Coal burner assembly
US7810441B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23D2209/20
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A burner assembly including a housing having an air inlet, a burner end having an opening, a longitudinal axis extending generally from the air inlet toward the burner end, a motor, an impeller mounted in the housing and being in fluid communication with the air inlet, operatively connected to the motor and adapted to direct air from the air inlet toward the burner end, a coal tube adapted to convey coal toward the burner end, a coal inlet adapted to convey coal to the coal tube, a first bluff body ring, a second bluff body ring and a third bluff body ring mounted at the burner end, a flame bridge disposed between the first bluff body ring and the second bluff body ring, and an igniter mounted in the burner end and being adapted to ignite the air and fuel mixture in the burner end to produce a main flame.
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