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Flare stack gas burner
Assignee: Combustion Unlimited Inc
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Filing: 1975-12-03
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Granted: 1977-07-26
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Expires: 1995-12-03
Abstract
Abstract A flare stack gas burner for waste combustible gas from oil refineries, chemical plants, oil production rigs, LPG and other marketing terminals, pipe lines and the like is disclosed which includes a stack providing a combustible gas delivery pipe with a plurality of outwardly extending hollow vanes at the top with fixed inclined nozzles along the tops of the vanes for discharge of the combustible gas in a plurality of flat inclined streams at an inclination of the order of 45° from the horizontal in a hollow frustoconical vortex combustion path, the inclined streams inducing air on each face and into the vortex path and around the exterior for completing combustion. The effective contact of the air and mixing of the air with the combustible gas and burning gas provides smokeless combustion. A vent seal is provided to prevent entry of air into the stack.
Inventors
- 👤 John F. Straitz, III
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:08
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23G; F23G7/00; F23G7/06; F23G7/08; F23G7/085
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
A flare stack gas burner for waste combustible gas comprising a vertical stack pipe closed at the top and with an outwardly extending wall to which combustible gas is supplied for combustion, a plurality of hollow fixed vanes extending outwardly from said outwardly extending wall and said stack pipe and to the interiors of which the gas from said stack is delivered, each of said vanes having spaced parallel vertical side walls connected at the bottom by an upwardly and outwardly inclined bottom wall, and said vanes being of a length of a plurality of times the diameter of the stack pipe, and means for inducing the air required for the combustion of said gas comprising a plurality of elongated flat inclined nozzles extending from said vanes for gas to be burned with at least one nozzle for each vane and to which said gas is delivered, said nozzles extending substantially the lengths of the vanes, and said nozzles having interior walls extending from the vertical side walls and converging to provide nozzle discharge openings and inducing combustion supporting air between said vanes and on each side of the gas streams discharged from said nozzles.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
A flare stack gas burner for waste combustible gas comprising a vertical stack pipe closed at the top and with an outwardly extending wall to which combustible gas is supplied for combustion, a plurality of hollow fixed vanes extending outwardly from said outwardly extending wall and said stack pipe and to the interiors of which the gas from said stack is delivered, each of said vanes having spaced parallel vertical side walls connected at the bottom by an upwardly and outwardly inclined bottom wall, and said vanes being of a length of a plurality of times the diameter of the stack pipe, and means for inducing the air required for the combustion of said gas comprising a plurality of elongated flat inclined nozzles extending from said vanes for gas to be burned with at least one nozzle for each vane and to which said gas is delivered, said nozzles extending substantially the lengths of the vanes, and said nozzles having interior walls extending from the vertical side walls and converging to provide nozzle discharge openings and inducing combustion supporting air between said vanes and on each side of the gas streams discharged from said nozzles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A flare stack gas burner as defined in claim 1 in which said vanes extend outwardly tangentially to a circle concentric with the center of the vertical stack pipe.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A flare stack gas burner as defined in claim 1 in which back flow preventing members are provided in said vertical stack below said vanes.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-07-25 | 1981-01-24 | 1981-07-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-07-25 | 1985-01-24 | 1985-07-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-07-25 | 1989-01-24 | 1989-07-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |