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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7047891 | Overfire air port and furnace system An Overfire Air (OFA) port design and method for use in a furnace system is disclosed. The OFA port design effectively reduces the amount of harmful pollutants emitted into the atmosphere upon discharge from an associated furnace. ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7013815 | Adjustable air foils for balancing pulverized coal flow at a coal pipe splitter junction An adjustable device installed at the inlet of conventional junctions/splitters (116) for on-line control of the distribution of coal among the outlet pipes is herein disclosed. The device includes a plurality of wake inducing airfoils (60) each positi... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6962118 | Incinerator An incinerator capable of fully preventing dioxins from being released, and has high fuel economy with less fuel consumption. The basic constitution of the incinerator is such that entire gas volume including unburned gas generated in a first combustion chamber (A) ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6899041 | Multi-spin mixer for particulate coal supply conduit A mixer having two or more concentric cylindrical flow channels is placed in a supply conduit for a combustion chamber to mix airborne particulate coal prior to entering a manifold supplying four parallel branch conduits. Vanes are mounted in the mixer channels for ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6789488 | Adjustable flow control elements for balancing pulverized coal flow at coal pipe splitter junctions An adjustable device installed at the inlet of conventional junctions/splitters (116) for on-line control of the distribution of coal among the outlet pipes is herein disclosed. The device includes a plurality of flow control elements (60) each positio... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6758149 | Refuse incinerator This invention provides a refuse incinerator capable of extinguishing smoke and odor of exhaust gas emitted from, combustion of the refuse just after incineration of the refuse is started. Exhaust gas outlets are provided in a furnace lid of the incineration furnace... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6325000 | Waste incineration machine A waste incineration machine capable of rendering a waste gas occurring during the combustion of waste smokeless and odorless. A heat insulating wall to which a first far infrared ray radiator is fixed is provided so as to surround a combustion furnace an... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6321665 | Incinerator for waste management A waste management incinerator has a combustion chamber with a number of U-shaped air supply pipes protruding toward the chamber center. A number of air supply branch pipes are installed on the air supply pipes for supplying air to the combustion chamber ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6138587 | Process and furnace for burning refuse An arrangement for burning refuse in which the refuse is deposited on a grate and transported to a drop-out shaft. A part of the air supplied for burning the refuse is transmitted as primary air from below the grate. A part of the air is also blown into a... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5738023 | Combustion apparatus with gas filtering and heat exchanging means The invention relates to an apparatus for burning fossil fuel, for instance oil, gas, coal, biogas formed from organic waste, or the like, which apparatus comprises combustion means for burning this fuel in addition to converting means for converting the ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5421274 | Coal fired steam generation apparatus with easily accessible coal pipe orifice Apparatus for installation in an associated coal pipe for directing pulverized coal to an associated furnace assembly that includes a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and an access port intermediate the inlet and the outlet. The apparatus also includes... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5103744 | Apparatus for the combustion and/or decomposition of fuel by heat, especially of solid fuels An apparatus for the combustion and/or decomposition of fuel by heat, especially of solid fuels such as peat, coal, wood, straw or garbage, comprising a fuel supply and air supply to a bar grate which is used as combustion site and cooperates with materia... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4869181 | Method and apparatus for incorporating incandescent filter for products of combustion of furnace Presented is a method and apparatus for incorporating an incandescent filter for products of combustion in the combustion chamber of a furnace including a grate and an exit slot for products of combustion located above the level of the grate. Incandescent... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4823710 | Non-peripheral blowing of oxygen-containing gas in steam generating boilers In a steam generating boiler having a bottom wall supporting a char bed and sidewalls with ports through which air is admitted for combustion of combustible species in the char bed and emanating therefrom, combustion is improved by introducing an oxygen-c... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4635571 | Apparatus for infrasonically intensifying a glow bed Method and apparatus for infrasonically intensifying a glow bed (13), supported by a grate (12). In order to improve the beneficial effect of sound on combustion the bed of fuel, located on the grate, is exposed to a high particle velocity of a sound posi... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4348968 | Method and apparatus for burning solid fuel Solid fuel such as coal is fed into an inlet shaft of the furnace through a rotary feeder constructed to prevent the admission of air. Primary air channels supply the major part of the air required for combustion of the fuel in a region in which the fuel ... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4226195 | Water heating stove A water heating stove, comprises a fire box substantially surrounded by a water jacket through which water to be heated circulates. The fire box is completely closed by sealing, loading and clean out doors, to provide that the only access for combustion a... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4012191 | System for recovering heat from the exhaust gases of a heat generator A system for recovering heat from the exhaust gases of a heat generator in which a conduit connects the heat generator to the discharge stack and a fan forces the hot gases from the heat generator to the stack. A heat recovery unit removes heat from the g... | 03/15/1977 |
| 3989443 | Multiple fuel burner and usage in rotary kilns A multiple fuel burner assembly, especially suited for use in kilns, includes: A. a forwardly elongated inner duct to deliver pulverized solid fuel to a burning zone beyond the end of the duct, B. multiple pipes spaced about the inner duct and opening generall... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3980069 | Insert for a radiant heating system An insert is adapted to be arranged within the marginal end portion of a heat-radiating tube. The insert has an outer surface comprising an alternating series of peaks and valleys. The insert serves to insulate the tube marginal portion from the direct he... | 09/14/1976 |
