The invention relates to a condensation heat exchanger which comprises: —at least two concentric bundles (5, 5′) of tubes made from a material that is a good thermal conductor, inside which tubes a heat-transfer fluid is intended to circulate, each bundle of tubes (5, 5′) comprising a series of tubes (50, 50′) in the form of an arc of a circle, the tubes of each bundle (5, 5′) being arranged in parallel planes with a gap (53, 53′) between two adjacent tubes (50, 50′), —a single collector (6) made of a material that is a good conductor of heat and to which the two ends (51, 51′, 52, 52′) of each tube (50, 50′) of the various bundles (5, 5′) are connected, this collector (6) being equipped with inlet (61) and outlet (62) couplings. This exchanger is notable in that the collector (6) comprises several partitions delimiting various channels, which allow the fluid that is to be warmed up to be made to circulate in the various successive bundles from the outermost bundle to the innermost bundle.

The invention relates to a condensation heat exchanger which comprises: —at least two concentric bundles (5, 5′) of tubes made from a material that is a good thermal conductor, inside which tubes a heat-transfer fluid is intended to circulate, each bundle of tubes (5, 5′) comprising a series of tubes (50, 50′) in the form of an arc of a circle, the tubes of each bundle (5, 5′) being arranged in parallel planes with a gap (53, 53′) between two adjacent tubes (50, 50′), —a single collector (6) made of a material that is a good conductor of heat and to which the two ends (51, 51′, 52, 52′) of each tube (50, 50′) of the various bundles (5, 5′) are connected, this collector (6) being equipped with inlet (61) and outlet (62) couplings. This exchanger is notable in that the collector (6) comprises several partitions delimiting various channels, which allow the fluid that is to be warmed up to be made to circulate in the various successive bundles from the outermost bundle to the innermost bundle.

A heat exchanger unit according to the present invention comprises: a sensible heat exchanger including a sensible heat exchange pipe disposed in a sensible heat exchange area for heating water used for heating by receiving sensible heat generated by a combustion reaction, wherein the sensible heat exchange pipe receives the water used for heating and flows same through the interior, and a sensible heat fin disposed in the sensible heat exchange area, wherein the sensible heat fin is formed in a plate shape across the sensible heat exchange pipe and penetrated by the sensible heat exchange pipe; and a latent heat exchanger positioned downstream from the sensible heat exchange area on the basis of a reference direction, which is a flow direction of combustion gas generated during the combustion reaction, the latent heat exchanger including a latent heat exchange pipe disposed in a latent heat exchange area.

A heat exchanger unit according to the present invention comprises: a sensible heat exchanger including a sensible heat exchange pipe disposed in a sensible heat exchange area for heating water used for heating by receiving sensible heat generated by a combustion reaction, wherein the sensible heat exchange pipe receives the water used for heating and flows same through the interior, and a sensible heat fin disposed in the sensible heat exchange area, wherein the sensible heat fin is formed in a plate shape across the sensible heat exchange pipe and penetrated by the sensible heat exchange pipe; and a latent heat exchanger positioned downstream from the sensible heat exchange area on the basis of a reference direction, which is a flow direction of combustion gas generated during the combustion reaction, the latent heat exchanger including a latent heat exchange pipe disposed in a latent heat exchange area.

A heat-exchanger unit according to the present invention comprises: a sensible-heat heat-exchange portion arranged in a sensible-heat heat-exchange area for receiving sensible heat generated by a combustion reaction and thereby heating water, the sensible-heat heat-exchange portion having a sensible-heat heat-exchange pipe for receiving the water and causing same to flow through the interior thereof, thereby forming a sensible-heat channel along which the water flows; and a latent-heat heat-exchange portion positioned downstream of the sensible-heat heat-exchange area with reference to a first reference direction along which combustion gas generated during the combustion reaction flows, the latent-heat heat-exchange portion being arranged in a latent-heat heat-exchange area for receiving latent heat generated during a phase change of the combustion gas and thereby heating the water, the latent-heat heat-exchange portion having a latent-heat heat-exchange pipe for receiving the water and causing same to flow through the interior thereof.

A heat-exchanger unit according to the present invention comprises: a sensible-heat heat-exchange portion arranged in a sensible-heat heat-exchange area for receiving sensible heat generated by a combustion reaction and thereby heating water, the sensible-heat heat-exchange portion having a sensible-heat heat-exchange pipe for receiving the water and causing same to flow through the interior thereof, thereby forming a sensible-heat channel along which the water flows; and a latent-heat heat-exchange portion positioned downstream of the sensible-heat heat-exchange area with reference to a first reference direction along which combustion gas generated during the combustion reaction flows, the latent-heat heat-exchange portion being arranged in a latent-heat heat-exchange area for receiving latent heat generated during a phase change of the combustion gas and thereby heating the water, the latent-heat heat-exchange portion having a latent-heat heat-exchange pipe for receiving the water and causing same to flow through the interior thereof.

A water heater (WH) comprises: a primary heat exchanger (H1) that recovers heat from heating gas; a secondary heat exchanger (H2); and a heating gas flow regulator (48, 40a) for regulating the flow of heating gas so that heating gas flowing inside a first case (2) of the primary heat exchanger (H1) in an area near at least one side wall part (20) of the first case (2) is prevented from entering designated gaps (C2, C3) in the secondary heat exchanger (H2). Thus, high temperatures in side wall parts (50) of the secondary heat exchanger (H2) can be suitably prevented and heating efficiency can be suitably improved.

A water heater (WH) comprises: a primary heat exchanger (H1) that recovers heat from heating gas; a secondary heat exchanger (H2); and a heating gas flow regulator (48, 40a) for regulating the flow of heating gas so that heating gas flowing inside a first case (2) of the primary heat exchanger (H1) in an area near at least one side wall part (20) of the first case (2) is prevented from entering designated gaps (C2, C3) in the secondary heat exchanger (H2). Thus, high temperatures in side wall parts (50) of the secondary heat exchanger (H2) can be suitably prevented and heating efficiency can be suitably improved.

Various disclosed embodiments include combined heating and power modules and combined heat and power devices. In an illustrative embodiment, a combined heat and power device includes a heating system including: at least one burner; at least one igniter configured to ignite the at least one burner; a fluid motivator assembly including an electrically powered prime mover; and a heat exchanger fluidly couplable to the fluid motivator assembly. At least one thermophotovoltaic converter has a photon emitter and at least one photovoltaic cell, the photon emitter being thermally couplable to the at least one burner, the at least one photovoltaic cell being thermally couplable to the heat exchanger.

An oil boiler according to the present disclosure includes a combustion chamber in which a combustion reaction occurs, a burner including a fuel nozzle that sprays fuel of an oil type into the combustion chamber, an air nozzle that injects air into the combustion chamber, and a spark plug that ignites a mixture of the fuel and the air, an air supply pipe that guides the air supplied to the air nozzle, a duct that releases combustion gas, a heat exchanger that heats heating water by heat from the combustion reaction, and a case that receives said components. The duct includes a flue connecting adaptor to which a corrugated pipe and a flue are connected, in which the corrugated pipe is connected to an inlet of the air supply pipe into which the air is introduced, and the flue releases the combustion gas to the outside of the case.