| 摘要 |
A heater has a combustion chamber 10 in which a fuel is burned to provide a source of heat. The combustion chamber has a fuel burner 12, and an air blower 22 delivers air to the burner. The blower is powered by a thermoelectric generator 18, i.e. a Peltier-Seebeck device, and the device has a hot side 18a heated by heat from the burner and a cold side 18b cooled by air from the blower. Fuel may be supplied from a liquid reservoir, such as a jerry can 14 containing diesel oil or kerosene, and the heater includes a regulator 16 which regulates fuel delivery to the burner. The regulator may include a fuel chamber with a float valve to maintain fuel flow within a safe limit, and the regulator may be manually adjustable. A water tank 28 may be releasably secured to the top of the combustion chamber, and removal of the water tank may provide access to the combustion chamber to allow the burner to be manually ignited. The heater may be used by the military as a portable heater, for example, to provide hot water or space heating in a field kitchen or on a boat. |
