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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7401577 | Real time optimization and control of oxygen enhanced boilers An oxygen enriched boiler having a burner subassembly and a steam subassembly is disclosed. The burner subassembly has a fuel inlet, an oxidant inlet, a combustion chamber, a flue gas composition detector and a flue gas outlet. The fuel inlet provides fuel to the co... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7320348 | Forest rejuvenation and preservation A method of rejuvenating and preserving a forest by transforming wood waste. Tree species are identified in a forest area. Equipment is then selected or modified based on the identified tree species. Wood waste of the identified tree species is gathered and transfor... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320288 | Steam-generating combustion system and method for emission control using oxygen enhancement A steam-generating combustion system includes an oxygen enriched gas provided as at least part of an oxidant stream. A combustion chamber receives and combusts a fuel in the oxidant stream and generate steam. The combustion chamber generates flue gas having a flue g... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7285247 | Apparatus and method for operating a fuel reformer so as to purge soot therefrom A method of operating a fuel reformer includes advancing a first air/fuel mixture having a first air-to-fuel ratio into the fuel reformer. The method further includes determining if a soot purge is to be performed and generating a purge-soot signal in response there... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276217 | Reduction of coal-fired combustion emissions A process for mitigation of fouling deposits within a combustion zone, capturing of toxic metal emissions, and reduction of visible sulfur emissions attributable to sulfuric acid mist during coal combustion. SO3 formed during coal combustion is reduced by... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7249946 | Thermal generator and combustion method for limiting nitrogen oxides emissions by re-combustion of fumes The invention relates to a thermal generator comprising a furnace tube (2) wherein a fuel is burnt, recombustion means (14, 15) for reducing the nitrogen oxides content present in said fumes and means (3) for recovering the heat of the fumes res... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244281 | Method and apparatus for trapping and purging soot from a fuel reformer A plasma fuel reformer assembly for producing reformate gas includes a fuel reformer having an air/fuel input assembly, an electrode assembly, and a soot trap positioned downstream of the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode and a se... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241322 | Pyrolyzing gasification system and method of use The gasifier includes a furnace bed segmented into individual cells, each cell is independently monitored using a ramp temperature probe, and provided with controlled air injection to provide individually controlled burn regions within the gasifier. Gasifier air inj... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228806 | Biomass gasification system A biomass gasification system for efficiently extracting heat energy from biomass material. The biomass gasification system includes a primary combustion chamber, a rotating grate within the primary combustion chamber for supporting the biomass during gasification, ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7204209 | Lance for injecting fluids for uniform diffusion within a volume An injection lance for injecting a fluid over a predefined target area within a system includes a support block with an inlet side and an outlet side. A plurality of channels are disposed non-parallel with respect to each other within the support block and extend be... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7186390 | Brine maker An improved brine maker includes a hopper having open upper and lower ends, a solids screen, and a receiving tank having an open upper end and closed lower end. The solids screen and receiving tank are pivotally secured to the hopper adjacent its lower end. The rece... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7143598 | Energy system making use of a thermoelectric power unit and natural gas stored in liquid form The invention relates to an energy system using as fuel natural gas stored in liquid form in at least one tank containing liquefied natural gas, the system comprising a feeder device provided with a heater device for heating liquefied natural gas and/or natural gas ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128005 | Non-polluting high temperature combustion system Disclosed is a non-polluting high temperature combustion system which comprises in combination a graphite-lined combustion chamber fueled by a controlled-burn thermite fuel, wherein the fuel burns a temperature of up to 6000 degrees Fahrenheit, wherein the resulting... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7072743 | Semiconductor manufacturing gas flow divider system and method A system for dividing a single flow into two or more secondary flows of desired ratios, including an inlet adapted to receive the single flow, at least two secondary flow lines connected to the inlet, an input device adapted to receive at least one desired ratio of ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063026 | Waste carbonizing and energy utilizing system A waste carbonizing and energy utilizing system comprises a carbonizer, a gasifying fusion furnace, and a power generation plant for utilizing heat energy. The carbonizer 20 carbonizes waste to generate charcoal. The gasifying fusion furnace incinerates the c... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7032526 | Method for combustion treatment of combustible waste and apparatus therefor The present invention can provide a method for combustion treatment capable of efficiently treating combustible waste, and a combustion treatment apparatus capable of realizing such a method. The present invention can further provide a method for combustion treatmen... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025007 | Incombustible withdrawing system An incombustible withdrawing system withdraws an incombustible from a fluidized-bed furnace having a fluidized bed formed therein by a fluidized medium. The incombustible withdrawing system has a mixture delivery path to deliver a mixture of the fluidized medium and... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024800 | Process and system for drying and heat treating materials This invention discloses systems and methods for conversion of high moisture waste materials to dry or low moisture products for recycle or reuse. The equipment systems comprise a gas turbine generator unit (preferred heat source), a dryer vessel and a processing un... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024796 | Process and apparatus for manufacture of fertilizer products from manure and sewage This invention discloses systems and methods for conversion of manure to novel fertilizer and/or soil builder products useful as input for organic farming operations. The equipment systems comprise a gas turbine generator unit (preferred heat source), a dryer vessel... