Afterburner assembly
AssigneeEnvirotech Corporation
InventorsFrank Lilley, Harold E. Foy
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Abstract
A burner assembly for combusting pyrolysis gases includes a chamber, a first cone-shaped conduit connected at its larger end to the chamber and a second conduit mounted to extend through the smaller end of the first conduit to have an open end positioned in the interior of the first conduit. Further, a conical baffle is mounted within the first conduit to have its apex adjacent the open end of the second conduit and a duct means is mounted to the first conduit for admitting air into the first conduit.
Claims8
An assembly for combusting pyrolysis gases which comprises:
- a. a chamber having an open inlet end and an open outlet;
- b. a first conduit shaped like a truncated hollow cone and connected in gas flow communication, at its larger end, to said inlet end of said chamber for admitting a gas stream to said chamber;
- c. a cylindrical second conduit connected in gas flow communication with said first conduit and mounted to extend through the smaller end of said first conduit to have an open end positioned in the interior of said first conduit to admit a first air stream to said chamber;
- d. a conical baffle mounted within said first conduit and having its apex adjacent said open end of said second conduit so that the first air stream upon exiting said open end of said second conduit diverges over said baffle with a conical flow pattern;
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- e. duct means mounted to admit a second air stream into said first conduit and positioned so that the second air stream upon admission, converges with the first air stream.
A heat recovery system for recovering the heat content of pyrolysis gases generated in a multiple hearth furnace, said system comprising:
- a. an afterburner including:
- i. a chamber having an open inlet end and an open outlet;
- ii. a first conduit shaped like a truncated hollow cone and connected in gas flow communication, at its larger end, to said inlet end of said chamber for admitting a gas stream to said chamber;
- iii. a cylindrical second conduit connected in gas flow communication with said first conduit and mounted to extend through the smaller end of said first conduit to have an open end positioned in the interior of said first conduit to admit a first air stream to said chamber;
- iv. a conical baffle mounted within said first conduit and having its apex adjacent said open end of said second conduit so that the first air stream upon exiting said open end of said second conduit diverges over said baffle with a conical flow pattern;
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- v. duct means mounted to admit a second air stream into said first conduit and positioned so that the second air stream, upon admission, converges with the first air stream;
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- b. a multiple hearth furnace including a chamber having a feed inlet, a solids outlet and a gas outlet;
- a central shaft mounted in said chamber, a plurality of rotatable arms mounted within said chamber and supported from said central shaft;
- and means for delivering the exhaust gases from said gas outlet of said furnace to said smaller end of said first conduit of said afterburner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.