber.

    [0021] The aspect is directed to the hot water boiler, wherein the connection chamber is a post-combustion chamber, and the connection water tube is disposed in the connection chamber so that water supplied from the smoke tube unit can be heated and then supplied to the water tube unit.

    [0022] The aspect is directed to the hot water boiler, wherein the supply passage is installed in the tangential direction of the inner chamber to guide the supplied water to be flowed into the upper part while rotating inside the inner chamber.

    [0023] The aspect is directed to the hot water boiler, wherein the inner space is provided with a guide vane for guiding water so that water discharged from the supply passage can be moved by a predetermined distance without bumping into the smoke tube.

    [0024] The aspect is directed to the hot water boiler, wherein the supply passage has an extended portion extending to the inner space, and the extended portion is formed with a plurality of discharge ports.

    [0025] The aspect is directed to the hot water boiler, wherein the extended portion is formed in a'+' shape, and the smoke tube is disposed in an empty space of the extended portion.

    [0026] The aspect is directed to the hot water boiler, which further includes an intermediate cylinder that is provided in a space between the inner chamber and the main body to provide a buffer space into which water supplied through the supply passage flows, wherein the inner chamber is formed with a plurality of inlet holes so that water in the buffer space can be introduced into the inner space.

    [0027] The aspect is directed to the hot water boiler, wherein the intermediate cylinder has one end portion connected to the lower surface of the main body and the other end portion connected to the outer surface of the inner chamber to form the buffer space.

    ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS



    [0028] According to the embodiments of the present invention as described above, it is possible to provide a hot water boiler in which the maintenance cost is reduced, the lifetime is increased, and stable operation is achieved.

    [0029] In addition, a hot water boiler with improved thermal efficiency can be provided.

    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS



    [0030] 

    FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a conventional combined hot water boiler.

    FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a smoke tube joint structure of FIG. 1;

    FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating problems occurring in the smoke tube joint structure of FIG. 2;

    FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a hot water boiler according to an embodiment of the present invention.

    FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state taken along a line V-V of FIG. 4.

    FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an inner portion of an inner chamber of a hot water boiler according to another embodiment of the present invention.

    FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an inner portion of an inner chamber of a hot water boiler according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

    FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an inner portion of an inner chamber of a hot water boiler according to yet another embodiment of the present invention.

    FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a part of an inner portion of the smoke tube unit of the hot water boiler of FIG. 8.


    BEST MODE



    [0031] Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

    [0032] In addition, in the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when considering that it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

    [0033] FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view schematically showing a hot water boiler according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state taken along a line V-V of FIG. 4.

    [0034] Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the hot water boiler according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a water tube unit 10 for heating water moving through at least one water tube 13 by combustion gas filled therein, a smoke tube unit 20 for heating water filled therein by the combustion gas moving through at least one or more smoke tubes 22, a connection unit 30 for connecting the water tube unit 10 and the smoke tube unit 20 to allow the combustion gas and the water to pass respectively therethrough, a burner 40 for generating the combustion gas, and an exhaust duct 50 for exhausting the combustion gas discharged from the smoke tube unit 20. In this embodiment, it will describe an example in which a plurality of water tubes 13 are provided.

    [0035] The water tube unit 10 includes an upper header 11 and a lower header 12 spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction, and a combustion chamber 14 provided between the upper header 11 and the lower header 12 in which the combustion gas is formed by flame generated in the burner 40. The water tubes 13 extend vertically in the combustion chamber 14 to connect the upper header 11 and the lower header 12. In addition, the upper header 11 is provided with an outlet 15 for discharging heated hot water to a place needing the hot water.

    [0036] In this embodiment, the water tubes 13 may be arranged to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in the horizontal direction within the combustion chamber 14. Further, the water tubes 13 may be bent in a predetermined shape at the center of the upper header 11 to form a hole for installing the burner 40. Meanwhile, one side of the bottom of the water tube unit 10 may be formed with a gas passage for guiding the combustion gas to the combustion chamber 33 to move the combustion gas toward the connection chamber 33 of the connection unit 30 by bending the water tubes 13 as well.

