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8177544 Selective lockout in a fuel-fired appliance  
A control system for a fuel-fired appliance and methods of operating are disclosed. When a failed ignition of a burner is detected, the control system is configured to enter a soft lockout state if...
8177547 Method for starting a burner  
The invention relates to a method for starting a burner for combusting synthesis gases, wherein said burner comprises first and second fuel passages, the first fuel passage encompasses the second...
8163062 Method for operating a hearth furnace  
A method for operating a hearth furnace encompassing a furnace chamber heated by at least one burner, including: a) introducing metal-containing material into the hearth furnace, b) melting the...
8136740 Thermodynamic cycles using thermal diluent  
A thermodynamic system that produces mechanical, electrical power, and/or fluid streams for heating or cooling. The cycle contains a combustion system that produces an energetic fluid by combustion...
8114368 Sorbents for coal combustion  
Sorbent compositions containing halogen and calcium are added to coal to mitigate the release of sulfur and/or other harmful elements, including mercury, into the environment during combustion of...
8092212 Rotary valve arranged in multi-gas cooker  
Cooking appliance (1A,1B) having an external and control panel (2,2′) equipped with one or more regulating valves, where the rotary regulator organ (6) is equipped with various peripheral o...
8075305 Dual fuel gas-liquid burner  
A burner for use in furnaces such as in steam cracking. The burner includes a primary air chamber for providing at least a portion of the combustion air, a burner tube having an upstream end and a...
8016591 Fire lighter  
A fire lighter apparatus and method for using the apparatus are described herein. The fire lighter apparatus comprises a containment pot that stores a flammable liquid and a wand torch that...
7993784 Multiple stage combustion process to maintain a controllable reformation temperature profile  
A reaction vessel that integrates and balances an endothermic process with at least one exothermic process of the fuel cell system. Preferably the exothermic process is conducted in stages to...
7988939 Sorbents for coal combustion  
Sorbent compositions containing halogen and calcium are added to coal to mitigate the release of sulfur and/or other harmful elements, including mercury, into the environment during combustion of...
7963763 Multi-gas cooker, with a rotary valve provided with interchangeable regulating means  
The cooking appliance (1) having a control panel (2) is equipped with one or more gas flow (Q) regulating valves, wherein the rotary regulating plug (6) is provided with various peripheral through...
7955577 Reducing mercury emissions from the burning of coal  
Sorbent components containing calcium, alumina, and silica are used in combination during coal combustion to produce environmental benefits. Sorbents are added to the coal ahead of combustion...
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Method of and a plant for combusting carbonaceous fuel by using a solid oxygen carrier
 
A method of and a plant for combusting carbonaceous fuel, the method including the steps of introducing particulate oxygen selective sorbent, such as a perovskite type material, into an adsorption...
7909601 Dual fuel gas-liquid burner  
A burner for use in furnaces such as those employed in steam cracking. The burner includes a primary air chamber for supplying a first portion of air, a burner tube having an upstream end and a...
7910075 System and method of protecting a NOx reducing catalyst  
A method of protecting a NOx reducing catalyst 140 from fouling, where the NOx reducing catalyst 140 is downstream of a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler 120 and upstream of a particulate...
7901204 Dual fuel gas-liquid burner  
A dual-fuel burner for use in furnaces such as in steam cracking. The burner includes a primary air chamber, a burner tube having an upstream end and a downstream end, a fuel orifice located...
7845937 Method and device for influencing combustion processes  
A specific electrode arrangement for a burner already exists with which the flame of the burner is influenced by using electrical fields, whereby these electrical fields pass through only areas of...
7842424 Multiple stage combustion process to maintain a controllable reformation temperature profile  
A reaction vessel that integrates and balances an endothermic process with at least one exothermic process of the fuel cell system. Preferably the exothermic process is conducted in stages to...
7833009 Oxidant injection method  
A method of combustion in a furnace comprising a firing zone and an exhaust zone, three oxidants and fuel comprising the steps of: introducing fuel into said firing zone; introducing a first...
7810317 Catalytic burner utilizing electrosprayed fuels  
A catalytic burner wherein a liquid fuel is evaporated prior to catalytic combustion by employing an electrosprayer. The catalytic burner can be made into an electrical generator by the use of a...
7803201 Organically complexed nanocatalysts for improving combustion properties of fuels and fuel compositions incorporating such catalysts  
Organically complexed nanocatalyst compositions are applied to or mixed with a carbon-containing fuel (e.g., tobacco, coal, briquetted charcoal, biomass, or a liquid hydrocarbon like fuel oils or...
7776301 Reducing mercury emissions from the burning of coal  
Calcium bromide is a component of sorbent compositions that can be added on to coal to reduce the amount of sulfur gases released into the atmosphere from a coal burning facility. The sorbent...
7770551 Method for igniting combustion of fuel in a combustion chamber of an engine, associated device and engine  
A method ignites the combustion of fuel in a combustion chamber (5) of engine (2), by introducing microwave radiation into the combustion chamber (5). The microwave radiation is produced in a...
7762807 Gas-fired radiant tube with internal recuperator  
A single-ended, internally recuperated, radiant tube annulus system in which at least part of the heat recovery takes place within the furnace to which the system is attached and in which the...
7758827 Reducing mercury emissions from the burning of coal  
Sorbent components containing calcium, alumina, silica, and halogen are used in combination during coal combustion to produce environmental benefits. Sorbents are added to the coal ahead of...
