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7581945 |
System, method, and article of manufacture for adjusting CO emission levels at predetermined locations in a boiler system
A system, a method, and an article of manufacture for adjusting CO emission levels in predetermined locations in a boiler system are provided. The boiler system has a plurality of burners and a...
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7581946 |
Ignition control with integral carbon monoxide sensor
A control for controlling the operation of a fuel-fired heating appliance is provided that include a sensor capable of sensing the presence of carbon monoxide gas and providing an output indicative...
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7520744 |
Monitoring device with scraper unit
In a monitoring device ( 11 ) in the wall ( 3 ) of a furnace ( 1 ), particularly for capturing the image of an incineration process in the furnace ( 1 ), having an inner end (I), an outer end (E),...
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7371065 |
Apparatus and method for the controlled production of nano-soot particles
In order to provide an apparatus for the controlled production of nano-soot particles, a pore burner and a mixing device for the production of a pre-mixture of fuel and oxidizing agent are...
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7318381 |
Methods and systems for determining and controlling the percent stoichiometric oxidant in an incinerator
Methods and systems for measuring and controlling the percent stoichiometric oxidant in the pyrolyzing section of incinerators are provided. The methods and systems rely on measurements of the...
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7300278 |
Gas fired portable unvented infrared heater
A portable heater adapted for use in a recreational enclosure or temporary work enclosure includes a housing having an air inlet on the lower front face. A gas supply is at least partially enclosed...
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7280891 |
Signal processing technique for improved flame scanner discrimination
A signal processing technique that allows the flame signal from a first source of flame and the flame signal from a second source of flame to be discriminated from each other when only both the...
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7217121 |
Method and apparatus for improved process control in combustion applications
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for improved process control in combustion applications, and particularly those relating to the steelmaking industry. An apparatus is provided for...
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7161678 |
Systems and methods for determining the existence of a visible plume from the chimney of a facility burning carbon-based fuels
Excess oxygen in the combustion process of a facility that bums carbon-based fuels may cause a visible plume in the atmosphere at the stack of the facility. Traditional optical based opacity...
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7112059 |
Apparatus and method for shutting down fuel fired appliance
An apparatus is provided for controlling the operation of a gas fired appliance having a gas valve circuit for enabling the flow of gas to the burner. The apparatus comprises a sensor capable of...
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7104460 |
Method and controller for determining carbon dioxide emissions from a recirculating air heater
A method of determining the amount of air flowing through an outside air damper of a recirculating air heater includes the steps of sensing an amount of airflow flowing through the damper,...
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7083408 |
Apparatus and method for shutting down a fuel fired appliance
An apparatus comprising a switch, a fuse, and a sensor that is capable of detecting the presence of flammable vapors and responsively changing in resistance, wherein the sensor enables the switch...
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7051683 |
Gas heating device control
A method, and a system using the method, of controlling a heating device. The method includes combusting a mixture of fuel and air in a sealed combustion chamber thereby forming a reaction zone in...
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7021925 |
Safety module for fuel-burning appliance, and appliance using such a module
The invention provides a safety module for connection to a fuel-burning appliance. The safety module connects to the existing circuitry of the appliance and triggers an alarm response when certain...
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6908300 |
Apparatus and method for shutting down a fuel fired appliance
An apparatus comprising a switch, a fuse, and a sensor that is capable of detecting the presence of flammable vapors and responsively changing in resistance, wherein the sensor enables the switch...
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6783354 |
Low NOX combustor for a gas turbine
A combustion system for a gas turbine includes a steam reformer and a combustor connected in series. A portion of the incoming fuel is diverted to the steam reformer, the balance passing directly...
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6780378 |
Method for measuring concentrations of gases and vapors using controlled flames
A method and apparatus for measuring the concentration of at least one gaseous component and/or vaporous component of a gaseous mixture in which a controlled sensor flame is introduced into the...
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6776125 |
Methods of operating a fuel-fired heating apparatus
A gas-fired water heater has a combustion chamber with a bottom wall defined by a perforated flame arrestor plate forming a portion of a flow path through which combustion air may be supplied to a...
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6766771 |
Fuel-fired water heater with dual function combustion cutoff switch in its draft structure
A fuel-fired power vented heating appliance, representatively a water heater, has, in its draft structure, a single thermal or other type of cutoff switch which serves the dual function of...
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6752621 |
Method for setting the performance of gas-operated cooking devices as well as a cooking device using this method
A method for setting the performance of a gas operating cooking device by setting a complete combustion of the fuel gas/air mixture supplied to the gas burner of the cooking device. The method...
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6745708 |
Method and apparatus for improving the efficiency of a combustion device
A method and/or apparatus for efficiently operating a combustion device including at least one control zone, with each control zone including at least one burner assembly, is disclosed and includes...
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6648627 |
Gas appliance with a burner in the lower part, equipped with safety means, and resulting water heater
The invention relates to a gas appliance ( 1 ), with a gas burner ( 4 ) in the lower part of the said appliance and in the vicinity of an underlying surface ( 6 ), further comprising: an atmosphere...
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6565352 |
Smoke density monitor
A smoke density monitor for mounting on a ship smokestack. The smoke density monitor provides a transmitter head and a receiver head mounted to a smokestack. The transmitter head and receiver head...
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6551094 |
Method and device for determining a soot charge in a combustion chamber
A method for determining a soot charge in a combustion chamber includes measuring a spatial distribution of at least one parameter characteristic of a combustion by monitoring a flame in the...
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6547554 |
Combustion system, a method of adapting the performance of the combustion system and a cooking device utilizing the combustion system
A combustion system and a method for adapting the combustion system to utilize a first fuel when the system has been designed for a second fuel. The method and system provide inlets for adding air...
