Pressurized combustion and heat transfer process and apparatus
OwnerRené Maurico Nunez Suarezinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is concerned with combustion and heat transfer processes and apparatus. The invention has general applicability in the fields of combustion and heat transfer and is applicable to industrial and non-industrial processes as well as residential use. Practical industrial application of the invention may be found in the field of steam generation for heating and for electrical power generation. In addition, non-industrial applications of the invention include cooking appliances, stoves, water heaters, furnaces and the like.
Claims12
A heating apparatus for generating and transferring heat to a heat sink comprising:
- a tubular combustion chamber for combusting a fuel therein, thereby generating heat, the combustion chamber comprising a lower portion provided with a bottom surface, and an open upper portion;
- air injecting means coupled to the combustion chamber for injecting air therein while the fuel is combusting, the air injecting means being coupled to the combustion chamber in a manner such that upon injection of air, a first flow of air substantially swirls towards the upper portion of the combustion chamber and a second flow of air flows substantially parallel to an inner wall of the tubular combustion chamber towards the upper portion whereby the heat is transferred to the heat sink in intimate contact with the combustion chamber;
- the combustion chamber is disposed over the air injecting means, and said air injecting means is comprised of a series of air injectors extending from an air inlet chamber into the combustion chamber.
A process of generating and transferring heat comprising the steps of:
- providing a combustion chamber, the combustion chamber comprising an open upper portion and a bottom surface, and wherein a fuel is provided therein;
- injecting air into the combustion chamber while the fuel is combusting, the air being injected in a manner such that a first flow of air substantially swirls towards the upper portion of the combustion chamber and a second flow of air flows substantially parallel to an inner wall of the combustion chamber towards the upper portion thereof whereby the heat is transferred to a heat sink in intimate contact with the combustion chamber;
- said air injection is carried out from underneath the combustion chamber through a series of air injectors extending from an inlet air chamber into the combustion chamber, the air injectors being disposed at an equal distance from each other around the bottom surface of the combustion chamber;
- each of said injectors comprises an inlet wherein the air is injected from the air inlet chamber and a first outlet and a second outlet, the first outlet allowing the injection of air towards the upper portion of the combustion chamber is a manner substantially parallel to the inner wall thereof, and the second outlet allowing the injection of air towards the middle of the combustion chamber in a manner substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the combustion chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.