Combustion inventions 03/06

20060068346 - Heating method and apparatus: Hot products of combustion are provided beside an outer surface of a load to be heated, and are given a non-uniform temperature profile in a control direction extending across the outer surface of the load. The non-uniform temperature profile of the hot products of combustion is varied within a range...

20060068347 - Autocontrol burner and a combustion control method: A combustion control method for a burner comprises: the fuel supplying means outputs a given amount of fuel oil to the fuel oil atomizing means; the fuel atomizing means sprays fuel atomized gas; said gas is ignited by the igniter; the amount of air is sent to facilitate burning by...

20060068348 - Method and circuit for igniting a gas flow: The invention relates to a method and a circuit for igniting a gas flow in a fully automatic manner. The aim of the invention is to maintain the necessary current consumption so low that an integratable voltage source can be used. To this end, once an electronic control unit has...

20060068349 - Method and arrangement for igniting a gas flow: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for igniting a gas flow by means of remote control. The aim of the invention is to maintain the current consumption so low that an integratable voltage source can be used. To this end, a thermoelectric safety pilot valve (17) is...

20060068350 - Apparatus and method for the controlled production of nano-soot particles: In order to provide an apparatus for the controlled production of nano-soot particles, a pore burner and a mixing device for the production of a pre-mixture of fuel and oxidizing agent are provided, wherein the mixing device is coupled to the pore burner so that the pre-mixture can be supplied...

20060057516 - Method and apparatus for radiant tube combustion: A method and apparatus provide combustion in a radiant tube in first, second and third stages, with flue gas recirculation that begins at the second stage....

20060057517 - Oxidant injection method: A method of combustion in a furnace comprising a firing zone and an exhaust zone, three oxidants and fuel comprising the steps of: introducing fuel into said firing zone; introducing a first oxidant into the firing zone; introducing a second oxidant into the firing zone; and introducing a third oxidant...

20060057518 - Burner assembly: A burner assembly has a burner head and a deflector plate extending radially therefrom and across a firetube housing for supporting the burner assembly therein. The deflector plate has a plurality of angled vanes for re-directing secondary combustion air flowing through the housing. Secondary air is deflected away from a...

20060057519 - Burner debris collection apparatus for projectors: A burner debris collection apparatus for projectors aims to assist collecting burner debris includes debris collection ducts located on a bracing bracket which holds a socket and tracks located on the bracing bracket for mounting the socket by sliding. The debris collection ducts communicate with the tracks. After a burner...

20060057520 - Control valve assembly for controlling gas flow in gas combustion systems: A control valve assembly includes an inlet for receiving a gas flow and an outlet for providing the gas flow to a gas burner. The assembly also includes a positive-shutoff valve for interrupting the gas flow from the inlet. A micro electromechanical system (MEMS) valve is coupled in series to...

20060057521 - Candle assembly and fuel element therefor: A candle assembly includes a melting plate having a capillary pedestal, a wick holder that fits over the capillary pedestal, a wick that is carried by the wick holder, and a fuel element that fits over the wick and wick holder and rests on the melting plate. The fuel element...

20060057522 - Candle assembly and wick holder with improved capillary well for ensuring sustainable relight: A candle assembly includes a support base, a melting plate having a capillary pedestal, a wick holder that fits onto the capillary pedestal, and a fuel element that fits over the wick holder. The wick holder includes a sleeve having first and second open ends. A wick fits into the...

20060057524 - Fuel delivery method for melting plate candle: The present invention relates to melting plate candles which employ heat conductive elements to distribute heat from a burning flame at a wick to a support plate for a solid fuel and to the body of said solid fuel, so as to more rapidly liquefy the solid fuel, such as...

20060057525 - Heat exchange method for melting plate candle: The present invention relates to melting plate candles which employ heat conductive elements to distribute heat from a burning flame at a wick to a support plate for a solid fuel and to the body of said solid fuel, so as to more rapidly liquefy the solid fuel, such as...

20060057527 - Heat exchange method for melting plate candle: The present invention relates to melting plate candles which employ heat conductive elements to distribute heat from a burning flame at a wick to a support plate for a solid fuel and to the body of said solid fuel, so as to more rapidly liquefy the solid fuel, such as...

