Burner block assembly for an industrial furnace

A burner block assembly, comprising:

• a mounting plate comprising a first surface and a second surface,
• a fire tube extending from said first surface of said mounting plate,
• an attachment assembly comprising a plurality of clips extending from said first surface of said mounting plate,
• a burner block mounted to said mounting plate via said attachment assembly, said burner block comprising a plurality of independent block sections,
• each of said plurality of independent block sections comprises an external attachment groove disposed on at least one external surface, wherein each of said plurality of clips attach to at least one of said plurality of independent block sections at a corresponding one of said external attachment grooves,
• said burner block further comprising an aperture collectively defined by internal surfaces of said plurality of independent block sections, said aperture being disposed in a surrounding relation to said fire tube,
• each of said plurality of independent block sections further comprise a groove disposed on at least a corresponding one of said internal surfaces,
• a sealing member mounted within said groove of each of said plurality of independent block sections and disposed in a sealing relation to an external surface of said burner port,
• each of said plurality of independent block sections comprise at least one mating surface with one portion of a tongue-and-groove assembly that corresponds with a mating surface of an adjacent one of said plurality of independent block sections with another portion of said tongue-groove-assembly.

A burner block assembly, comprising:

• a mounting plate comprising a first surface and a second surface, a burner port extending from said first surface,
• an attachment assembly fixed to said mounting plate and extending from said first surface,
• a burner block mounted to said mounting plate via said attachment assembly,
• said burner block comprising a plurality of independent block sections, each of said plurality of independent block sections comprising an internal surface, wherein said internal surfaces of said plurality of independent block sections collectively define a burner block aperture, said burner block aperture being disposed in a surrounding relation to said burner port,
• a sealing member mounted within said burner block aperture and disposed in an engaging relation to an external surface of said burner port,
• at least one insulation layer disposed between said mounting plate and said burner block to reduce a thermal profile on said mounting plate,
• wherein said at least one insulation layer comprises a first insulation layer and a second insulation layer, said second insulation layer stacked on top of said first insulation layer,
• wherein said first insulation layer comprises at least two sections connected to one another at at least one first joint, and
• wherein said second insulation layer comprises at least two sections connected to one another at at least one second joint, said at least one second joint being offset from said at least one first joint.