    [0037] This water tube unit 10 may be shielded from the outside by covering the outside thereof with an insulating cover.

    [0038] On the other hand, the smoke tube unit 20 includes a main body 21 filled with cold water therein, an inner chamber 23 extending vertically inside the main body 21 to surround a portion of at least one or more smoke tubes 22 through which the combustion gas passes, and a supply passage 25 for supplying water into the main body 21.

    [0039] The smoke tube 22 has its both ends which penetrate the upper surface and the lower surface 21c of the main body 21 such that they are connected by welding or the like to be communicated with the connection chamber 33 of the connection unit 30 and the exhaust duct 50, respectively.

    [0040] The inner chamber 23 may be formed in a cylindrical shape upwardly extending from the lower surface 21c of the main body 21 by a predetermined length and the inner space of the main body 21 may be separated into the inner space 21a and the outer space 21b of the inner chamber 23, wherein the smoke tubes 22 are arranged in the inner space 21a of the inner chamber 23.

    [0041] In the embodiment, the inner space 21a and the outer space 21b separated by the inner chamber 23 are communicated with each other at an upper portion of the main body 21. For this end, the upper portion of the inner chamber 23 may be formed with a communication hole, or an upper end of the inner chamber 23 may be spaced apart from the upper surface of the main body 21 by a predetermined distance. In the present embodiment, the latter case is shown as an example.

    [0042] In addition, a plurality of brackets 24 for supporting the inner chamber 23 may be supported on the inner wall of the main body 21 around the inner chamber 23.

    [0043] The supply passage 25 is to supply low-temperature water such as circulation water or cold water, which is returned after the hot water is used in the place needing the hot water, to the inside of the main body 21 and has one end exposed to the outside of the main body 21 to receive water and the other end connected to the inner chamber 23 to supply the water to the inner space 21a of the inner chamber 23. Specifically, the supply passage 25 is connected to the lower portion of the inner chamber 23 so that water can be discharged to the lower portion of the inner space of the inner chamber 23. That is, the water supplied from the outside is flowed into the lower portion of the inner space 21a of the inner chamber 23 through the supply passage 25.

    [0044] In this embodiment, the supply passage 25 may be installed in the tangential direction of the transverse section of the inner chamber 23, as shown in FIG. 5. In this case, the water supplied to the inner space 21a of the inner chamber 23 may be heated while rotating along the inner wall of the inner chamber 23 to be smoothly moved to the upper part of the main body 21.

    [0045] Meanwhile, the connection unit 30 may include a connection header 31 connected to the water tube unit 10, a connection chamber 33 through which the combustion gas discharged from the water tube unit 10 passes, and at least one or more connection water tubes 32 for transferring the water discharged from the smoke tube unit 20 to the water tube unit 10. Here, the connection chamber 33 may act as a post-combustion chamber.

    [0046] The connection water tube 32 has one end which may be connected to the lower surface 21c of the main body 21 so as to be communicated with the outer space 21c of the inner chamber 23 and the other end which may be connected to the header 31. In turn, the water in the outer space 21c of the inner chamber 23 may be discharged from the main body 21 and transferred to the water tube unit 10.

    [0047] The burner 40 is installed in the upper part of the water tube unit 10 to burn the fuel by forming a flame in the combustion chamber 14 downwardly, and the exhaust duct 50 is installed in the upper part of the main body 21 of the smoke tube unit 20 to exhaust the combustion gas that has passed through the plurality of smoke tubes 22 to the outside.

    [0048] The operation and effect of the hot water boiler according to one embodiment of the present invention are as follows.

    [0049] When the fuel is burned in the combustion chamber 14 of the water tube unit 10 by the burner 40, high-temperature combustion gas (for example, about 1,100 degrees Celsius) may be generated and the combustion gas generated in the combustion chamber 14 may be exhausted to the exhaust duct 50 by means of the smoke tube 22 of the smoke tube unit 20 through the connection chamber 33 of the connection unit 30.

