Feed and burner control system
AssigneeDuraflame, Inc.
InventorSamir Barudi
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AssigneeDuraflame, Inc.
InventorSamir Barudi
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A fire display assembly has a burner tray with a porous non-combustible material located in the burner tray positioned adjacent, on or in a non-combustible structure. A source of a combustible liquid positioned a distance from the burner tray is provided with conduits for flowing liquid fuel between the sources and trays. The conduits can include an adjustable valve to control the amount of fluid flowing there-through. The valves can be preprogrammed to provide a preset flow over time or controlled from a remote location by a flow controller. Ignited fuel from the porous non-combustible material provides the appearance of a burning surface on the non-combustible structure. The arrangement provides a continuous but variable feed of fuel to the porous non-combustible material and allows the fuel feed rate to be varied to provide a variable flame height or to vary the location of the flame in a controlled manner.
An improved assembly for creating a fire display from a liquid fuel comprising a burner tray and a non-combustible structure:
One or more burner trays, a porous non-combustible material positioned in the burner trays, the burner trays located on, in or adjacent one or more non-combustible structures, the one or more burner trays, porous non-combustible material and non-combustible structure constituting a fire display, and one or more replaceable sources containing a liquid fuel, the sources positioned at a location spaced a sufficient distance from said fire display to prevent ignition of said liquid fuel at the source while a fire display is present, one or more conduits connecting the replaceable liquid fuel sources to the burner trays, one or more of the conduits having a variable liquid flow control apparatus and a controller operatively connected to the variable control apparatus so as to control the flow of fuel there-through over a period of time in a preset manner or a controlled manner, wherein once the liquid fuel that is wicked into the porous non-combustible material is ignited, reducing or increasing the amount of fuel delivered through the adjustable feed assembly results in a delayed variation of the flame height without extinguishing the flame, and wherein a sensor is provided in a position to observe the height of the flame, the sensor operatively connected to an adjustable valve so as to adjust the liquid fuel flow rate to increase or decrease the flame height.
A method of providing a controlled height, continuously burning liquid fuel flame comprising:
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