Apparatus for burning organic material
OwnerJohn R. Kimberlininventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for burning organic farm bedding waste includes a firebox having an air injector disposed within the firebox. A heat exchanger is also disposed within the firebox above the air injector. The fuel to be burned, a mixture of organic farm bedding waste, is piled in the firebox surrounding the air injector and heat exchanger. By injecting air into the pile of fuel, the fuel is burned from the inside out, surrounding the heat exchanger with the burning fuel. The unburned fuel acts to insulate the burning fuel from the walls of the firebox. The apparatus can be used as an incinerator or as a furnace to heat a building.
Claims28
An apparatus for burning organic material comprising:
- a support to receive and support a pile of organic material, the support including a bottom surface and side surfaces extending upward from the bottom surface forming a combustion space;
- an air injector positioned proximate the bottom surface and between the side surfaces of the support, and connectable to a source of pressurized air;
- combustion ignition locations proximate the air injector;
- a heat exchanger coupled to the support, the heat exchanger being disposed above the air injector and at least partially within the combustion space such that the heat exchanger is disposed at least partially within the pile of organic material, the heat exchanger including a conduit through which air is forced;
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- wherein the air injector causes the organic material to burn on the inside of the pile near the heat exchanger.
An apparatus for burning a fuel comprising:
- a firebox having a plurality of walls defining a combustion space;
- an elongated air injector disposed within the firebox for injecting air into the firebox;
- a heat exchanger disposed within the combustion space of the firebox above and generally parallel to the air injector;
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- wherein the fuel to be burned is piled in the combustion space over the air injector and heat exchanger such that the fuel burns from the inside out when air is injected through the air injector.
An apparatus for burning a fuel comprising:
- a firebox having a plurality of walls defining a combustion space;
- an air injector disposed within the firebox for injecting air into the firebox;
- a heat exchanger disposed within the combustion space of the firebox above the air injector, the heat exchanger including a conduit through which air is forced;
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- wherein the fuel to be burned is piled in the combustion space over the air injector and heat exchanger such that the fuel burns from the inside out when air is injected through the air injector.
An apparatus for burning a fuel comprising:
- a firebox having a plurality of walls defining a combustion space;
- an air injector disposed within the firebox for injecting air into the firebox;
- a heat exchanger disposed within the combustion space of the firebox above the air injector;
- a chimney in communication with the firebox for allowing exhaust gases to exit the firebox;
- a chimney inlet in communication with the chimney and extending downward into the combustion space;
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- wherein the fuel to be burned is piled in the combustion space over the air injector and heat exchanger such that the fuel burns from the inside out when air is injected through the air injector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.