    [0050] The water supplied to the smoke tube unit 20 through the supply passage 25 is first heated in the smoke tube unit 20 and then further heated through the connection water tube 32 of the connection unit 30. In addition, the heated water is further heated through the water tube 13 of the water tube unit 10 to supply the hot water to the place needing the hot water through the outlet 15. The high-temperature hot water thus discharged may be circulated through a predetermined path, and then again supplied to the smoke tube unit 20 through the supply passage 25 in a state of a low-temperature.

    [0051] Specifically, since the water supplied through the supply passage 25 is supplied to the inner space 21a of the inner chamber 23, it is supplied to the lower side of the smoke tube 22 through which the high-temperature combustion gas passes. The temperature of the water heat-exchanged with the combustion gas flowing through the smoke tube 22 rises and the water rises up to the upper part of the inner chamber 23 by convection. At this time, the inner space 21a of the inner chamber 23 is formed with a flow in which water is permitted to be upwardly moved as a whole by the water pressure and convection supplied through the supply passage 25. The water supplied through the supply passage 25 is smoothly moved upwardly and is heated during its movement by absorbing heat from the smoke tube 22.

    [0052] The water moved to the upper side of the inner space 21a of the inner chamber 23 along with heating is moved to the outer space 21b of the inner chamber 23 through a space between the upper end of the inner chamber 23 and the upper surface of the main body 21, and moved downwardly through an outer space 21b of the inner chamber 23 to be discharged through the connection water tube 32. Since the water is heated to cause less convection in the outer space 21b of the inner chamber 23, such that the water can be moved smoothly and downwardly in the outer space 21b of the inner chamber 23.

    [0053] As described above, the supply passage 25 supplies water to the lower portion of the inner space 21a of the inner chamber 23, so that the upward flow is formed in the inner space 21a of the inner chamber 23, and the downward flow is formed in the space 21b the inner chamber 23. Accordingly, the water may be smoothly flowed and heated without any flow collision between the cold water and the pre-heated hot water as in the conventional combined hot water boiler.

    [0054] Moreover, in this embodiment, the supply passage 25 is installed in the tangential direction of the inner chamber 23. Accordingly, since the water to be circulated is heated while rotating in the inner space 21a of the inner chamber 23, not only the heat exchange is performed uniformly, but also the movement to the upper part may be performed very smoothly.

    [0055] In this way, since the low-temperature water supplied through the supply passage 25 is supplied to the inner space of the inner chamber 23, particularly to the lower side of the smoke tube 22 into which the high-temperature combustion gas flows, it is possible to absorb heat from the combustion gas. In addition, since the water may flow continuously and smoothly without stagnation in the main body 21, the thermal load in the vicinity of the bottom joint portion of the smoke tube 22 may be effectively reduced. In particular, since this flow may be maintained while the boiler is running, even if the high-temperature combustion gas flows into the smoke tube 22 for a long time, the thermal load applied to the connection portion of the smoke tube 22 may be effectively reduced.

    [0056] Accordingly, the problems caused by cracks in the joint portion of the smoke tube 22 generated in the conventional combined hot water boiler may be effectively prevented, and therefore the damage of the smoke tube 22 and the main body 21 may be prevented as much as possible, and the leakage of the smoke tube 22 may be prevented even when operated for a long period of time.

    [0057] In addition, since the water circulated by the inner chamber 23 is sufficiently heated by the smoke tube 22 and naturally moves toward the connecting water tube 32, it is possible to prevent the problem in that the central portion of the main body 21 is sufficiently heated, but the edge portion is not sufficiently heated, as in the conventional art. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the problem in that the hot water may be supplied in a state in which the hot water is not sufficiently heated.

    [0058] As a result, in the hot water boiler according to the present embodiment, the maintenance cost of the smoke tube 22 and the main body 21 may be reduced, and the lifetime thereof may be increased.

