Burner plates and burner apparatus

An apparatus comprising:

• a burner body;
• an inlet to the burner body, the inlet operable for delivery of a fuel/air mixture to the burner body;
• a divider disposed in the burner body, the divider forming a first section and a second section in the burner body, the divider defining a plurality of interior ports between the first section and the second section, the inlet operable for the delivery of the fuel air mixture to the first section of the burner body;
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• a burner plate, the burner plate defining a combustion surface for the fuel/air mixture, the burner plate forming a surface of the burner body and in part defining the second section, the burner plate defining a plurality of primary ports, each primary port of the plurality of primary ports being circular, each of the primary ports having a diameter of about 0.2 inches to 0.325 inches, and the burner plate further defining a plurality of secondary ports surrounding each primary port of the plurality of primary ports.

An apparatus comprising:

• a burner body;
• an inlet to the burner body, the inlet operable for delivery of a fuel/air mixture to the burner body;
• a divider disposed in the burner body, the divider forming a first section and a second section in the burner body, the divider defining a plurality of interior ports between the first section and the second section, the inlet operable for the delivery of the fuel air mixture to the first section of the burner body;
• and
• a burner plate, the burner plate defining a combustion surface for the fuel/air mixture, the burner plate forming a surface of the burner body and in part defining the second section, the burner plate defining a plurality of primary ports, and the burner plate further defining a plurality of secondary ports surrounding each primary port of the plurality of primary ports, each secondary port of the plurality of secondary ports being circular, and each of the secondary ports having a diameter of about 0.045 inches to 0.075 inches.