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Oxygen-gaseous forehearth burner for air-fuel and oxy-fuel forehearth burner block geometries

US6233974A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 25, 1999
Grant dateMay 22, 2001
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P40/50
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An oxy-gaseous fuel burner for a forehearth system having an oxygen conduit, a fuel conduit disposed concentrically within the oxygen conduit and forming an annulus between the fuel conduit and the oxygen conduit, a precombustor conduit disposed at the oxygen outlet end of the oxygen conduit, and a fuel tip disposed at the fuel outlet end of the fuel conduit. The outlet of the fuel tip is disposed at or upstream of the inlet to the precombustor conduit.

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