    [0059] Further, since the operation failure that may be caused by the leakage of water generated at the connection portion of the smoke tube 22 may be prevented, there is an effect in that the operation may be performed stably.

    [0060] Furthermore, since the water flows smoothly and the heat may be sufficiently exchanged with the smoke tube 22, it is possible to improve the overall thermal efficiency of the boiler.

    [0061] Hereinafter, a hot water boiler according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9. However, since the following embodiments are different from the above embodiments in the structure of the smoke tube unit 20 in comparison therebetween, the differences will be mainly described, and the same portions will use the descriptions and the reference numerals of the above embodiments.

    [0062] FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an inner portion of an inner chamber of a hot water boiler according to another embodiment of the present invention.

    [0063] Referring to FIG. 6, in the hot water boiler according to another embodiment of the present invention, the inner space 21a of the inner chamber 23 may be provided with a guide vane 27 to allow the water discharged from the supply passage 25 to be discharged into the inner space 21a without directly bumping into the smoke tube 22.

    [0064] The guide vane 27 is disposed adjacent to the outlet of the supply passage 25 and has the outer surface thereof formed in a shape corresponding to the inner surface of the inner chamber 23, so that the guide vane 27 can be tightly fixed to the inner chamber 23. The inner surface of the guide vane 27 has a curved shape with a predetermined curvature to guide the water so that the high-pressure water discharged through the discharge port of the supply passage 25 can meet with another smoke tube 22 after proceeding a certain distance without directly colliding with the smoke tube 22.

    [0065] In addition, since the guide vane 27 is sufficient to guide the water discharged from the supply passage 25, it may be formed to have a height corresponding to the discharge port of the supply passage 25.

    [0066] The hot water boiler provided with the guide vanes 27 has an effect of preventing the smoke tube 22 from being damaged by the continuous impact applied by the water continuously discharged at a high pressure through the supply passage 25. As a result, the service life of the hot water boiler may be further extended and the operation stability thereof may be improved.

    [0067] FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing an inner portion of an inner chamber of a hot water boiler according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

    [0068] Referring to FIG. 7, the supply passage 25a of the hot water boiler according to another embodiment of the present invention has an extended portion 25b extending to the inner space of the inner chamber 23. The extension 25b may protrude from the inner surface of the inner chamber 23 and may be branched into a predetermined geometric shape. The extension portion 25b may be provided with a plurality of discharge ports 25c and the cold water supplied through the supply passage 25a may be discharged to the inner space 21a through the end of the extended portion 25b and/or the discharge port 25c. In this embodiment, the extended portion 25b is formed in a '+' shape, and water is discharged through the end portion of the extended portion 25b and the discharge port 25c, as shown in an example.

    [0069] The smoke tube 22 may be disposed in an empty space of the inner space 21a according to the shape of the extended portion 25b.

    [0070] As described above, since the hot water boiler has the supply passage 25a in which the extended portion 25b and the discharge port 25c are provided, the water may be discharged with a relatively low supply pressure. Accordingly, since the impact load applied to the smoke tube 22 may be reduced, there is an advantage in that the life of the smoke tube 22 may be increased.

    [0071] In addition, since the cold water supplied from the outside is evenly spread and supplied in the inner space 21a of the inner chamber 23 and the smoke tube 22 is provided in the empty space of the inner space 21a, the heating of the cold water may be more effectively achieved.

    [0072] FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing an inner portion of an inner chamber of a hot water boiler according to yet another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a part of an inner portion of the smoke tube unit of the hot water boiler of FIG. 9.

    [0073] Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, according to yet another embodiment of the present invention, an intermediate cylinder 29 may be provided between the inner chamber 23 and the main body 21 of the hot water boiler. The intermediate cylinder 29 may be provided to form a buffer space 29a into which the cold water supplied through the supply passage 25d is primarily introduced. The intermediate cylinder 29 may have one end portion connected to the lower surface 21c of the main body 21 and the other end portion connected to the outer surface of the inner chamber 23 to form the buffer space 29a. In addition, the supply passage 25d is connected to the intermediate cylinder 29 to discharge water toward the buffer space 29a. A plurality of inlet holes 28 may be formed in the inner chamber 23 so that the water introduced into the buffer space 29a flows into the inner space 21a of the inner chamber 23.

