Combustion apparatus
US9291364B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B30/00
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
According to the required amount of heating, a controller of a combustion apparatus exercises selective on-off switching control on capacity control switching valves for the supplying of gas to three different combustion areas partitioned respectively by a group of three combustion burners, a group of five combustion burners and a group of nine combustion burners, whereby the three combustion areas can selectively be burned, thereby the combustion capacity is changed and switched to any of a plurality of combustion capacity levels. A combustion exhaust temperature sensor is disposed in the vicinity of the inlet of an exhaust stack. Judgment temperatures corresponding respectively to combustion capacity levels for combustion exhaust high-temperature abnormality judgment are set. If the detected combustion exhaust temperature exceeds the judgment temperature corresponding to a current combustion capacity level, this provides a notification indicative of the occurrence of an abnormality while combustion is forcibly stopped.
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