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Low Btu gas burner

Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1981-07-20
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Granted: 1984-03-06
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Expires: 2001-07-20
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Abstract

Abstract A burner for burning a low Btu gas including at least one set of fine ducts and at least one combustion chamber disposed on the downstream side of the set of fine ducts for obtaining combustion of the low Btu gas. Combustion gas produced in the combustion chamber heats the combustion chamber and the set of fine ducts through a wall of a combustor.

Inventors

  • 👤 Takashi Hashimoto
  • 👤 Shigeyuki Yamazaki

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 19:50
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23D; F23D14/00; F23D14/46; F23D14/66; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E20/00; Y02E20/34

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 150 words
A low Btu gas burner comprising: a combustor means; means for defining a primary passage; means for defining a secondary passage separated from the primary passage; at least one set of fine ducts located in at least the primary passage; at least one combustion chamber located on a downstream side of the at least one set of fine ducts; at least one heater located in a wall of the combustor means; means for communicating the primary and secondary passages with each other at first ends thereof; means for connecting a second end of the primary passage to an inlet port for a low Btu gas; and means for connecting a second end of the secondary passage to an exhaust port for combustion gas, whereby the combustion gas heats the at least one set of fine ducts and the at least one combustion chamber through the wall of the combustor means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 150 words
A low Btu gas burner comprising: a combustor means; means for defining a primary passage; means for defining a secondary passage separated from the primary passage; at least one set of fine ducts located in at least the primary passage; at least one combustion chamber located on a downstream side of the at least one set of fine ducts; at least one heater located in a wall of the combustor means; means for communicating the primary and secondary passages with each other at first ends thereof; means for connecting a second end of the primary passage to an inlet port for a low Btu gas; and means for connecting a second end of the secondary passage to an exhaust port for combustion gas, whereby the combustion gas heats the at least one set of fine ducts and the at least one combustion chamber through the wall of the combustor means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 68 words
A low Btu gas burner as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for defining the primary passage includes the wall of the combustor means, and in said means for defining the secondary passage includes a casing means for accommodating and surrounding said combustor means so as to define the secondary passage between an inner surface of said casing means and an outer surface of the combustor means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 91 words
A low Btu gas burner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the primary passage is disposed in the combustor means, the secondary passage is separated from the primary passage by the wall of the combustor means, at least two sets of fine ducts and at least two combustion chambers are provided, said at least two sets of fine ducts are mounted in one of the primary and secondary passages and said two combustion chambers are located on a downstream side of one of the at least two sets of fine ducts.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 45 words
A low Btu gas burner as claimed in claim 3, wherein said secondary passage is located in a central portion of the combustor means and said primary passage is located around the secondary passage and is separated therefrom by a wall of the combustor means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 30 words
A low Btu gas burner as claimed in claim 3, wherein said primary passage is located around the secondary passage and is composed of a plurality of primary passage sections.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 38 words
A low Btu gas burner as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of sets of fine ducts and a plurality of combustion chambers are provided in at least one of the primary passage and the secondary passage.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 88 words
A low Btu gas burner as claimed in claim 2, wherein a second casing means is provided for surrounding said first mentioned casing means, said second casing means being dimensioned such that a clearance is provided between an inner surface of said second casing means and an outer surface of said first mentioned casing means, and wherein means are provided for securing said casing means to each other so as to prevent a transfer of heat from the first mentioned casing means through said second mentioned casing means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 19 words
A low Btu gas burner as claimed in claim 7, wherein said securing means is a heat insulating member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 51 words
A low Btu gas burner as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least three sets of fine ducts are provided in at least one of said primary and secondary passages, and wherein a combustion chamber is located on a downstream side of at least two of said sets of fine ducts.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 56 words
A low Btu gas burner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the secondary passage is disposed in a center portion of the combustor means, a plurality of primary passages are disposed around the secondary passage, and at least one set of fine ducts are disposed in each of said primary passages and in said secondary passage.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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