    [0074] In this case, the smoke tube 22 may be disposed between the adjacent inlet holes 28 so that the water flowing into the inlet hole 28 does not directly collide.

    [0075] As a result, in the case of the hot water boiler having the intermediate cylinder 29, since the water is firstly introduced into the buffer space 29a and then flows into the inner space 21a of the inner chamber 21a through the inlet hole 28, relatively low pressure water is discharged toward the smoke tube 22. Therefore, since the impact load applied to the smoke tube 22 may be reduced, there is an advantage in that the life of the smoke tube 22 may be increased.

    INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY



    [0076] The hot water boiler according to embodiments of the present invention may be used in domestic and industrial hot water supply industries.


    Claims

    1. A hot water boiler comprising:

    a water tube unit (10), the water tube unit including a combustion chamber (14) in which combustion gas is generated, at least one water tube (13) provided in the combustion chamber (14), and an outlet (15) supplying hot water to a place needing the hot water, which flows through the water tubes (13) and is heated by absorbing heat from the combustion gas;

    a smoke tube unit (20), the smoke tube unit including a main body (21), at least one smoke tube (22) provided in the main body and vertically extended so as to allow the combustion gas to pass therethrough; and

    a connection unit (30), the connection unit including a connection chamber (33) for supplying, to the smoke tube unit (20), the combustion gas provided from the water tube unit (10), and at least one connection water tube (32) for supplying, to the water tube unit (10), the water provided from the smoke tube unit (20),

    characterized in that the smoke tube unit (20) includes an inner chamber (23) encompassing the at least one smoke tube (22), and a supply passage (25) supplying cold water, which is supplied from the outside, to an inner space (21a) of the inner chamber (23),

    wherein the inner chamber (23) is configured so as to allow water flowing into the inner space (21a) of the inner chamber to be heated by absorbing the heat from the at least one smoke tube (22) and then to be moved to an outer space (21b) of the inner chamber (23) from an upper part of the inner chamber (23).


     
    2. The hot water boiler according to claim 1, wherein one side of the water tube unit (10) is provided with a burner (40) for generating the combustion gas in the combustion chamber (14), and
    wherein one side of the smoke tube unit (20) is provided with an exhaust duct (50) for exhausting combustion gas discharged from the at least one smoke tube (22).
     
    3. The hot water boiler according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the supply passage (25) is connected to a lower portion of the inner chamber (23) to discharge cold water to a lower portion of the inner space (21a) of the inner chamber (23).
     
    4. The hot water boiler according to any of preceding claims, wherein the upper part of the inner chamber (23) is spaced apart from an upper surface of the main body (23) or provided with a communication hole so that water in the inner space (21a) can be moved to the outer space (21b).
     
    5. The hot water boiler according to any of preceding claims, wherein the at least one connection water tube (32) is connected to a lower surface (21c) of the main body (21) so as to be communicated with the outer space (21b) of the inner chamber (23).
     
    6. The hot water boiler according to any of preceding claims, wherein the connection chamber (33) is a post-combustion chamber (14), and the at least one connection water tube (32) is disposed in the connection chamber (33) so that water supplied from the smoke tube unit (20) can be heated and then supplied to the water tube unit (10).
     
    7. The hot water boiler according to any of preceding claims, wherein the supply passage (25) is installed in the tangential direction of the inner chamber (23) to guide the supplied water to be flowed into the upper part of the inner chamber (23) while rotating inside the inner chamber (23).
     
    8. The hot water boiler according to claim 7, wherein the inner space (21a) is provided with a guide vane (27) for guiding water so that water discharged from the supply passage (25) can be moved by a predetermined distance without bumping into the at least one smoke tube (22).
     
