Flame effect system
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorPeter Carsillo
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Abstract
A burner assembly includes a conduit having a plurality of ports formed along a length of the conduit. The conduit is configured to direct a flow of gas out of the conduit via the plurality of ports. The burner assembly further includes a shroud extending along a length of the conduit and covering at least a portion of the conduit. The shroud is perimetrically offset from the conduit to form an air passage between the shroud and the conduit along an outer perimeter of the conduit. The conduit and the shroud are configured to facilitate airflow along the air passage in response to the flow of gas out of the conduit.
Claims20
A burner assembly, comprising:
- a conduit comprising a plurality of ports formed along a length of the conduit, wherein the conduit is configured to direct a flow of gas out of the conduit via the plurality of ports;
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- a shroud extending along a length of the conduit and covering at least a portion of the conduit, wherein the shroud is offset from a perimeter of the conduit to form an air passage between the shroud and the conduit along an exterior surface of the conduit, wherein the conduit and the shroud are configured to direct a flow of air along the air passage in response to the flow of gas out of the conduit.
A gas flow system, comprising:
- a plurality of conduits configured to receive and direct a flow of gas, wherein each conduit of the plurality of conduits comprises a plurality of gas ports, and each conduit is configured to direct a respective flow of gas out of the conduit via the plurality of gas ports;
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- a plurality of shrouds, each coupled to a respective conduit of the plurality of conduits, wherein each shroud of the plurality of shrouds comprises a surface extending partially around a perimeter of the conduit to form an air passage between an exterior surface of the conduit and the shroud, wherein each shroud is configured to direct a respective flow of air along the air passage from an air inlet at a first end of the shroud to a flame outlet at a second end of the shroud.
A gas flow system, comprising:
- a base structure;
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- a plurality of burner assemblies rotatably coupled to the base structure, wherein each burner assembly of the plurality of burner assemblies comprises:
- a conduit comprising a plurality of gas ports and configured to discharge a flow of gas from the conduit via the plurality of gas ports;
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- cladding material extending along a length of the conduit, wherein the cladding material is configured to at least partially enshroud the conduit;
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- an air passage between the conduit and the cladding material, wherein the air passage is configured such that kinetic energy of the flow of gas discharged from the conduit via the plurality of gas ports causes a flow of air to enter the air passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.