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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120012038 | Dual Chamber Combustor Described herein is a combustor having a first burn chamber and a second burn chamber. The first burn chamber has a first burner and the second burn chamber has a second, separate burner. The first burn chamber is in fluid communication with the second burn chamber whic... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110315056 | SOLID FUEL UNIT WHICH BURNS SOLID FUELS TOGETHER WITH THEIR VOLATILE GASES The invention relates to solid fuel units having a fuel supply chamber wherein the fuel to be sent for combustion to the combustion region found in the body is placed and the feed mechanism carrying the solid fuel found in the chamber forward. It is characterized in tha... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110303135 | REGENERATIVE AIR PREHEATER DESIGN TO REDUCE COLD END FOULING An air preheater 100 is described having an air damper assembly 162 that partially restricts an air inlet 130 and a flue gas damper assembly 152 that partially restricts flue gas inlet 124 during periods of reduced boiler load. Restric... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110303136 | REVERSIBLE JAMB BLOCKS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME A reversible jamb block for a furnace, oven or kiln, having an attachment side adapted to removably attach to the first side of a doorway for the furnace, oven or kiln, and adapted to removably attach to the second side of the doorway, such that one face of the jamb blo... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110271885 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY OF CARBONACEOUS FUEL-FIRED FURNACES BY INJECTING OXYHYDROGEN GAS A method for enhancing combustion efficiency and reducing harmful emissions of any furnace fueled by coal or other carbonaceous fuels includes the steps of providing a high-output electrolyzer assembly which includes spaced-apart stainless steel plates submerged in an e... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110259253 | STEPPED FLOOR FOR SOLID FUEL BOILERS A design and method of operation for the floor of solid fuel boilers is described. The combustion region includes a stepped-floor that improves combustion in the lower furnace. In some embodiments, the fuel is moved between the steps of the floor by a gas, rather than b... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110232545 | High Pressure Direct Contact Oxy-Fired Steam Generator A method and apparatus for direct contact steam generation for a variety of industrial processes including heavy oil recovery, power generation and pulp and paper applications. The steam generation system consists of a combustor (10) and a steam generator (70<... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110209647 | BIOMASS-TO-ENERGY COMBUSTION METHOD A solid biomass-to-energy combustion method includes introducing an oxygen containing gas into a combustion chamber of a suspension furnace to form a flow of gas through the combustion chamber; injecting a particulate solid biomass fuel into the combustion chamber throu... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110203534 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONVEYING COMBUSTION RESIDUES The present invention relates to a method for conveying combustion residues (6) along a conveying path out of a combustion chamber (1) in a conveying device (2), comprising the following steps:
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| 20110179799 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY POWER GENERATION USING A CARBON DIOXIDE CIRCULATING WORKING FLUID The present invention provides methods and system for power generation using a high efficiency combustor in combination with a CO2 circulating fluid. The methods and systems advantageously can make use of a low pressure ratio power turbine and an economizer h... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110107945 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING RETENTION TIME OF FLUID MEDIUM IN FLUIDIZED-BED GASIFICATION FURNACE IN GASIFICATION FACILITY A method and device for controlling retention time of a fluid medium in a fluidized-bed gasification furnace in a gasification facility are provided. A fluid medium is guided to any of a plurality of fluid-medium charge ports connected to a gasification furnace at inter... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110107946 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING BED HEIGHT OF FLUIDIZED BED GASIFICATION FURNACE IN GASIFICATION FACILITY A fluid medium separated by a medium separator 8 is supplied to a gasification furnace 2 into which a raw material is also charged. The fluid medium is extracted through any of fluid medium extraction ports 40a, 40b and 40 | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110088602 | SUBMERGED OXY-FUEL BURNER A burner for melting material in a furnace includes an elongated member having a first end with a heat source, a second end with an exhaust, and a combustion chamber disposed in the elongated member interconnecting the first and second ends, a portion of the elongated m... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110048295 | METHOD AND FACILITY FOR FEEDING CARBON DIOXIDE TO OXYFUEL COMBUSTION BOILER Provided are fuel feed means 3, an air separation unit 6 air feed means 7, a combustion furnace 11 with a burner 9 for combustion, an exhaust gas line 14 for leading an exhaust gas from the combustion furnace 11 to outsid... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110041740 | RECUPERATIVE COMBUSTION SYSTEM The methods and systems described herein relate to a recuperative combustion system that recuperates energy from fuel combustion that would otherwise be lost. The recuperative combustion system minimizes or eliminates the need for an air separator unit through the use o... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20100319594 | LOW COMBUSTION APPARATUS AND METHOD Clean combustion and equilibration equipment and methods are provided to progressively deliver, combust and equilibrate mixtures of fuel, oxidant and aqueous diluent in a plurality of combustion regions and in one or more equilibration regions to further progress oxidat... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100294180 | OXYGEN FIRED STEAM GENERATOR In a method for operating a steam generator, a transport reactor is provided. Only a substantially pure oxygen feed stream is introduced into the transport reactor in an amount sufficient to maintain the transport reactor at or above a specific system load. The specific... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100242814 | HIGH TEMPERATURE FURNACE WITH AN OXYGEN-FREE INFEED SECTION AND USE OF SUCH A FURNACE High-temperature furnace (10) for processing carbon-containing material in an inner zone (8) at a high-temperature. The furnace (10) comprises an in-feed side (20) for continuously feeding said carbon-containing material into said inner zone ... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100229769 | COLLAPSIBLE MATERIAL, PLACEMENT RACK, INCINERATION METHOD, LOST-WAX MOLD, AND MOLD COLLAPSING METHOD A collapsible material is provided which maintains a predetermined strength and shape until it is heated and increased in temperature to a desired temperature and then can collapse, after a lapse of a predetermined time. The collapsible material of the present invention... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100205968 | Method for operating a combustion system and combustion system A combustion system with a burner and a membrane unit including a retentate side and permeate side for separating oxygen from air is provided. The permeate side of the membrane unit is connected to the burner via a line. A heat exchanger is connected in a combustion gas... