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US 2022/0022385 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for the generation and distribution of a fog containing useful thermal energy
OwnerMelhem Namorinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus (10) for the generation and distribution of a fog containing useful thermal energy, and for then utilising such fog to protect plants against frost damage or the threat of frost damage.
Claims23
A method for the generation of a thermal fog, the method comprising:
- delivering fuel and a quantity of air that is sufficient for complete combustion of the fuel to a burner;
- igniting the fuel to obtain a combustion gas, and feeding the combustion gas along an enclosed conduit;
- injecting liquid water into the enclosed conduit at a plurality of intervals along the conduit, and thereby causing the water to be flash evaporated due to heat energy present in the combustion gas and to thereby provide a gas comprising water vapour;
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- discharging the gas comprising water vapour as a jet to provide a thermal fog.
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An apparatus for generating a thermal fog, the apparatus comprising:
- a burner configured to be provided with a fuel source and air;
- an enclosed conduit configured to receive a combustion gas from the burner;
- a plurality of injectors disposed along the enclosed conduit and configured to inject liquid water into the enclosed conduit to thereby provide a gas comprising water vapour;
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- an ejector configured to release the gas comprising water vapour as a jet to provide a thermal fog.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.