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Ground flare stack
Assignee: NATIONAL AIROIL BURNER CO Inc
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Filing: 1977-05-09
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Granted: 1979-02-20
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Expires: 1997-05-09
Abstract
Abstract A ground flare stack is described having a plurality of stages for combustion to accommodate various quantities of combustible waste gas, the stack having a dished base of gravel with a central combustion chamber with an enlarged opening at the bottom for entrance of air to support combustion, the central combustion chamber having an enlargement at its upper end with a converging discharge, a plurality of stages of combustion being provided within the chamber, the central combustion chamber being surrounded by a stack in spaced relation with a converging portion disposed around the combustion chamber enlargement and a cylindrical stack thereabove, with a diode to prevent downflow through the cylindrical stack, an acoustical and wind shielding fence being around the bottom of the stack permitting air to be supplied to the bottom of the stack and of the combustion chamber, additional stages of combustion being provided outwardly of the upper end of the central combustion chamber.
Inventors
- 👤 John F. Straitz, III
- 👤 Takeru Hamazaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-08 16:53
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23G; F23G7/00; F23G7/06; F23G7/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
259 words
A ground flare stack comprising a combustion chamber open at the top and having its lower margin elevated for entry of air for supporting combustion in a first combustion zone in said combustion chamber, a wall surrounding said combustion chamber in spaced relation thereto and having its lower margin elevated for entry of air for distribution to said combustion chamber and to the interior of said wall and providing a second combustion zone above said combustion chamber, a stack extending upwardly from said wall for the discharge of products of combustion, a connection to a supply of waste combustible gas, members including first burner nozzles at the same level in the lower part of said combustion chamber in a plurality of groups connected to said supply connection of waste combustible gas for combustion in said first zone, each group of first burner nozzles including means responsive to increasing supply of waste gas to sequentially supply each group of first burner nozzles with waste gas so as to operate in a first plurality of stages, and members including second burner nozzles at the same level interiorly of said wall and exteriorly of said combustion chamber in a plurality of groups connected to said supply connection of waste combustible gas for combustion in said second zone each group of second burner nozzles including means responsive to an increasing supply of waste gas to sequentially supply each group of second nozzles with waste gas so as to operate in a second plurality of stages after the operation of the first burner nozzles.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
259 words
A ground flare stack comprising a combustion chamber open at the top and having its lower margin elevated for entry of air for supporting combustion in a first combustion zone in said combustion chamber, a wall surrounding said combustion chamber in spaced relation thereto and having its lower margin elevated for entry of air for distribution to said combustion chamber and to the interior of said wall and providing a second combustion zone above said combustion chamber, a stack extending upwardly from said wall for the discharge of products of combustion, a connection to a supply of waste combustible gas, members including first burner nozzles at the same level in the lower part of said combustion chamber in a plurality of groups connected to said supply connection of waste combustible gas for combustion in said first zone, each group of first burner nozzles including means responsive to increasing supply of waste gas to sequentially supply each group of first burner nozzles with waste gas so as to operate in a first plurality of stages, and members including second burner nozzles at the same level interiorly of said wall and exteriorly of said combustion chamber in a plurality of groups connected to said supply connection of waste combustible gas for combustion in said second zone each group of second burner nozzles including means responsive to an increasing supply of waste gas to sequentially supply each group of second nozzles with waste gas so as to operate in a second plurality of stages after the operation of the first burner nozzles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A ground flare stack as defined in claim 1 in which at least one of the burner nozzles for at least one of said stages in said combustion chamber has an igniting pilot associated therewith.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A ground flare stack as defined in claim 1 in which at least one of the burner nozzles for at least one of said stages outside said combustion chamber has an igniting pilot associated therewith.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A ground flare stack as defined in claim 1 in which said stack at the upper part thereof has a fluidic diode therein for limiting downflow in said stack.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A ground flare stack as defined in claim 1 in which said combustion chamber has a plurality of movable members for controlling the flow of air thereinto.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A ground flare stack as defined in claim 1 in which a dished layer of gravel is provided below and facing the entrance to said combustion chamber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A ground flare stack as defined in claim 1 in which noise shielding members are provided in surrounding relation to said combustion chamber and in sound absorbing relation to air delivered to said combustion chamber.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A ground flare stack as defined in claim 7 in which said noise shielding members are also associated with a portion of said wall.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
70 words
A ground flare stack as defined in claim 1 in which control means responsive to the pressure of the waste combustible gas is provided for said members for supplying waste combustible gas to the interior of said wall, and for said members for supplying waste combustible gas to said combustion chamber, and said control means selectively activates burner nozzles in said respective stages in response to available waste combustible gas.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A ground flare stack as defined in claim 1 in which said members in each zone are respectively disposed in a concentric arrangement.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
A ground flare stack as defined in claim 7 in which air directing louvre members spaced from said noise shield members are provided in the path of air for said combustion chamber.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
A ground flare stack as defined in claim 7 in which air directing louvre members interiorly spaced with respect to said noise shielding members are provided in the path of the air to the interior of said wall.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
A ground flare stack as defined in claim 1 in which said wall converges to said stack above the upper extremity of said combustion chamber.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
49 words
The method of disposing waste water accompanied by combustible materials in a flare stack having a combustion chamber with waste combustible gas supplied thereto for combustion therein which comprises spraying the waste water into burning gases of combustion for vaporization and incineration of the waste water and accompanying materials.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
49 words
The method of disposing waste water accompanied by combustible materials in a flare stack having a combustion chamber with waste combustible gas supplied thereto for combustion therein which comprises spraying the waste water into burning gases of combustion for vaporization and incineration of the waste water and accompanying materials.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
41 words
A ground flare stack as defined in claim 1 in which means for supplying waste water accompanied by combustible materials is provided, and spray members are provided for introducing said waste water into said combustion chamber at the upper part thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
36 words
A ground flare stack as defined in claim 15 in which said spray members are directed inwardly and upwardly and above the burning gases from the burner nozzles in the lower part of the combustion chamber.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
56 words
A ground flare stack as defined in claim 1 in which snuffing nozzle means is provided below the burner nozzles in the lower part of said combustion chamber supplying steam for extinguishing combustion at said burner nozzles and at said first zone, and a fluid connection is provided for supplying steam to said snuffing nozzle means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
56 words
A ground flare stack as defined in claim 1 in which spaced snuffing nozzle members are provided at the upper part of said combustion chamber supplying steam for extinguishing combustion at said second zone, and a fluid connection is provided associated with the burner nozzles interiorly of said wall for supplying steam to said snuffing nozzles.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
109 words
A ground flare stack comprising a combustion chamber open at the top for discharge of gases of combustion and at the bottom for entrance of air for combustion, members at the bottom of said combustion chamber for supplying waste combustible gas to the lower part of said combustion chamber for combustion in said chamber, a source of waste water and liquid combustible materials, and spray members intermediate the top and bottom of said combustion chamber and connected to said source for introducing the liquid materials from said source into contact with the burning gases in said combustion chamber for vaporization and incineration by the combustion in said combustion chamber.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
109 words
A ground flare stack comprising a combustion chamber open at the top for discharge of gases of combustion and at the bottom for entrance of air for combustion, members at the bottom of said combustion chamber for supplying waste combustible gas to the lower part of said combustion chamber for combustion in said chamber, a source of waste water and liquid combustible materials, and spray members intermediate the top and bottom of said combustion chamber and connected to said source for introducing the liquid materials from said source into contact with the burning gases in said combustion chamber for vaporization and incineration by the combustion in said combustion chamber.
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