Safety pilot burners
US4565521A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23Q9/00
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a gas burning installation a pilot burner is provided with means to control the amount of atmospheric air introduced into the fuel gas in the burner tube, the means comprising a restriction in the tube upstream of where air enters and a variable choke downstream of where air enters, which choke affects the resistance to the flow of gas along the tube.
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