Steam-producing orchard heater
US5010872A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01G13/065
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steam-producing orchard heater operating on the pulse-jet combustion principle has a horizontal cylindrical combustion chamber with an exhaust tube of smaller diameter extending coaxially from one end thereof, an air supply and ignition tube, extending tangentially from the combustion chamber near the closed end, a fuel supply fitting in the combustion chamber in the same transverse plane as the air supply and ignition tube, and a water injection fitting near the exhaust tube end of the combustion chamber. Two legs are provided under the combustion chamber, and one leg is provided under the exhaust tube.
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