High temperature fiber composite burner surface
US8215951B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T442/11
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A burner surface and creation method are provided. The burner surface includes a frame with a compact layer of unsintered metal and ceramic fibers that have been vacuum cast to a surface of the frame. The layer of unsintered metal and ceramic fibers is not greater than 0.5 inches, and is created without using substantial amounts of polymer pore forming or binding agents. The frame and compact layer additionally include a plurality of apertures that form holes through the burner surface plate. The burner surface plate may be formed by attaching a perforated screen to a fixture, inserting pins through apertures in the screen, introducing a suspension of metal and ceramic fibers into a space above the screen, vacuum casting the metal and ceramic fibers onto the screen to form a layer of metal and ceramic fibers, removing the plurality of pins from the apertures to form a corresponding set of apertures through the layer of metal and ceramic fibers, drying the layer of metal and ceramic fibers to remove moisture, applying colloidal silica to the layer of metal and ceramic fibers, and drying the burner surface.
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