    9. The hot water boiler according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the supply passage (25) has an extended portion (25b) extending to the inner space (21a), and the extended portion (25b) is formed with a plurality of discharge ports (25c).
     
    10. The hot water boiler according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising:

    an intermediate cylinder (29) that is provided in a space between the inner chamber (23) and the main body (21) to provide a buffer space (29a) into which water supplied through the supply passage (25) flows and

    wherein the inner chamber (23) is formed with a plurality of inlet holes (28) so that water in the buffer space (29a) can be introduced into the inner space (21a).


     
    11. The hot water boiler according to claim 10, when depended on claim 5, wherein the intermediate cylinder (29) has one end portion connected to the lower surface (21c) of the main body (21) and an other end portion connected to an outer surface of the inner chamber (23) to form the buffer space (29a).
     


    Ansprüche

    1. Warmwasserboiler, der aufweist:

    eine Wasserrohreinheit (10), wobei die Wasserrohreinheit eine Verbrennungskammer (14), in der Verbrennungsgas erzeugt wird, mindestens ein Wasserrohr (13), das in der Verbrennungskammer (14) vorgesehen ist, und einen Auslass (15) aufweist, der einem Ort heißes Wasser zuführt, der das heiße Wasser benötigt, das durch die Wasserrohre (13) fließt und durch Aufnehmen von Wärme aus dem Verbrennungsgas erhitzt wird;

    eine Rauchrohreinheit (20), wobei die Rauchrohreinheit einen Hauptkörper (21) und mindestens ein Rauchrohr (22) aufweist, das im Hauptkörper vorgesehen ist und sich vertikal erstreckt, um zu ermöglichen, dass das Verbrennungsgas hindurchtritt; und

    eine Verbindungseinheit (30), wobei die Verbindungseinheit eine Verbindungskammer (33) zum Zuführen des von der Wasserrohreinheit (10) bereitgestellten Verbrennungsgases zur Rauchrohreinheit (20) und mindestens ein Verbindungswasserrohr (32) zum Zuführen des von der Rauchrohreinheit (20) bereitgestellten Wassers zur Wasserrohreinheit (10) aufweist,

    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Rauchrohreinheit (20) eine innere Kammer (23), die das mindestens eine Rauchrohr (22) umschließt, und einen Zufuhrkanal (25) aufweist, der kaltes Wasser, das von außen zugeführt wird, einem inneren Raum (21a) der inneren Kammer (23) zuführt,

    wobei die innere Kammer (23) konfiguriert ist, es zu ermöglichen, dass Wasser, das in den inneren Raum (21a) der inneren Kammer fließt, durch Aufnehmen der Wärme von dem mindestens einen Rauchrohr (22) erhitzt wird und dann von einem oberen Teil der inneren Kammer (23) zu einem äußeren Raum (21b) der inneren Kammer (23) bewegt wird.


     
    2. Warmwasserboiler nach Anspruch 1, wobei eine Seite der Wasserrohreinheit (10) mit einem Brenner (40) zur Erzeugung des Verbrennungsgases in der Brennkammer (14) versehen ist, und
    wobei eine Seite der Rauchrohreinheit (20) mit einem Abgaskanal (50) zum Abführen von Verbrennungsgas versehen ist, das aus dem mindestens einen Rauchrohr (22) abgegeben wird.
     
    3. Warmwasserboiler nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei der Zufuhrkanal (25) mit einem unteren Abschnitt der inneren Kammer (23) verbunden ist, um kaltes Wasser in einen unteren Abschnitt des Innenraums (21a) der inneren Kammer (23) abzugeben.
     
    4. Warmwasserboiler nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der obere Teil der inneren Kammer (23) von einer oberen Fläche des Hauptkörpers (23) beabstandet oder mit einer Verbindungsöffnung versehen ist, so dass Wasser im inneren Raum (21a) zum äußeren Raum (21b) bewegt werden kann.
     
