Combustion inventions 04/06

20060088793 - Optical viewing system for monitoring a wide angle area of interest exposed to high temperature: The present invention comprises a wide angle lens optical viewing system for the non-destructive monitoring of a high temperature area of interest with a confined space access, in particular, in a gas turbine engine. A novel cooling scheme is claimed that functions to cool the wide angle lens. Further, a...

20060088794 - Superheating burner with turbulence ring: A device for combusting liquid fuel includes a cylinder sealed at both ends by respective annular seals. The liquid fuel is vaporized and flows through a tube extending into a sealed space between the cylinder walls. The tube is removably sealed to an end of an air mixing barrel that...

20060088795 - Self-lighting candle: A self-lighting candle includes a body, a wick and a frictionally flammable head proximate the wick. The frictionally flammable head ignites upon being struck against a rough surface. Heat from the flame of the ignited frictionally flammable head lights the wick. The frictionally flammable head may be formed on the...

20060088796 - Tube burner flame hole construction: A tube burner flame hole construction with both sides of the tube provided with a row of multiple flame hole walls; each wall being compressed in a shape of a lip with both sides slightly protruding outwardly from the tube; a hole being provided in the center of the recessed...

20060084017 - Gas recuperative flameless thermal oxidizer: The invention provides a gas recuperative flameless thermal oxidizer. The oxidizer includes a matrix bed and at least one feed passage extending at least partially within the matrix bed. The feed passage has an inlet configured to receive combustible vapor or an air-combustible vapor mixture and an outlet configured to...

20060084018 - Method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling the stability of a burner of a fired heater: The invention includes method and apparatus for controlling the stability of a burner, preferably a low NOx burner, of a natural draft heater. The method includes measuring the draft over a time period and generating a measured output from which a draft function is determined that defines the relationship between...

20060084019 - Oil burner nozzle: A burner assembly for a furnace includes: a burner block having a flame cavity with a flame cavity length, and an oil nozzle insert having a tip that extends into the flame cavity by a distance of greater than one tenth of the flame cavity length....

20060084020 - Candle system for enhancing burning and improving volatiles performance and a manufacturing method for the same: A system and a method for enhancing burning candle and improving volatiles performance with an inner tube having axially spaced holes and/or cuts or a candle container having at least inner-tube having holes cuts, continuously supplying the fresh air through the holes cuts, and supplying the fresh air to the...

20060084021 - Wick holder: In one aspect of the present invention, a wick holder adapted to hold a wick extending upwardly from a pool of liquefied fuel is provided. In one embodiment, a flame on the wick does not directly engage the pool of liquefied fuel. The wick holder includes a base portion that...

20060084022 - Tornadic fuel processor: A method of effecting burning is described wherein combustible materials are introduced into a vortex having a high pressure periphery and a lower pressure center, or are caused to form such a vortex and there is provided further fluid to provide for the combustion of this material, and the mixture...

20060078836 - Gas burner and method for controlling the same: Disclosed are a gas burner and a method for controlling the same in which stable use is possible and combustion efficiency is improved. The gas burner includes a burner body burned by a mixture gas of gas fuel and air, a gas supplying valve supplying the gas fuel to the...

20060078837 - Apparatus and method for controlling a variable fuel fired appliance: An apparatus is provided for controlling a fuel fired heating appliance, the apparatus comprising a first processor for controlling the ignition operation of the furnace and a second processor for controlling the operation of a variable speed blower motor, wherein the first processor sends communication signals to the second processor...

20060078838 - Cake caddy: In some embodiments a cake caddy is disclosed that is placed over a cake and receives candles that would normally be place in the cake. Thus the cake caddy can prevent damage to the cake that would be caused by placing the candles in the cake. Additionally the cake caddy...

20060073430 - Regenerative fume-incinerator with on-line burn-out and wash-down system-: A method and apparatus for on-line wash-down of a heat sink media bed in a regenerative heat exchanger of a regenerative fume incinerator is disclosed. When a heat sink media bed requires cleaning, the selected regenerative heat exchanger is cooled while the remaining regenerative heat exchangers are operated in their...

20060073431 - Lighting means: An improved lighting apparatus includes a reservoir for flammable fluid (10), means (20) for delivering a controlled flow of fluid from that reservoir, ignition means (11, 17) for igniting that controlled flow to produce a flame, and means (12, 13) operable to direct that flame in a desired direction relative...

20060073432 - Multi-mode lighter: The present invention relates to a lighter which a user actuates by at least two different modes of operation. In the first mode, a plunger member is positioned to allow a biasing member to oppose movement of an actuating assembly so that a user releases fuel and ignites the lighter...