Flashback resistant burner
AssigneeZero Emission Industries, Inc.
InventorsJoseph Pratt, FRANKLIN TRUSH, DANIEL TERLIP, JOHN M. MOTLOW, CHRISTOPHER D. AINSCOUGH
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Abstract
A burner resistant to flashback is disclosed. In one embodiment the burner includes a wall configured to contain a fuel gas within an enclosed volume of the burner. The burner includes a plurality of apertures formed in the wall. The apertures provide fluid communication from the enclosed volume to an environment surrounding the burner. The plurality of apertures have an effective diameter smaller than a quenching distance of the fuel gas.
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A burner comprising:
- a wall configured to contain a fuel gas within an enclosed volume of the burner;
- a plurality of apertures formed in the wall;
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- a plurality of actuators each operatively associated with one of the plurality of apertures and configured to be selectively activated to establish or sever fluid communication between an atmosphere surrounding the burner and the enclosed volume, through the respective apertures, wherein the plurality of apertures are configured to prevent flashback of the fuel gas into the enclosed volume.
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A method of patterning a food item comprising:
- receiving a user-defined pattern;
- providing a fuel gas to a burner, wherein:
- the burner includes a wall configured to contain a fuel gas within an enclosed volume of the burner,
- a plurality of apertures are formed in the wall, and
- a plurality of actuators each operatively associated with one of the plurality of apertures and configured to be selectively activated to establish fluid communication between an atmosphere surrounding the burner and the enclosed volume, through the respective apertures,
- the plurality of apertures are configured support respective flames adjacent thereto, and
- the respective flames are arranged in the user-defined pattern proximate to the food item.
A system comprising:
- a power supply configured to receive electrical power from an alternating current source;
- an electrolyzer in electrical communication with the power supply and configured to generate hydrogen gas responsive to receiving electrical power from the power supply;
- a vessel configured to store the hydrogen gas;
- a burner including a plurality of apertures formed therein, wherein:
- the apertures provide fluid communication from the enclosed volume to an environment surrounding the burner,
- the plurality of apertures are configured to prevent flashback of the fuel gas into the enclosed volume.
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A system comprising:
- a burner;
- an electrical power supply;
- an electrolyzer configured to receive electrical power from the power supply at an electrical power input rate, and generate hydrogen gas responsive to the receipt of the electrical power;
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- a storage device configured to store the hydrogen gas, wherein:
- the storage device is configured to supply hydrogen gas to the burner at a heat rate greater than the electrical power input rate, and
- the burner is configured to burn the hydrogen gas at the heat rate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.