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6468069 |
Automatically optimized combustion control
Systems and methods are disclosed that optimize the combustion process in various reactors, furnaces, and internal combustion engines. Video cameras are used to evaluate the combustion flame grade....
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6435113 |
Incineration apparatus and method which suppress generation of dioxins
A method for decreasing the concentration of a chlorinated aromatic compound in the exhaust gas from a combustion furnace. The exhaust gas from the combustion furnace is passed through a bag...
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6389330 |
Combustion diagnostics method and system
Combustion variables are diagnosed using sensors to measure turbulence in the post-flame zone as well as in the flame envelope of a combustor. Output signals from the sensors are processed and a...
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6356199 |
Diagnostic ionic flame monitor
An ionic flame monitor. The flame monitor has a flame rod that produces an ionization current when the flame rod is immersed in a flame and excited by a voltage. The ionization current has a DC...
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6277268 |
System and method for monitoring gaseous combustibles in fossil combustors
A Nernstian-type gas sensor for monitoring changes in a concentration of oxygen present in an environment. One embodiment includes a mass of solid-electrolyte material, and first and second...
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6250913 |
Burner
A burner for combusting gaseous mixture of gaseous fuel with a combustion supporting gas, such as oxygen or air, comprising a burner tube (11) open at one end (11') and closed at its other end...
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6247918 |
Flame monitoring methods and apparatus
In an apparatus for monitoring a hydrocarbon flame, a plurality of radiation sensors detect electromagnetic radiation emitted by the flame. Each of the sensors is provided with a narrow band filter...
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6189461 |
Burning apparatus and method for restricting the occurrence of dioxins
An incineration apparatus which can suppress the generation of dioxins, including a combustion furnace (11) for burning a combustible in combustion air within the furnace, chlorinated aromatic...
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6189460 |
Combustion system for sooty smoke generating facilities
A combustion system for reducing an amount of air polluting substances in a combustion exhaust gas produced in a combustion furnace comprises a combustion furnace configured to produce a combustion...
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6190160 |
Process for combustion of a fuel with an oxygen-rich oxidant
The invention relates to a process for combustion of a fuel with an oxygen-rich oxidant, in a combustion chamber (3), in which, cyclically: at least one principal variable representing the...
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6045352 |
Carbon monoxide automatic furnace shutdown system
An automatic safety system for a fluid fuel air heating furnace. The safety system utilizes a double-sided carbon monoxide sensor for detecting unsafe levels of carbon monoxide interiorly and...
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6035810 |
Pulse combustor and boiler for same
A boiler having a combustor for combusting an air/gas fuel mixture, the combustor including a heat exchanger which conducts coolant therethrough surrounding the combustion chamber and a fan coupled...
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5997279 |
Hot fluid generating apparatus
A hot fluid generating apparatus includes a combustion chamber, a regenerative combustion burner, a fluid passage formed along a wall structure of the combustion chamber, and a device for causing...
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5997278 |
Apparatus for providing an air/fuel mixture to a fully premixed burner
Apparatus provides an air/fuel mixture to a fully premixed burner and comprises means for providing fuel at a variable flow rate to the burner, means for supplying air at a variable flow rate to...
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5988079 |
Unburned carbon and other combustibles monitor
An unburned carbon and other combustibles monitoring and control system for a fly ash producing fossil-fueled boiler, such as a pulverized coal fired boiler. An infrared imaging camera counts the...
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5984663 |
Gas fueled heating appliance
A gas heater is provided with a combustion status sensor that provides heater performance data to a controller that controls the heater according to the sensor data and stored calibration...
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5952930 |
Ionic flame detector using plural electrodes
A pair of reference electrodes and a flame rod are placed in contact with charged particles in a flame produced by a burner. When a voltage is applied between the flame rod and the burner by a...
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5938423 |
Method and apparatus for controlling combustion using an oxygen sensor
A combustion control method includes the steps of providing an oxygen sensor within a furnace or at a flue of the furnace, detecting an oxygen concentration of exhaust gas, and controlling an air...
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5919035 |
Cross flow type burner apparatus
In a cross flow type burner apparatus, a burner is provided to which a gaseous fuel and air are supplied by a blower. An air reduction member is provided to reduce an amount of air supplied to...
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5902926 |
Method to identify gas combustion integrity in fan assisted equipment
The method of invention involves the steps of placing a small hole in the flue of a furnace or the like; inserting the elongated probe of a CO tester in the hole; visually ascertain from the tester...
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5832842 |
System for the automatic admission and regulation of the flow-rate of a basic substance admitted to refuse incineration plants for the hot destruction of the acids in the combustion fumes
A system for automatically admitting and regulating the flow-rate of an alkaline substance admitted to the combustion chamber (10) of a refuse incineration plant for the hot destruction of the...
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5813764 |
Catalytic differential calorimetric gas sensor
A catalytic differential gas combustible microcalorimeter sensor for monitoring the exhaust gas conversion for monitoring the exhaust gas conversion efficiency of a catalytic converter. The...
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5807098 |
Gas heater with alarm system
A heater including a housing, a heating assembly having a burner, and at least one of an oxygen level detection assembly adapted to distinguish between a relatively normal oxygen level, a...
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5779466 |
Gas flow controller
A gas flow rate controller arranged between a gas burner and a flammable gas source and a combustion-assisting gas source includes a gas flow rate setting means for producing a flow rate setting...
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5752818 |
Carbon monoxide detection and automatic deactivation system
A carbon monoxide detection and automatic deactivation system including a fuel burner having a fuel supply conduit coupled thereto. A pilot igniter is situated adjacent to a pilot supply conduit...
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