Meltable fuel gas generation apparatus and methods
OwnerRaymond M Gattinventor
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Abstract
Gas generation apparatus and methods are provided, including apparatus and methods for efficient vaporization, and optional burning, of meltable fuels. The apparatus and methods provide controlled generation and combustion of any low melting point dimensionally stable combustible meltable fuel. This is preferably accomplished by first converting the solid or semi solid meltable fuel material into a liquid state, then into vapor, and finally mixing with an air source or other oxidizer before combustion.
Claims19
A method of generating a gas or vapor state of a wax, the method comprising the steps of providing a gas generator assembly, introducing a meltable fuel consisting essentially of wax into the gas generator assembly, converting the wax to a wax gas or vapor, releasing the wax gas or vapor from the gas generator assembly, and combusting the released wax gas or vapor, wherein the method is not part of a refinery process;
- and wherein the step of converting the wax to a wax gas or vapor comprises heating the wax to a temperature above the liquid-gas transition temperature of the wax without cracking the wax.
A method of generating a gas or vapor state of wax, the method comprising the steps of providing a device comprising a gas generator assembly, introducing a meltable fuel consisting essentially of wax into the gas generator assembly, converting at least a portion of the meltable fuel to a gas or vapor releasing the gas or vapor from the gas generator assembly, and providing released wax gas or vapor as a fuel source for at least one apparatus that is not a candle;
- and wherein the step of converting the wax to a wax gas or vapor comprises heating the wax to a temperature above the liquid-gas transition temperature of the wax without cracking the wax.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.