    5. Warmwasserboiler nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das mindestens eine Verbindungswasserrohr (32) mit einer unteren Fläche (21c) des Hauptkörpers (21) verbunden ist, so dass es mit dem Außenraum (21b) der inneren Kammer (23) in Verbindung steht.
     
    6. Warmwasserboiler nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Verbindungskammer (33) eine Nachverbrennungskammer (14) ist und das mindestens eine Verbindungswasserrohr (32) in der Verbindungskammer (33) angeordnet ist, so dass von der Rauchrohreinheit (20) zugeführtes Wasser erhitzt und dann der Wasserrohreinheit (10) zugeführt werden kann.
     
    7. Warmwasserboiler nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Zufuhrkanal (25) in der tangentialen Richtung der inneren Kammer (23) installiert ist, um das zugeführte Wasser so zu leiten, dass es in den oberen Teil der inneren Kammer (23) fließt, während es sich in der inneren Kammer (23) dreht.
     
    8. Warmwasserboiler nach Anspruch 7, wobei der innere Raum (21a) mit einer Leitschaufel (27) zum Leiten von Wasser versehen ist, so dass das aus dem Zufuhrkanal (25) abgegebene Wasser um eine vorbestimmte Strecke bewegt werden kann, ohne gegen das mindestens eine Rauchrohr (22) zu stoßen.
     
    9. Warmwasserboiler nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, wobei der Zufuhrkanal (25) einen verlängerten Abschnitt (25b) aufweist, der sich in den inneren Raum (21a) erstreckt, und der verlängerte Abschnitt (25b) mit mehreren Abgabeöffnungen (25c) ausgebildet ist.
     
    10. Warmwasserboiler nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, der ferner aufweist:

    einen Zwischenzylinder (29), der in einem Raum zwischen der inneren Kammer (23) und dem Hauptkörper (21) vorgesehen ist, um einen Pufferraum (29a) bereitzustellen, in den durch den Zufuhrkanal (25) zugeführtes Wasser fließt, und

    wobei die innere Kammer (23) mit mehreren Einlasslöchern (28) ausgebildet ist, so dass Wasser im Pufferraum (29a) in den inneren Raum (21a) eingeleitet werden kann.


     
    11. Warmwasserboiler nach Anspruch 10, wenn er von Anspruch 5 abhängt, wobei der Zwischenzylinder (29) einen Endabschnitt, der mit der unteren Fläche (21c) des Hauptkörpers (21) verbunden ist, und einen anderen Endabschnitt aufweist, der mit einer Außenfläche der inneren Kammer (23) verbunden ist, um den Pufferraum (29a) zu bilden.
     


    Revendications

    1. Chaudière à eau chaude, comprenant :

    une unité de tuyau d'eau (10), ladite unité de tuyau d'eau comprenant une chambre de combustion (14) où est généré un gaz de combustion, au moins un tuyau d'eau (13) prévu dans la chambre de combustion (14), et une sortie (15) refoulant de l'eau chaude vers un endroit où l'eau chaude est nécessitée, l'eau s'écoulant dans les tuyaux d'eau (13) et étant chauffée par absorption de chaleur du gaz de combustion ;

    une unité de tuyau de fumée (20), l'unité de tuyau de fumée comprenant un corps principal (21), au moins un tuyau de fumée (22) prévu dans le corps principal et s'étendant verticalement de manière à permettre le passage du gaz de combustion ; et

    une unité de connexion (30), ladite unité de connexion comprenant une chambre de connexion (33) pour refouler vers l'unité de tuyau de fumée (20) le gaz de combustion provenant de l'unité de tuyau d'eau (10), et au moins un tuyau d'eau de connexion (32) pour refouler vers l'unité de tuyau d'eau (10) l'eau provenant de l'unité de tuyau de fumée (20),

    caractérisée en ce que l'unité de tuyau de fumée (20) comprend une chambre intérieure (23) où est contenu ledit au moins un tuyau de fumée (22), et un passage de refoulement (25) refoulant de l'eau froide provenant de l'extérieur vers un espace intérieur (21a) de la chambre intérieure (23),

    où la chambre intérieure (23) est prévue de manière à permettre le chauffage de l'eau s'écoulant dans l'espace intérieur (21a) de la chambre intérieure par absorption de la chaleur dudit au moins un tuyau de fumée (22), avant son refoulement vers un espace extérieur (21b) de la chambre intérieure (23) depuis une partie supérieure de la chambre intérieure (23).


