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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7781116 | Apparatus for thermal simulation of fuel cell The present invention is a simulator used in initial system integration tests of a SOFC to test peripheral components with saved costs by replacing the costly SOFC with the simulator. ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7377771 | Apparatus for the thermal treatment of process exhaust gases containing pollutants The invention relates to an apparatus for the thermal treatment of process exhaust gases containing pollutants, which can be used for a very wide range of surface modification processes carried out under a vacuum. The intention is to achieve the object of thermally ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7335014 | Combustion NOx reduction method A method of extending the droplet half-life of water droplets in a combustion furnace by increasing the relative humidity in the droplets' environment; thereby reducing the evaporation rate of the water from the droplet and increasing the half-life of the droplets i... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7273366 | Method and apparatus for destruction of vapors and waste streams A burner assembly for the destruction of noxious vapors and other waste streams includes an inner burner element in the form of a sudden expansion burner and an outer burner element that encircles the inner burner element and forms an annular passageway between the ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270539 | Method and apparatus for destruction of vapors and waste streams using flash oxidation A burner assembly for the destruction of noxious vapors and other waste streams includes an inner burner element in the form of a sudden expansion burner and an outer burner element that encircles the inner burner element and forms an annular passageway between the ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7051683 | Gas heating device control A method, and a system using the method, of controlling a heating device. The method includes combusting a mixture of fuel and air in a sealed combustion chamber thereby forming a reaction zone in which the fuel reacts with the air, and also forming outside of the r... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7013845 | Emissions reduction system for an internal combustion engine A dual system for overall engine emissions control, including prevention of excessive formation of nitrogen oxides and carbon compounds 1) by cooling and humidifying intake air and 2) by restructuring and modifying hydrocarbon fuels, resulting in a more complete com... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6986658 | Burner employing steam injection Method and apparatus for use in burners of furnaces such as those used in steam cracking. The apparatus includes a burner tube having a downstream end and an upstream end for receiving fuel and air, flue gas or mixtures thereof. A burner tip is mounted on the downst... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6913096 | Top drive well drilling apparatus A top drive well drilling apparatus includes a body with means for suspending the body from a drilling rig. A motor is secured to the body. The motor has a central passage defining a rotational axis. The central passage is adapted to receive a tubular drive shaft. A... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910879 | Combustion method comprising separate injections of fuel and oxidant and burner assembly therefor A method of combustion and a burner assembly wherein at least one fuel and at least one oxidizer are injected separately. The oxidizer comprises a primary oxidizer stream and a secondary oxidizer stream. The primary oxidizer stream is divided into at least two porti... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6840760 | Gas-assisted flare burner An improved flare burner for burning combustible gases in petroleum and petrochemical installations. A cylindrical shell has a closed bottom and an open top. A central opening in the bottom is connectable to a source of the gas to be burned. A plurality of linear st... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6786714 | Delivery system for liquid catalysts A delivery system for generating a sparging gas containing catalyst particles and delivering them to a flame zone of a combustion reaction is disclosed. A catalyst mixture receptacle for the delivery system includes a floating ball check valve on an air inlet to an ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6524097 | Method and apparatus for backing-up oxy-fuel combustion with air-fuel combustion Method and apparatus for continuation of combustion with an oxy-fuel combustion system when the supply of oxygen is temporally reduced or stopped. Air or oxygen enriched air and fuel are introduced into the device being heated in place of the oxy-fuel mix... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6499993 | External dilution air tuning for dry low NOX combustors and methods therefor A combustor having a combustion liner and at least one combustor orifice assembly, the combustor orifice assembly comprising a boss, an orifice plate that defines an orifice, the orifice plate having a bottom surface that is adapted to be received by the ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6394790 | Method for deeply staged combustion A combustion method for carrying out combustion with reduced generation of NOx wherein high velocity fuel and oxidant in a very low substoichiometric ratio are combusted and thereafter secondary oxidant mixes and combusts with the resulting combustion rea... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6367288 | Method and apparatus for preventing burner-hole build-up in fused silica processes In furnaces for producing high purity fused silica glass boules, glass particles have a tendency to build-up adjacent the burner hole rim. It was discovered that unburned furnace gases containing silica particles where re-circulated in the furnace close t... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6347935 | Low NOx and low Co burner and method for operating same A round burner capable of being operated with reduced CO and NOx emissions includes a venturi tube positioned to direct a flow of air through the burner and into a combustion zone in a combustion chamber through an entrance in a wall of the com... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6331107 | Combustion process and apparatus therefore containing separate injection of fuel and oxidant streams A burner assembly having improved flame length and shape control is presented, which includes in exemplary embodiments at least one fuel fluid inlet and at least one oxidant fluid inlet, means for transporting the fuel fluid from the fuel inlet to a plura... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6331110 | External dilution air tuning for dry low NOx combustors and methods therefor Dilution sleeves are provided in radially aligned openings in the combustion liner and flow sleeve of a combustor for a gas turbine. The sleeves have a flange for seating on a collar of the flow sleeve about the opening therethrough enabling the dilution ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6234092 | Thermal treatment of incombustible liquids A process for the thermal treatment of incombustible liquids in a combustion space of a combustion apparatus by contacting the incombustible liquid with a supplementary fuel in the combustion space in the presence of at least one reactive gas. The process... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6196831 | Combustion process for burning a fuel The invention relates to a combustion process for burning a fuel, in which the point of injection of each main oxidizer jet (7, 8) with respect to the point of injection of a fuel jet (4) closest to it is arranged a distance D away satisfying the followin... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6193502 | Fuel combustion device and method The fuel is fed centrally into a fire tube (3), where it is mixed with combustion air in a combustion zone. The air exits through first and second air line nozzles (4 or 5) which are arranged in two directly adjoining rows (6, 7) and inclined in the direc... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6126438 | Preheated fuel and oxidant combustion burner A burner apparatus comprises a conduit adapted to convey preheated oxidant and having outlet and inlet ends, and a conduit adapted to convey preheated fuel and having outlet and inlet ends. The conduit adapted to convey preheated fuel is substantially par... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6109911 | Method and arrangement for optimizing oxidation during burning of gaseous and liquid fuels A method and an arrangement for reducing emissions of nitrogen oxides in a combustion apparatus provided with a tubular furnace. The method comprises burning odor gases at first sub-stoichiometrically, and subsequently supplying additional air to the furn... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6004128 | Combustion system There is described a combustion system which completely incinerates substances to be burned, particularly non-industrial wastes and industrial wastes, without involvement of generation of harmful substances. The combustion system has a singlet-oxygen gene... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5968320 | Non-recovery coke oven gas combustion system A system for transporting and burning under negative pressure in a boiler a raw coke oven gas to produce steam energy. The system has the usual battery of coke ovens and corresponding ascension pipes connected to a collector main. Flushing liquor is spray... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5934892 | Process and apparatus for emissions reduction using partial oxidation of combustible material A process for combustion of a combustible material in which a primary combustible material is introduced into a combustion chamber having an upstream region and a downstream region, and ignited, forming a primary combustion zone. A secondary combustible m... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5924858 | Staged combustion method An improved staged combustion method useful with oxy-fuel combustion and in a furnace which contains a charge, wherein substoichiometric combustion and secondary oxidant injection are carried out in an orientation which forms a more oxidizing atmosphere p... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5755818 | Staged combustion method An improved staged combustion method useful with oxy-fuel combustion and in a furnace which contains a charge, wherein substoichiometric combustion and secondary oxidant injection are carried out in an orientation which forms a more oxidizing or a more re... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5749719 | Velocity sealed flare tip A flare stack with increased flow velocity of gases. The flare stack includes a pipe having a flare tip. The flare tip has a top edge. A conical shield having an apical end and a base is secured to and spaced from the flare tip to allow gas to flow betwee... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5727480 | Over-fire air control system for a pulverized solid fuel furnace An over-fire air control system for a pulverized fuel furnace, in which a burner assembly is provided for discharging a fuel/primary air mixture along with secondary air to combust the fuel. The amount of primary air and secondary air discharge is control... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5688115 | System and method for reduced NOx combustion A method is disclosed for reducing NOx pollutants in the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels in a two stage burner. A first stage of combustion is established and maintained passing a stream of combustion air and first stage products of combustion down a cent... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5601425 | Staged combustion for reducing nitrogen oxides A combustion method is provided for carrying out combustion with reduced generation of nitrogen oxides. The combustion method involves partially combusting a fluid fuel stream with a low velocity oxidant and thereafter mixing and combusting the resulting ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5592903 | Vapor catalyst system for combustion A system including a water container, a compressor, a pressure line connected from the compressor to the water container to bubble air through water in the container, a suction line taking air back to the compressor for recirculation, and a connection to ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5558513 | Vapor catalyst system for combustion A system including a water container, a compressor, a pressure line connected from the compressor to the water container to bubble air through water in the container, a suction line taking air back to the compressor for recirculation, and a connection to ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5554022 | Burner apparatus and method A burner apparatus for the combustion of a fuel and an oxidizer includes a burner block having a fuel line for feeding fuel to a fuel port opening into a combustion chamber and a plurality of primary and secondary oxidizer lines positioned around the fuel... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5545033 | Asymmetric oxygen/fuel burner The oxygen/fuel burner contains at least one first tubular component (2) conveying the oxidant and at least one second tubular component (3), for injecting the fuel into the oxidant flow,arrangd asymmetrically with respect to the first (2) so that the mix... | 08/13/1996 |
