Burner for the suspension firing of comminuted material

A burner head comprising:

• a. a first means for directing a flammable gas in an outwardly direction;
• b. a second means for directing a cooling gas toward said flammable gas;
• c. a third means for directing a comminuted combustible material toward said gas;
• d. said first means comprising an igniter ring having a number of first peripheral orifices;
• e. a first pipe to introduce said flammable gas to said igniter ring;
• f. said second means comprising a cone having a base;
• g. said igniter ring being positioned adjacent to said base;
• h. said cone having a number of second orifices;
• i. a second pipe to introduce said gas comprising oxygen to the interior of said cone;
• j. said first orifices and said second orifices being so positioned as to direct said flammable gas and said gas comprising oxygen toward each other;
• k. said third means comprising a third pipe for directing said comminuted combustible material to the outside of said cone and toward said gas comprising oxygen;
• and,
• l. said first pipe being inside of said second pipe and said second pipe being inside of said third pipe.

A combination of a refractory and a burner head:

• A. said burner head comprising:
• 1. a first menas for directing a flammable gas in an outwardly direction;
• II. a second means for directing a cooling gas toward said flammable gas;
• III. a third means for directing a comminuted combustible material toward said gas;
• B. said refractory comprising:
• IV. a surface positioned close to said burner head;
• C. said burner head comprising:
• V. said first means comprising an igniter ring having a number of first peripheral orifices;
• VI. a first pipe to introduce said flammable gas to said igniter ring;
• VII. said second means comprising a cone having a base;
• VIII. said igniter ring being positioned adjacent to said base;
• IX. said cone having a number of second orifices;
• X. a second pipe to introduce said gas comprising oxygen to the interior of said cone;
• XI. said first orifices and said second orifices being so positioned as to direct said flammable gas and said gas comprising oxygen toward each other;
• XII. said third means comprising a third pipe for directing said comminuted combustible material to the outside of said cone and toward said gas comprising oxygen;
• XIII. said first pipe being inside of said third pipe;
• D. said refractory comprising:
• XIV. a conical surface;
• and,
• XV. said conical surface being substantially parallel to said second means comprising a cone.

A burner head comprising:

• a first means for directing a flammable gas in an outwardly direction;
• b. a second means for directing air toward said flammable gas to form a mixture of said air and said flammable gas;
• c. a third means for directing a second mixture of a comminuted combustible material and air toward said first mixture;
• d. said first means comprising an ignitor ring having a number of first peripheral orifices;
• e. a means to introduce said flammable gas to said ignitor ring;
• f. said second means comprising a housing having a number of second orifices;
• g. a means to introduce said gas comprising oxygen into the interior of said housing;
• h. said ignitor ring being positioned adjacent to said housing;
• i. said first orifices and said second orifices being so positioned as to direct said flammable gas and said gas comprising oxygen toward each other;
• and,
• j. said third means comprising a means to direct said comminuted combustible material on the outside of said housing and toward said gas comprising oxygen.

A burner head comprising:

• a. a first means for directing a flammable gas in an outwardly direction;
• b. a second means for directing air toward said flammable gas to form a mixture of said air and said flammable gas;
• c. a third means for directing a second mixture of a comminuted combustible material and air toward said first mixture;
• d. said first means comprising an ignitor ring having a number of first peripheral orifices;
• e. a first pipe to introduce said flammable gas to said ignitor ring;
• f. said second means comprising a cone having a base;
• g. said ignitor ring being positioned adjacent to said base;
• h. said cone having a number of second orifices;
• i. a second pipe to introduce said gas comprising oxygen to the interior of said cone;
• j. said first orifices and said second orifices being so positioned as to direct said flammable gas and said gas comprising oxygen toward each other;
• k. said third means comprising a third pipe for directing said comminuted combustible material to the outside of said cone and toward said gas comprising oxygen;
• and,
• l. said first pipe being inside of said second pipe and said second pipe being inside of said third pipe.

A combination of a refractory and a burner head:

• A. said burner head comprising:
• I. a first means for directing a flammable gas in an outwardly direction;
• II. a second means for directing air toward said flammable gas to form a first mixture of said air and said flammable gas;
• III. a third means for directing a second mixture of a comminuted combustible material and air toward said first mixture to form a third mixture;
• B. said refractory comprising:
• IV. a surface positioned close to said burner head to radiate heat energy toward said third mixture;
• C. said burner head comprising:
• V. said first means comprising an igniter ring having a number of first peripheral orifices;
• VI. a first pipe to introduce said flammable gas to said igniter ring;
• VII. said second means comprising a cone having a base;
• VIII. said igniter ring being positioned adjacent to said base;
• IX. said cone having a number of second orifices;
• X. a second pipe to introduce said gas comprising oxygen to the interior of said cone;
• XI. said first orifices and said second orifices being so positioned as to direct said flammable gas and said gas comprising oxygen toward each other;
• XII. said third means comprising a third pipe for directing said comminuted combustable material to the outside of said cone and toward said gas comprising oxygen;
• XIII. said first pipe being inside of said second pipe and said second pipe being inside of said third pipe;
• D. said refractory comprising:
• XIV. a conical surface;
• and,
• XV. said conical surface being substantially parallel to said second means comprising a cone.

A burner assembly comprising:

• a. an ignitor;
• b. a housing;
• c. said ignitor being positioned adjacent to said housing;
• d. a first conveying means;
• e. a second conveying means;
• f. a means to allow said second conveying means to be separated into two members;
• g. said first conveying means being positioned inside of said second conveying means;
• h. a means to permit said first conveying means to be positioned in said second conveying means;
• i. said ignitor connecting with one of said conveying means;
• j. said housing connecting with the other one of said conveying means;
• k. a third conveying means;
• l. a means to permit said third conveying means to be separated into two members;
• n. said housing connecting with said second conveying means;
• o. said housing increasing in outside dimension with an increase in distance from said second conveying means to have an outside dimension larger than the outside dimension of said third conveying means;
• p. said ignitor connecting with said first conveying means;
• and,
• q. part of said first conveying means being in said housing.