Heat reclaimer device

Abstract

The instant invention is a heat reclaimer that is positioned within the chimney of an existing outdoor wood stove. The reclaimer is heated by the waste heat leaving the combustion chamber of the outdoor wood stove. This waste heat is captured in the reclaimer by heating water inside the reclaimer then recirculating that water to the existing outdoor wood stove raising the temperature of the return water in that outdoor wood stove and thereby increasing the efficiency of the outdoor wood stove. The device maximizes the efficiency for specific heating outdoor wood stoves by extracting BTUs from waste or lost flue gases through a safe and environmentally sound practice. The device saves substantial amounts of resources as well as time gathering and preparing the fuels.

1 . A heat reclaimer that comprises in combination, a housing, at least one water jacket, at least one inlet, at least one outlet, at least one heat transfer element and at least one support member;
 said housing having an exterior surface and contains a water jacket;   said water jacket having at least one inlet and one outlet and at least one heat transfer element associated therewith;   said housing having at least one support member extending from the exterior surface of said housing to engage the edge of a chimney.   
   
   
       2 . A heat reclaimer device as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said reclaimer is manufactured from metal. 
   
   
       3 . A heat reclaimer device as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said reclaimer has more than one heat transfer element. 
   
   
       4 . A heat reclaimer device as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said reclaimer is capable of holding any suitable fluid heating medium. 
   
   
       5 . A heat reclaimer device as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said reclaimer is manufactured from ceramic. 
   
   
       6 . A heat reclaimer device as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said reclaimer is used in a wood burning outdoor wood stove. 
   
   
       7 . A method of reclaiming waste heat from a outdoor wood stove, the method comprising:
 Providing a reclaimer as claimed in  claim 1  and placing said reclaimer in the chimney of an outdoor wood stove.   
   
   
       8 . A method of reclaiming waste heat from an outdoor wood stove, the method comprising: providing a reclaimer as claimed in  claim 1  and placing the reclaimer over a chimney of a outdoor wood stove wherein flue gases are diverted through reclaimer to capture waste heat. 
   
   
       9 . A heat reclaiming device as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said heat reclaimer is not jacketed. 
   
   
       10 . In combination, a heat reclaiming device as claimed in  claim 1  and a corn burning furnace. 
   
   
       11 . In combination, a heat reclaiming device as claimed in  claim 1  and a coal burning furnace. 
   
   
       12 . In combination, a heat reclaiming device as claimed in  claim 1  and a biomass burning furnace. 
   
   
       13 . In combination, two or more heat reclaiming devices as claimed in  claim 1 , in series. 
   
   
       14 . A heat reclaimer device as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said reclaimer has an internal drop leg.