20060057523 - Wick holder locking mechanism: The present invention relates to melting plate candles which employ heat conductive elements to distribute heat from a burning flame at a wick to a support plate for a solid fuel and to the body of said solid fuel, so as to more rapidly liquefy the solid fuel, such as...

20060057526 - Wick holder magnetic retention means: The present invention relates to melting plate candles which employ heat conductive elements to distribute heat from a burning flame at a wick to a support plate for a solid fuel and to the body of said solid fuel, so as to more rapidly liquefy the solid fuel, such as...

20060057528 - Candle holder with improved air flow: A candle assembly includes a support base, a melting plate having a capillary pedestal, a wick holder that fits onto the capillary pedestal, and a fuel element that fits over the wick holder. The wick holder includes a sleeve having first and second open ends. A wick fits into the...

20060057530 - Fuel charge for melting plate candle assembly and method of supplying liquefied fuel to a wick: A fuel charge for use with a melting plate candle assembly includes an outer shell of fuel material surrounding an inner core of fuel material having different properties than the fuel material of the outer shell. The outer shell is substantially solid and may contain fuel additive that slows capillary...

20060057529 - Wick holder and wick assembly for candle assembly: A candle assembly includes a support base, a melting plate having a capillary pedestal, a wick holder that fits onto the capillary pedestal, and a fuel element that fits over the wick holder. The wick holder includes a sleeve having first and second open ends. A wick fits into the...

20060057531 - Gas-fired heating unit: The gas-fired heating unit has an atmospheric gas burner including a mixing chamber and a burner medium covering the mixing chamber, a combustion chamber in which the atmospheric gas burner is arranged, a fuel gas/air supply system that has respective inlets for fuel gas and combustion air and an ignition...

20060051715 - Thermal processing system having slot eductors: In a system for thermally processing materials, at least one slot eductor is disposed in a wall or roof surface of the furnace chamber to provide circulation of gas within the furnace chamber....

20060051716 - Flat or planar atmospheric gas burner, especially for mimicking a wood fire: The atmospheric gas burner for a decorative fire has a mixing chamber (1) closed on an upper side thereof by a burner mat (2) providing a flame-bearing surface and a pre-mixing burner gas/air supply system (4) connected with the mixing chamber (1) on a bottom side thereof. The pre-mixing burner...

20060051717 - Lighter, door assembly therefor, and method for providing a protected flame: A lighter includes a casing and a door panel assembly with two abutting door panels being operative to move the door panels away from each other to expose a burner head by retracting outwardly and downwardly into an ignition cover....

20060051718 - Dual stacked gas burner and a venturi for improving burner operation: A cooktop burner assembly is described. The cooktop burner assembly includes a main burner, and a simmer burner located below the main burner, where a diameter of the simmer burner is greater than a diameter of the main burner. The closer placement of the main burner to a cooking vessel...

20060051719 - Wind-proof venturi tube: A venturi tube has a configuration of baffles affixed thereto that serve to greatly reduce the susceptibility of a gas burning appliance to wind gusts. The baffles cooperate to force incoming primary combustion air through a circuitous route before introduction into a flow of gaseous fuel. The circuitous route in...

20060046217 - Waste treatment system for pta and pet manufacturing plants: The present invention provides a method for treating the wastes of polyester-manufacturing processes. The method of the invention comprises combining the fuel with a first waste byproduct stream to form a combined fuel and first waste byproduct stream mixture that is combusted in a furnace. The present invention also provides...

20060046218 - System and method for flame stabilization and control: A system and method for providing continuous measurement and control of a combustion device by altering the fuel composition delivered thereto. The system includes devices for sensing related information, such as fuel characteristics, combustion characteristics, or other device characteristics, and controlling the performance of the combustion device based on the...

20060046219 - Hidden push button arrangement for piezoelectric lighter: A piezoelectric lighter includes a lighter casing, an ignition nozzle, a gas releasing valve, a piezoelectric unit, and a hidden push button arrangement. The hidden push button arrangement includes a push button which has a pusher end portion, a pivot end portion pivotally mounted at the lighter casing at the...

20060046220 - Photo-controlled electronic music candle: An interchangeable photo-controlled electronic music candle that reliably plays the music includes candle containing fusible optical fiber wick, fusible optical fiber, base, photosensitive device, a condensing chip above the photosensitive device with the optical fiber disposed at where in relation to the condensing chip; the photosensitive device receives any light...