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7007616 | Oxygen-based biomass combustion system and method An oxygen-based biomass solid fuel combustion system and method has an air separator for separating oxygen from air providing a supply of oxygen for feeding oxygen to a solid fuel combustion chamber. An airlock feeds a metered amount of solid fuel to the solid fuel ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994036 | Coal-fired power station A coal-fired power station is provided and has a boiler that is heatable by dry firing, a catalytic converter for reducing an NOx level, a flue gas channel that adjoins the boiler and leads to the catalytic converter, and a coarse ash separator disposed u... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979430 | System and method for controlling NOemissions from boilers combusting carbonaceous fuels without using external reagent A system and a method for controlling NOX emissions from a boiler that combusts carbonaceous fuels. The method includes the steps of (a) introducing carbonaceous fuel and combustion air into a furnace of the boiler for combusting the carbonaceous fuel in ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6978725 | Process and apparatus for treating biogenic residues, particularly sludges The invention relates to a process and apparatus for treating biogenic residues, particularly sludges, preferably in the area of a clarification plant. Biogenic residues with a variable dry substance are subjected to aerobic drying until an energy-independent therma... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6972114 | Biomass gasifier apparatus and method A biomass gasifier apparatus (10) produces low BTU gas from biomass, while removing the char and ash in an efficient manner. A fluidized bed gasifier cell (20) receives biomass fuel from a fuel input system (280). A preferred fluidized bed gasif... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6968791 | Oxygen-enriched co-firing of secondary fuels in slagging cyclone combustors A method for operating a cyclone combustor having first and second burners in communication with a barrel includes: feeding a stream of a primary fuel and a primary oxidant having a first oxygen concentration into the first burner; feeding a stream of a secondary fu... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6959654 | Gasifier system and method A solid fuel fed combustor method having a first chamber portion with an inlet feeding a metered amount of a solid fuel to a first burner stage having a first traveling conveyor firebelt. A metered amount of air is introduced in progressively increasing proportions ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955535 | Array for an automatic firing device for a gas or oil burner Automatic operation of a blower burner (5) suitable for liquid and/or gaseous fuels for the generation of heat energy in a furnace (1) is monitored by an automatic regulating device (35). The automatic regulating device (35) comprises an ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6935251 | Steam-generating combustion system and method for emission control using oxygen enhancement A steam-generating combustion system includes an oxygen enriched gas provided as at least part of an oxidant stream. A combustion chamber receives and combusts a fuel in the oxidant stream and generate steam. The combustion chamber generates flue gas having a flue g... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6910432 | Selective oxygen enrichment in slagging cyclone combustors A method for combusting a fuel in a cyclone combustor having a burner and a barrel includes: feeding a stream of the fuel into the barrel at the burner end of the barrel; feeding a stream(s) of a first oxidant (e.g., air) having a first oxygen concentration into the... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907845 | Boiler improvements with oxygen-enriched combustion for increased efficiency and reduced emissions A method and apparatus to conduct 02/CO2 combustion or oxygen-enriched combustion. The boiler exhaust gas passes through a Gas Primer Sector (GPS) combined with the boiler to effect heat transfer to the combustion gas in indirect counter-flow h... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6823821 | Combustion method and apparatus for NOx reduction Combustion method and apparatus for NOx reduction are capable of easily achieving NOx reduction to an exhaust NOx value of 30 ppm or under. The combustion method is to perform in combination a first NOx reduction step for ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6790032 | Straight path carbon powder combustion machine A straight path carbon powder combustion machine uses carbon powders as fuel of the combustion machine. The carbon powders enter into the interior of an igniter from carbon powders inlets. Then the carbon powders further enter into a forced firing internal combustio... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6748880 | Boiler internal flue gas by-pass damper for flue gas temperature control A flue gas passage arrangement for a steam generator which permits adjustment of the heat transfer effectiveness of a final bank of heat exchanger surface to control a temperature of the flue gas flowing through and exiting from the flue gas passage and conveyed to ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6718889 | Draft controlled boiler fuel nozzle A multi-fuel boiler having multiple, independent draft or combustion air sources and controls. A conventional oil/gas burner and nozzle assembly is fitted to an injector tube and isolated from a thermal transfer medium. A butterfly valve is supported in the injector... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6698365 | Apparatus for thermal treatment using superheated steam Material to be treated such as garbage is charged into a first rotary kiln 14 to be mainly dehydrated and charged into a second rotary kiln 18 to be carbonized. The first rotary kiln 14 has a first nozzle pipe 11 therein for spouting a first high temperat... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6595147 | Method for adsorbing contaminants from flue gas A method and apparatus for controlling or removing mercury, mercury compounds and high molecular weight organics, if present, from a resource recovery exhaust stream by separately adding a carbonaceous char to the flue gas while it is still within the uni... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6588349 | System for the drying of damp biomass based fuel System for drying a damp biofuel, includes a boiler (1) for combustion of the fuel. Further, the system includes a first heat drying chamber (2), a drying gas flow (3) heated by the thermal energy of the combustion gases from the boiler and/or by steam, t... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6536360 | Heat recovery system and method of heat recovery and reuse for a portable incineration apparatus A heat recovery system for an air curtain incinerator includes a transportable box defined by a plurality of walls and has an open top and an open bottom. The walls are lined with a refractory material operatively associated with the open bottom to form a... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6532881 | Method for operating a boiler using oxygen-enriched oxidants A method for operating a boiler using oxygen-enriched oxidants includes introducing oxygen-enriched air, or oxygen and air, in which the oxygen concentration ranges from about 21% to about 100% by volume. Fuel and oxygen-enriched air are introduced into t... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6507774 | Intelligent emissions controller for substance injection in the post-primary combustion zone of fossil-fired boilers The control of emissions from fossil-fired boilers wherein an injection of substances above the primary combustion zone employs multi-layer feedforward artificial neural networks for modeling static nonlinear relationships between the distribution of inje... | 01/14/2003 |