     
    2. Chaudière à eau chaude selon la revendication 1, où un côté de l'unité de tuyau d'eau (10) présente un brûleur (40) destiné à générer le gaz de combustion dans la chambre de combustion (14), et
    où un côté de l'unité de tuyau de fumée (20) présente un conduit d'échappement (50) pour l'extraction du gaz de combustion refoulé dudit au moins un tuyau de fumée (22).
     
    3. Chaudière à eau chaude selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, où le passage de refoulement (25) est relié à une partie inférieure de la chambre intérieure (23) afin de refouler de l'eau froide vers le bas de l'espace intérieur (21a) de la chambre intérieure (23).
     
    4. Chaudière à eau chaude selon l'une des revendications précédentes, où la partie supérieure de la chambre intérieure (23) est espacée d'une surface supérieure du corps principal (23) ou présente un orifice de communication permettant à l'eau de l'espace intérieur (21a) d'être refoulée vers l'espace extérieur (21b).
     
    5. Chaudière à eau chaude selon l'une des revendications précédentes, où ledit au moins un tuyau d'eau de connexion (32) est relié à une surface inférieure (21c) du corps principal (21) de manière à communiquer avec l'espace extérieur (21b) de la chambre intérieure (23).
     
    6. Chaudière à eau chaude selon l'une des revendications précédentes, où la chambre de connexion (33) est une chambre de post-combustion (14), et où ledit au moins un tuyau d'eau de connexion (32) est disposé dans la chambre de connexion (33) de manière à permettre le chauffage de l'eau refoulée de l'unité de tuyau de fumée (20) avant refoulement vers l'unité de tuyau d'eau (10).
     
    7. Chaudière à eau chaude selon l'une des revendications précédentes, où le passage de refoulement (25) est présenté dans la direction tangentielle de la chambre intérieure (23) afin de guider l'eau devant s'écouler dans la partie supérieure de la chambre intérieure (23) par rotation à l'intérieur de la chambre intérieure (23).
     
    8. Chaudière à eau chaude selon la revendication 7, où l'espace intérieur (21a) présente une aube directrice (27) pour guider l'eau, de sorte que l'eau refoulée du passage de refoulement (25) peut être déplacée d'une distance définie sans heurt dans ledit au moins un tuyau de fumée (22).
     
    9. Chaudière à eau chaude selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, où le passage de refoulement (25) présente une partie d'extension (25b) s'étendant vers l'espace intérieur (21a), et où la partie d'extension (25b) est formée avec une pluralité d'orifices de refoulement (25c).
     
    10. Chaudière à eau chaude selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, comprenant en outre :

    un cylindre intermédiaire (29) prévu dans un espace entre la chambre intérieure (23) et le corps principal (21) pour assurer un espace tampon (29a) où s'écoule l'eau refoulée par le passage de refoulement (25), et

    où la chambre intérieure (23) est formée avec une pluralité d'orifices d'admission (28), de manière à permettre la pénétration dans l'espace intérieur (21a) de l'eau de l'espace tampon (29a).


     
    11. Chaudière à eau chaude selon la revendication 10, si dépendante de la revendication 5, où le cylindre intermédiaire (29) présente une partie d'extrémité raccordée à la surface inférieure (21c) du corps principal (21) et une autre partie d'extrémité raccordée à une surface extérieure de la chambre intérieure (23) pour former l'espace tampon (29a).
     




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