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US 2013/0260321 A1Published application
Cooled electrode and burner system including a cooled electrode
AssigneeClearsign Combustion Corporation
InventorsJOSEPH COLANNINO, CHRISTOPHER A. WIKLOF
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Abstract
According to embodiments, an electrode configured to provide an electric field to a flame or combustion gas produced by a flame may receive heat from the flame or the combustion gas. The electrode may be cooled to remove the heat received from the flame or combustion gas.
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An electrode system for a burner, comprising:
- a thermally coupled electrode configured to apply an electric field or eject electrically-charged ions to a region corresponding to a flame or combustion gas produced by the flame and to receive heat from the flame or the combustion gas;
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- a cooling apparatus operatively coupled to the thermally coupled electrode and configured to remove the heat received by the thermally coupled electrode from the flame or the combustion gas.
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A method for cooling an electrode subject to heating by a flame or a combustion gas produced by the flame, comprising:
- applying an electric field or ejecting electrically-charged ions to a flame or combustion gas with an electrode;
- causing a detectable response in the flame or the combustion gas responsive to the electric field;
- receiving heat from the flame or the combustion gas with the electrode;
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- cooling the electrode to remove the heat received from the flame or the combustion gas.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.