7748976 Use of recirculated exhaust gas in a burner-based exhaust generation system for reduced fuel consumption and for cooling  
A burner-based exhaust gas generation system, for producing exhaust gas, typically for use in testing exhaust system devices. Post-burner exhaust gas is recirculated back to a main exhaust line,...
7717701 Pulverized solid fuel burner  
A burner includes a first oxidant conduit to transmit a first stream of an oxidant; a solid fuel conduit having an outtake and surrounding the first oxidant conduit, thereby forming a first annulus...
7720635 Determination of the connected heating load of a building  
A method and device, wherein the following steps are carried out: measurement or determination of waste gas concentration parameters, waste gas temperature, outside temperature, fuel power during a...
7708553 Membrane catalytic heater  
This invention discloses a portable catalytic combustion heater. Fuel vapor and air are supplied to a catalyst which promotes the flameless combustion of the fuel, releasing heat. The fuel is...
7704375 Process for reducing corrosion in a condensing boiler burning liquid fuel  
The invention relates to a process for operating a condensing boiler in which the fuel is a Fischer-Tropsch product which boils for more than 90 wt % between 160 and 400° C. and contains more than ...
7674449 Process and apparatus for the combustion of a sulfur-containing liquid  
Apparatus and processes for the production of a sulfur dioxide-containing combustion gas are provided in which a sulfur-containing liquid is pneumatically atomized with a sulfur gun or lance that...
7665985 Apparatus for distributed ignition of fuels by light sources  
An apparatus for distributed ignition is disclosed wherein a combustion fuel and an ignition mixture are combined where the ignition mixture comprises ignition agents and fuel and where ignition...
7651329 Exhaust gas processing device, and method of using the same  
In an exhaust gas processing device wherein in order to efficiently outwardly discharge heat at high temperatures of about 90-150° C. released from a GGH reheater during the shutdown of a ...
7651330 Rotary valve arranged in a multi-gas cooker  
Cooking appliance (1A,1B) having an external and control panel (2,2′) equipped with one or more regulating valves, where the rotary regulator organ (6) is equipped with various peripheral o...
7641470 Multi-gas cooker, with a rotary valve provided with interchangeable regulating means  
The cooking appliance (1) having a control panel (2) is equipped with one or more gas flow (Q) regulating valves, wherein the rotary regulating plug (6) is provided with various peripheral through...
7628606 Method and apparatus for combusting fuel employing vortex stabilization  
The present method and apparatus for producing a supersonic jet stream introduce an oxidizer in such a manner as to create a vortex, which is then restricted. Fuel is introduced into a reduced...
7625201 Method and apparatus for testing catalytic converter durability  
The present application relates in general to an apparatus and to methods for testing the performance of an automotive catalytic converter under conditions simulating those which occur in motor...
7618254 Method for igniting a burner  
A method for igniting a fuel/oxidant mixture in an industrial furnace. At least one fuel supply conduit and at least one oxidant supply conduit is provided, each conduit having an opening that...
7607913 CO controller for a boiler  
A CO controller is used in a boiler (e.g. those that are used in power generation), which has a theoretical maximum thermal efficiency when the combustion is exactly stoichiometric. The objective...
7596952 Process and a plant for recycling carbon dioxide emissions from power plants into useful carbonated species  
A process is disclosed for recycling carbon dioxide emissions from a fossil-fuel power plant into useful carbonated species The process primarily comprises the steps of: a) burning the fossil fuel,...
7585476 Process for controlling the moisture concentration of a combustion flue gas  
The present invention is related to a system for removal of moisture and contaminants from recirculated flue gas. The system includes a spray tower for spraying the flue gas with a liquid reagent...
7574968 Method and apparatus for capturing gas phase pollutants such as sulfur trioxide  
A method and apparatus is provided for use in combustion system for capturing gas phase pollutants such as SO3. In one example, the invention uses a computer model to model the combustion system....
7575608 Use of a natural-oil byproduct as a reduced-emissions energy source  
A natural-oil byproduct, which can be produced as a “still bottoms” byproduct of a distillation of a feed composition including an animal fat and/or vegetable oil, is used as an energy source. The...
7568908 Low fire start control  
A direct gas-fired industrial air heater low fire start control, includes circuitry for simulating a resistant circuit which bypasses the discharge temperature sensors, the remote temperature...
7569200 Method for reducing nitrogen oxide emissions  
The present invention relates to a method for reducing nitrogen oxide emissions in combustion. Fuel is combusted in a first zone, whereby nitrogen oxides are generated. Supplementary fuel is fed in...
7553463 Technical and economic optimization of combustion, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, mercury, carbon dioxide, coal ash and slag and coal slurry use in coal fired furnaces/boilers  
Methods by which new or used boilers or furnaces ranging from small industrial to the largest utility units that are designed for coal or oil or natural gas or shredded waste or shredded biomass...
7517215 Method for distributed ignition of fuels by light sources  
A method for distributed ignition is disclosed wherein a combustion fuel and an ignition mixture are combined where the ignition mixture comprises ignition agents and fuel and where ignition agents...
7507083 Reducing mercury emissions from the burning of coal  
Processes and compositions are provided for decreasing emissions of mercury upon combustion of fuels such as coal. Various sorbent compositions are provided that contain components that reduce the...
7494633 Gas abatement  
Apparatus is described for treating an effluent fluid stream from a semiconductor manufacturing process tool. The apparatus comprises a combustion chamber, means for heating the combustion chamber,...
7491300 Apparatus and method for initiating a combustion reaction with solid state solid fuel  
A method is provided for initiating and sustaining a combustive reaction in a solid fuel. The method includes generating at least one pulsed optical signal and directing the pulsed optical signal...
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