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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6558153 | Low pollution emission burner A combustion method and burner system are disclosed herein. The burner system comprises: a fuel manifold comprising a housing, the housing defining an interior area comprising a chamber. The burner system comprises a set of injectors for injecting a fuel ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6418724 | Method and apparatus to homogenize fuel and diluent for reducing emissions in combustion systems A method and apparatus for reducing emissions in combustion systems, particularly gas turbines. A mixture of diluent and fuel is created, wherein the diluent and the fuel are at a predetermined diluent-to-fuel ratio. The mixture is homogenized to create a... | 07/16/2002 |
| 5543117 | System and method for heating and gasification of residual waste liquor A system for providing heated fluidized bed gasification of a residual waste liquor provides a bed of granular material and a source of liquor provided to the material bed. An injector is situated in the material bed and communicates with an air source, a... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5455011 | System and method for heating and gasification of residual waste liquor A system for providing heated fluidized bed gasification of a residual waste liquor provides a bed of granular material and a source of liquor provided to the material bed. An injector is situated in the material bed and communicates with an air source, a... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5178210 | Vapor pump employing counterflow exchange between air and combustion products without an intermediate fluid The vapor pump constituted by a mass and heat exchanger comprises an outer enclosure, a set of exchanger tubes disposed inside the enclosure and extending lengthwise therein, opening out at one of the ends in a first radial plane and at their other ends i... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5163511 | Method and apparatus for ignition of downhole gas generator A downhole gas generator can be ignited downhole by an ignitor mixture combining with an oxidant. The ignitor mixture is provided by an ignitor subsystem. In one embodiment, the ignitor subsystem bubbles gaseous fuel through a chamber of liquid pyrophoric... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5056559 | Purge valve assembly A purge valve assembly for purging the burner of a large scale power boiler of fuel oil has an air driven rotary actuator with a rotor coupled to two three-way valves such that when the actuator is in a first position, the burner is shut down, in a second... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4861263 | Method and apparatus for the recovery of hydrocarbons A method and apparatus for recovering hydrocarbons in which a first torroidal vortex of fuel and a combustion supporting gas is created with its center adjacent the axis of an elongated combustor; a second torroidal vortex of combustion supporting gas is ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4618323 | Method and burner tip for suppressing emissions of nitrogen oxides A method and burner tip for suppressing the production of oxides of nitrogen when burning a fuel in a combustion chamber containing a flame zone are described. The burner tip comprises at least one port for introducing fuel into the combustion zone and at... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4614490 | Method and apparatus for atomizing fuel In accordance with the present invention an improved liquid fuel atomizing gun and method is disclosed wherein optimal efficiency atomization is accomplished by introducing liquid fuel under pressure in a first swirling spiral direction into a mixing cham... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4580504 | Method and apparatus for the recovery of hydrocarbons A steam generator for burning a normally-solid fuel which produces non-combustible solid residues, including, an elongated combustion chamber, a fuel introduction means to introduce fuel adjacent the axis of the combustion chamber as a centrally-disposed ... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4515093 | Method and apparatus for the recovery of hydrocarbons A method for generating steam by a high pressure, high intensity, or high heat release method of combustion in an elongated combustion zone having upstream and downstream ends and an intermediate location and utilizing a normally-solid fuel which produces... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4368035 | Method and apparatus for heating aggregate Method and apparatus for heating aggregate in a system which includes a unit for mixing a stream of fuel and a stream of forced air to form a gaseous combustible fuel mixture, and a blower coupled to the unit for supplying it with forced air. The apparatu... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4302177 | Fuel conversion apparatus and method Apparatus and method are described for the vaporization of liquid fuel oils to produce a gaseous mixture suitable for burning in a burner normally designed for operation utilizing natural gas.... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4217088 | Burner for very low pressure gases Apparatus for burning combustible gases at very low pressure, in combination with a combustion chamber having an opening through one wall. The burner system comprises a burner tube for supplying the low pressure gas, comprising a tube of selected diameter... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4152108 | Steam injection to zone of onset of combustion in fuel burner Apparatus for burning gaseous and liquid fuels in a furnace, to retard formation of NOx, comprising a fuel tube of selected length and diameter, closed at the end which is inserted into a combustion zone. There are a plurality of ports drilled ... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4067682 | Oil burner system Disclosed herein is an oil burner system for burning residual type fuel oils in a high temperature combustion zone or chamber, which includes a method and apparatus for operating the system to maintain the fuel oil at a low viscosity while preventing ther... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4036580 | Turbine-driven air-powered flare An air powered flare in which the blower or fan which provides the primary combustion air, is driven by a steam turbine, and the exhaust steam from the turbine is inserted into the stack to be mixed with the compressed primary air moving upwardly to a bur... | 07/19/1977 |
| 3971847 | Hydrogen-rich gas generator A process and apparatus is described for producing a hydrogen rich gas by introducing a liquid hydrocarbon fuel in the form of a spray into a partial oxidation region and mixing with a mixture of steam and air that is preheated by indirect heat exchange w... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3958922 | Duct burner assembly A duct burner primarily for use in raising the temperature of turbine exhaust gas (TEG) to a usable temperature to operate a steam generator or the like. The burner comprises an array of downstream facing burners capable of burning low grade fuel oil in a... | 05/25/1976 |
