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US3195608A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Volatile waste incinerator

Assignee: John Zink Co LLC
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Filing: 1963-04-08
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Granted: 1965-07-20
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Expires: 1983-04-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Temple S Voorheis
  • 👤 Ralph R Vosper

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 05:27
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23G; F23G5/00; F23G5/50; F23G7/00; F23G7/06; F23G7/061; F23G7/065

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 280 words
APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY SEPARATELY CONSUMING REDUCING CONSTITUENTS AND GASEOUS OXIDIZING CONSTITUENTS OF A ROCKET FUEL UNDER CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS COMPRISING A COMBUSTION CHAMBER, MEANS FOR PREHEATING SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER, MEANS FOR INJECTING AN OXIDIZING CONSTITUENT INTO SAID CHAMBER, MEANS FOR INJECTING A REDUCING FUEL INTO SAID CHAMBER, MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE RATE AT WHICH SAID REDUCING FUEL INJECTING MEANS INJECTS REDUCING FUEL INTO SAID CHAMBER, MEANS FOR INJETING AIR INTO SAID CHAMBER, MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE RATE AT WHICH SAID AIR INJETING MEANS INJECTS AIR INTO SAID CHAMBER, MEANS FOR INJECTING THE REDUCING CONSTITUENT INTO SAID CHAMBER, MEANS FOR SENSING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE INTERIOR OF SAID CHAMBER, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY CONNECTING SAID TEMPERATURE SENSING MEANS TO SAID REDUCING FUEL INJECTING RATE CONTROLLING MEANS AND SAID AIR INJECTING RATE CONTROLLING MEANS AN AFTER-BURNER CHAMBER IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER, AND MEANS FOR INTRODUCING SUFFICIENT AIR INTO SAID AFTER-BURNER CHAMBER TO EXCEED AN AMOUNT NECESSARY TO COMPLETELY OXIDIZE EFFLUENTS CONVEYED THERETO FROM SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER, WHEREBY WHEN THE OXIDIZING CONSTITUENT, AIR, AND REDUCING FUEL ARE INJECTED INTO SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER THE MIXING THEREOF IS IGNITED BY SAID PREHEATING MEANS AND THE TEMPERATURE AS SENSED BY SAID TEMPERATURE SENSING MEANS IS CONTROLLED BY CONTROLLING THE RATE AT WHICH REDUCING FUEL AND AIR ARE INJECTED INTO SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER, AND WHEN THE REDUCING CONSTITUENT, REDUCING FUEL AND AIR ARE INJECTED INTO SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER THE MIXTURE THEREOF IS IGNITED BY SAID PREHEATING MEANS AND THE TEMPERATURE AS SENSED BY SAID TEMPERATURE SENSING MEANS IS CONTROLLED BY CONTROLLING THE RATE AT WHICH REDUCING FUEL IS INJECTED INTO SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER, THE COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER BEING CONVEYED TO SAID AFTER-BURNER CHAMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 280 words
APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY SEPARATELY CONSUMING REDUCING CONSTITUENTS AND GASEOUS OXIDIZING CONSTITUENTS OF A ROCKET FUEL UNDER CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS COMPRISING A COMBUSTION CHAMBER, MEANS FOR PREHEATING SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER, MEANS FOR INJECTING AN OXIDIZING CONSTITUENT INTO SAID CHAMBER, MEANS FOR INJECTING A REDUCING FUEL INTO SAID CHAMBER, MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE RATE AT WHICH SAID REDUCING FUEL INJECTING MEANS INJECTS REDUCING FUEL INTO SAID CHAMBER, MEANS FOR INJETING AIR INTO SAID CHAMBER, MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE RATE AT WHICH SAID AIR INJETING MEANS INJECTS AIR INTO SAID CHAMBER, MEANS FOR INJECTING THE REDUCING CONSTITUENT INTO SAID CHAMBER, MEANS FOR SENSING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE INTERIOR OF SAID CHAMBER, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY CONNECTING SAID TEMPERATURE SENSING MEANS TO SAID REDUCING FUEL INJECTING RATE CONTROLLING MEANS AND SAID AIR INJECTING RATE CONTROLLING MEANS AN AFTER-BURNER CHAMBER IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER, AND MEANS FOR INTRODUCING SUFFICIENT AIR INTO SAID AFTER-BURNER CHAMBER TO EXCEED AN AMOUNT NECESSARY TO COMPLETELY OXIDIZE EFFLUENTS CONVEYED THERETO FROM SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER, WHEREBY WHEN THE OXIDIZING CONSTITUENT, AIR, AND REDUCING FUEL ARE INJECTED INTO SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER THE MIXING THEREOF IS IGNITED BY SAID PREHEATING MEANS AND THE TEMPERATURE AS SENSED BY SAID TEMPERATURE SENSING MEANS IS CONTROLLED BY CONTROLLING THE RATE AT WHICH REDUCING FUEL AND AIR ARE INJECTED INTO SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER, AND WHEN THE REDUCING CONSTITUENT, REDUCING FUEL AND AIR ARE INJECTED INTO SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER THE MIXTURE THEREOF IS IGNITED BY SAID PREHEATING MEANS AND THE TEMPERATURE AS SENSED BY SAID TEMPERATURE SENSING MEANS IS CONTROLLED BY CONTROLLING THE RATE AT WHICH REDUCING FUEL IS INJECTED INTO SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER, THE COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER BEING CONVEYED TO SAID AFTER-BURNER CHAMBER.

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