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100192934 | Combustion Apparatus Combustion apparatus for use with a solid fuel has a firebox constructed at least in part of a fired refractory carbide material. The fired refractory carbide material has a catalytic effect on the combustion process providing a cleaner and more efficient combustion. Th... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100190117 | BURNER OPERATION AND INSTALLATION A burner is operated by providing a monitoring unit and monitoring the firing rate of the burner and feeding an input signal representing the firing rate to the monitoring unit. The respective proportions of gases in exhaust emissions from the burner are monitored and i... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100058960 | Biomass Fuel Furnace System and Related Methods A furnace system for heating a poultry brooder house includes a firebox for burning biomass fuel, and a grate within the firebox for burning the biomass fuel thereon. A distributor assembly may positioned within the firebox and is located directly above the grate. The d... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20090320728 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DECREASING CARBON EMISSIONS A method of burning fuel in a combustion chamber whereby reducing overall carbon emissions, comprising: feeding an oxidizing component and a combustible component to a combustion chamber in a ratio based on zero oxygen balance principle, wherein the oxidizing component ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090277399 | Water heater and method of operating a waterheater A water heater having of a tank defining a storage space for water. A heat source in a combustion chamber is operable to heat water in the storage space and has a first state and a heating state. A flue is part of a gas flow passage through which combustion gases are co... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090260582 | Boiler Furnace To Avoid Thermal NOx A boiler furnace avoids NOx and increases thermal efficiency with a small boiler. The boiler furnace has an outer water wall and an inner water wall with flared top and bottom portions.... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090173259 | OUTDOOR FURNACE MONITOR A monitoring system that provides a display, either local or remote, of operation information regarding an outdoor furnace or boiler system. The monitor polls various sensors, including information relative to water temperature, draft fan operation, pump operation, vari... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090120337 | BOILER FOR COMBUSTION OF SOLID FUEL A boiler for combustion of solid fuel, especially biomass, a first combustion stage with a primary air supply, an igniter, a fuel supply, a second combustion stage a burn-up and calcination space, a combustion chamber which is upwardly open and with a flue, the burn-up ... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090077779 | Memorial objects incorporating cremation ash A memorial object cast in a mold and formed of a concrete mix having up to about 50% sand, up to about 25% aggregate, up to about 25% cement, and water. In one embodiment of the invention cremation ash is incorporated in the mix up to about 60% of the mix, with the perc... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090031931 | ADJUSTABLE TEMPORARY CASKET A temporary casket made substantially from burnable material, having a positionable inclining mechanism inside a casket shell. The temporary casket may be inserted into a formal, traditional casket where the temporary casket shell protects the traditional casket. Inside... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031932 | Method for Handling Substance from which Combustible Gas Volatilizes, Method for Producing Solid Fuel, Method for Storing Solid Fuel, Method for Using Solid Fuel, and Apparatus for Using Solid Fuel A method for handling a substance from which a combustible gas volatilizes. A method for handling a substance from which a combustible gas volatilizes, in which, when such substance is handled inside an apparatus with a high degree of hermeticity, air is introduced into... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090020051 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MELTING METAL An apparatus for melting a metal load includes a furnace having a melting chamber with a hearth and a molten metal outlet. The apparatus further includes non-regenerative burners that are operative to fire into the melting chamber, and regenerative burners that also are... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080271656 | Removable filler module This invention relates to an industrial furnace roof filler element to allow replacement of a failed heat source during operation. The filler element can include a lower portion, a module, an aperture, a protuberance, a bore and/or a heat source. This invention also rel... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080190335 | Variable orifice for particulate coal conduit A simplified variable orifice for a conduit furnishing a stream of particulate coal to a burner for a turbine in an electrical utility plant. Two plates are installed across the conduit, one of them being fixed and the other being variable in angular position relative t... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080149011 | Method and Device For the Thermochemical Conversion of a Fuel The invention relates to a method for the thermochemical conversion of a fuel, comprising the following steps: a) provision of a fluidised-bed reactor with a central first combustion zone (1) and a second combustion zone (7) that is separated from the firs... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080110380 | Renewable Fuel Source Burner for a Furnace A furnace comprising a housing defining a combustion chamber therein, a burner in the housing, the burner comprising a body defining a burning zone, a fuel feeder in communication with the burning zone adapted to feed a renewable fuel source therein, an air supplier in ... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080017085 | Vertical Shaft Melting Furnace A vertical shaft melting furnace is operated in a method that includes firing a plurality of burners to generate combustion products, and directing jets of the combustion products into the shaft in a bottom region of the shaft. The method further includes directing a je... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20070266914 | Method for gasifying solid organic materials and apparatus therefor A method for gasifying solid organic materials, a novel apparatus for that purpose, and a system therefor. A unique method and apparatus that produces a high energy, low temperature, low particulate-laden syngas by controlling the oxygen content in combustion air used f... | 11/22/2007 |
| 20070215021 | Apparatus and method for combustion To enable a burnpot for a corn burning stove to be continuously operated, the burnpot has either: (1) an openable bottom with at least a first and second position, one of the at least first and second positions being substantially closed to enable a body of combustible ... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070144414 | Method for recycling building A method of recycling building materials is described, including the steps of introducing the building material into a cement kiln or a boiler, and combusting a combustible portion of the building material as a fuel within the kiln or boiler. The noncombustible portion ... | 06/28/2007 |
