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US 8,221,115 B2Granted
Fuel combustion
AssigneeTiax LLC
InventorJason A. Targoff
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Abstract
A system includes a first source containing a liquid fuel, a second source containing a gaseous fuel, and a combustion burner connected to the first and second sources and selectively in fluid communication with the liquid fuel and the gaseous fuel to receive the fuels. The burner is capable of switching between combustion of the liquid fuel and combustion of the gaseous fuel without modification to the burner or the system.
Claims63
A system, comprising:
- a first source comprising a liquid fuel;
- a second source comprising a gaseous fuel;
- and
- a combustion burner connected to the first and second sources and selectively in fluid communication with the liquid fuel and the gaseous fuel to receive the fuels, the burner including a fuel inlet, a fuel outlet, and an air inlet having an air inlet opening overlapping at least a portion of a fuel outlet opening of the fuel outlet along a radial axis of the burner;
- wherein the burner is capable of switching between combustion of the liquid fuel and combustion of the gaseous fuel without modification of the burner or the system.
2 more elements
A method of combustion, comprising:
- introducing a first fuel in a first phase through a fuel inlet of a burner of a combustion system;
- and
- introducing a second fuel through the fuel inlet, the second fuel being in a second phase different from the first phase, wherein introduction of the second fuel to the burner is performed without modifying the burner or the combustion system, the burner including a fuel outlet opening of a fuel outlet and an air inlet opening of an air inlet overlapping at least a portion of the fuel outlet opening in a radial direction.
A burner, comprising:
- a fuel inlet;
- a vaporizer cavity in fluid communication with the fuel inlet;
- a fuel outlet in fluid communication with the vaporizer cavity;
- and
- an air inlet in fluid communication with the fuel outlet, wherein an air inlet opening of the air inlet overlaps with at least a portion of a fuel outlet opening of the fuel outlet along a radial direction of the burner.
2 more elements
A burner, comprising:
- a fuel inlet;
- a vaporizer cavity in fluid communication with the fuel inlet;
- a fuel outlet in fluid communication with the vaporizer cavity;
- an air inlet in fluid communication with the fuel outlet;
- and
- a space located downstream of the air inlet and surrounding the vaporizer cavity, the burner including a fuel outlet opening of the fuel inlet and an air inlet opening of the air inlet overlapping at least a portion of the fuel outlet opening in a radial direction.
3 more elements
A burner, comprising:
- a fuel inlet operably connectable to both a liquid fuel source and a gaseous fuel source and configured to be selectively in fluid communication with the liquid fuel source and the gaseous fuel source to receive a liquid fuel or a gaseous fuel;
- and
- a vaporizer cavity in fluid communication with the fuel inlet, the vaporizer cavity including a thermally conductive porous material configured to vaporize the liquid fuel;
- wherein the burner is capable of switching between combustion of the liquid fuel and combustion of the gaseous fuel without modification of the burner or the system.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.