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US 2007/0181104 A1Published application
Air/fuel conditioning
AssigneeHyanol Limited
InventorPaul Collins
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Abstract
Apparatus, and method, for conditioning air and fuel supplied to a combustor comprising means (5) for electrostatically charging air supplied to a combustor at a first polarity, means (12) for electrostatically charging fuel supplied to such combustor at opposite polarity to said first polarity, and means (15, 19; 20) for preheating such fuel.
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Apparatus for conditioning air and fuel supplied to a combustor, comprising:
- means (5) for electrostatically charging air supplied to a combustor, at a first polarity, the means extending into a first duct (2, 3, 4) through which, in use, air flows to the combustor;
- means (12) for electrostatically charging fuel supplied to such combustor, at opposite polarity to said first polarity, the means extending into a second duct (9, 10, 1) through which, in use, fuel flows to the combustor;
- means (15, 19, 20) for preheating such fuel;
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- an earthed electrode (7, 14) within a duct selected from the first duct and the second duct.
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A method of conditioning air and fuel supplied to a combustor, comprising the steps of:
- electrostatically charging such air at a first polarity within a first duct (2, 3, 4) through which, in use, air flows to the combustor;
- electrostatically charging such fuel at opposite polarity to said first polarity within a second duct (9, 10, 11) through which, in use, fuel flows to the combustor;
- providing an earthed electrode (7, 14) within a duct selected from the first duct and the second duct;
- and
- preheating such fuel.
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