Heating piping device for introducing heated fluid into a piping system

Abstract

A heating piping device for heating a fluid provided from the gas reservoir unit and introducing the heated fluid into a piping system includes at least one heating unit and a control module. The heating unit includes a mounting cylinder defining a heating space therein, a spiral channel in fluid communication with the gas reservoir unit, a heater member for heating the fluid in the spiral channel into the heated fluid, a flow control valve and a check valve. The control module controls the amount of the fluid flowing into the spiral channel, and the temperature of the heater member. The temperature of the heater member and the amount of the fluid can be adjusted to meet different manufacturing requirements. Unnecessary energy and flow consumption is avoided.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A heating piping device connectable with a gas reservoir unit for heating a fluid provided from the gas reservoir unit and introducing the heated fluid into a piping system, comprising:
 at least one heating unit connectable with the piping system and receiving the fluid provided from the gas reservoir unit, said heating unit including a mounting cylinder which defines a heating space therein, a spiral channel which is formed in said heating space, and a heater member which is disposed in said heating space for heating the fluid in said spiral channel into the heated fluid, said spiral channel having a first end in fluid communication with the gas reservoir unit for receiving the fluid flowing from the gas reservoir unit, and a second end for permitting the heated fluid to flow outwardly therefrom and to be introduced into the piping system, said heating unit further including a flow control valve which is disposed at said first end of said spiral channel and which is connectable with the gas reservoir unit, and a check valve which is disposed at said second end of said spiral channel to only permit the heated fluid to flow outwardly of said spiral channel from said second end; and   a control module electronically connected with said flow control valve and said heater member, said control module transmits a flow signal to said flow control valve to control the amount of the fluid flowing into said spiral channel, and transmits a temperature signal to said heater member to control the temperature of said heater member.   
     
     
         2 . The heating piping device of  claim 1 , the piping system including an upstream piping segment for receiving a gas, and a downstream piping segment for discharging the gas, wherein said heating unit further includes a flow increasing piping assembly which has a flow increasing pipe, said flow increasing pipe having a tubular wall which extends axially to have two opposite piping ends that are respectively connectable with the upstream piping segment and the downstream piping segment for flow of the gas therethrough, and a plurality of through holes which extend radially through said tubular wall, which are arranged peripherally and axially and which are in fluid communication with said second end of said spiral channel to receive the heated fluid from said spiral channel. 
     
     
         3 . The heating piping device of  claim 2 , wherein each of said through holes of said flow increasing pipe extends from an outer wall surface of said tubular wall to an inner wall surface of said tubular wall and is inclined from the upstream piping segment toward the downstream piping segment so as to produce an increased pressure when the heated fluid ejects through said through holes. 
     
     
         4 . The heating piping device of  claim 3 , wherein said flow increasing piping assembly further has an outer pipe which surrounds and is spaced apart from said flow increasing pipe to cooperatively define a surrounding passage therebetween, said surrounding passage being in fluid communication with said through holes, said outer pipe having a penetrating hole which extends radially therethrough and which is in spatial communication with said surrounding passage for receiving the heated fluid from said spiral channel. 
     
     
         5 . The heating piping device of  claim 1 , wherein said heating unit includes a helical pipe which defines said spiral channel therein, said helical pipe having two opposite ends which are respectively disposed at two opposite ends of said mounting cylinder. 
     
     
         6 . The heating piping device of  claim 1 , wherein said heating unit further includes a connecting tube which extends from said second end of said spiral channel, and a temperature sensor which is mounted on said connecting tube to measure the temperature of the heated fluid in said connecting tube, and which transmits a sensor signal to said control module such that said control module transmits the temperature signal according to the received sensor signal. 
     
     
         7 . The heating piping device of  claim 1 , wherein said heating unit further includes a connecting tube having two ends which are respectively connected with said mounting cylinder and the piping system, said connecting tube being inclined relative to the piping system by an acute inclined angle. 
     
     
         8 . The heating piping device of  claim 1 , wherein said mounting cylinder has an outer cylinder wall which surrounds said spiral channel, said outer cylinder wall being made from a zirconium dioxide material. 
     
     
         9 . The heating piping device of  claim 1 , wherein said mounting cylinder has an outer cylinder wall which surrounds said spiral channel, and an inner cylinder wall which is interposed between said outer cylinder wall and said spiral channel, said inner cylinder wall being made from a high thermally conductive ceramic material or a high thermally conductive metal material. 
     
     
         10 . The heating piping device of  claim 9 , wherein said inner cylinder wall is made from an Aluminum Nitride ceramic material. 
     
     
         11 . The heating piping device of  claim 1 , wherein said heating unit has two opposite terminal ends which are respectively connectable with the gas reservoir unit and the piping system. 
     
     
         12 . The heating piping device of  claim 1 , wherein said mounting cylinder has an outer cylinder wall which surrounds said spiral channel, an inner cylinder wall which is interposed between said outer cylinder wall and said spiral channel, an upper cover ( 213 ) which is disposed on and closes an upper end of said outer cylinder wall, an inner cover which is disposed on and closes an upper end of said inner cylinder wall, a first thermally insulating member which is securely attached to a lower end of said outer cylinder wall, and a second thermally insulating member which is attached to said first thermally insulating member. 
     
     
         13 . The heating piping device of  claim 1 , wherein said heating unit further includes a sleeve tube which is received in said heating space, said heater member being removably mounted within said sleeve tube.