Pressurized wick burner
US5664945A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23K5/04
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hollow ceramic fiber wick is used for combustion of diesel or other liquid fuels in a small combustor. Fuel and air are provided to the hollow ceramic wick by a positive-displacement fuel pump and a positive-displacement air blower driven by a common microprocessor-controlled driveshaft. A first portion of the air is provided directly to the wick while a second portion of the air is communicated by passageways outwardly concentric from the wick holder to a swirler chamber near the tip of the wick within the combustion chamber.
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