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Combustion in a melting furnace
Assignee: Southwire Co LLC
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Filing: 1978-01-09
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Granted: 1979-05-29
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Expires: 1998-01-09
Abstract
Abstract An improved premix gas burner design suitable for use in a metal melting furnace which has long service life, a low degree of maintenance, is easily cleared in case of burner blockage, allows inspection of the combustion chamber or furnace interior and still maintains the desired turndown capabilities of premix gas burners. These results are achieved by providing usual and/or physical access to the interior of the burner through a novel access tunnel and by providing a dual composition refractory combustion chamber.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald L. Pariani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 07:32
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23D; F23D14/00; F23D14/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
283 words
The method of operating a furnace with a premix gas burner of the type having a combustion chamber with first and second refractory walls for effecting combustion of a gaseous premixture of fuel and air; a curved burner body having an intake end for receiving a gaseous premixture of fuel and air during use of the premix gas burner and a discharge end connected to the upstream end of said combustion chamber for delivering thereto the gaseous premixture; regulating means including a nose plug movably disposed within the burner body discharge end for regulating the flow of the gaseous premixture from said burner body into said combustion chamber; and means connected to said nose plug including a sealed access tube and extending coaxially through both said burner body and nose plug for enabling visual viewing of the interior of said combustion chamber and being of sufficient size to enable insertion therethrough a means for cleaning to the interior of said combustion chamber without disconnection of said burner body therefrom; comprising the steps of: (a) introducing said premixture at a low velocity into a curved burner body; (b) flowing said premixture through said curved body around the exterior of a sealed access tube, thereby cooling said tube; (c) regulating the flow of said premixture from said burner body into a combustion chamber by positioning said nose plug in the flow path; (d) igniting and combusting said premixture in said combustion chamber having a low heat conducting first refractory wall and an abrasion resistant second refractory wall; (e) passing the combusted gasses out of said combustion chamber at a high temperature through an opening in said second abrasion resistant refractory wall and into said furnace.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
283 words
The method of operating a furnace with a premix gas burner of the type having a combustion chamber with first and second refractory walls for effecting combustion of a gaseous premixture of fuel and air; a curved burner body having an intake end for receiving a gaseous premixture of fuel and air during use of the premix gas burner and a discharge end connected to the upstream end of said combustion chamber for delivering thereto the gaseous premixture; regulating means including a nose plug movably disposed within the burner body discharge end for regulating the flow of the gaseous premixture from said burner body into said combustion chamber; and means connected to said nose plug including a sealed access tube and extending coaxially through both said burner body and nose plug for enabling visual viewing of the interior of said combustion chamber and being of sufficient size to enable insertion therethrough a means for cleaning to the interior of said combustion chamber without disconnection of said burner body therefrom; comprising the steps of: (a) introducing said premixture at a low velocity into a curved burner body; (b) flowing said premixture through said curved body around the exterior of a sealed access tube, thereby cooling said tube; (c) regulating the flow of said premixture from said burner body into a combustion chamber by positioning said nose plug in the flow path; (d) igniting and combusting said premixture in said combustion chamber having a low heat conducting first refractory wall and an abrasion resistant second refractory wall; (e) passing the combusted gasses out of said combustion chamber at a high temperature through an opening in said second abrasion resistant refractory wall and into said furnace.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 1 wherein step (a) includes adjusting the composition of said premixture so that there is more fuel supplied than theoretically needed to react with all the air present, and step (d) includes combusting essentially all of the air in the premixture so that the combusted gases of step (e) contain no uncombusted air.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of claim 1 wherein step (c) includes forming a restricted passageway between said nose plug and said burner body and preventing any flame from propagating into the burner body from the combustion chamber by sizing said passageway so that the forward velocity of the premixture exceeds the rearward velocity of flame propagation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of inserting a means for cleaning through said access tube and nose plug to remove any blockage of the combustion chamber exit which occurs during operation of the furnace, said step being performed without extinguishing the combustion process.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 1 further including the steps of stopping the flow of gas fuel thereby extinguishing combustion, then sliding said nose plug and access tube out and away from said burner body, through a removable end flange, for repair, said steps being performed while said burner body and combustion chamber remain attached to the furnace.
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