Aerodynamic device for increasing the flickering of a natural gas flame
US5819725A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23C2205/20
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A process and apparatus for combustion of a gaseous fuel in a fireplace in which a plurality of periodic vortices are created in the airflow pattern of the combustion air prior to its mixing with the gaseous fuel, thereby producing a more natural looking, flickering flame.
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