US4553285A
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Plug furnace
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-07-18
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Granted: 1985-11-19
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Expires: 2004-07-18
Abstract
Abstract A furnace for burning a particulate fuel compacted into a plug which includes a force feed of particulate fuel through a compacting means and into a tubular furnace in which burning is expected within the compact fuel plug by injecting air through the furnace wall.
Inventors
- 👤 Kerry M. Sachs
- 👤 David W. Roberts
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:26
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23B; F23B1/00; F23B1/30; F23G; F23G5/00; F23J; F23J15/00; F23J15/02; F23J15/022; F23J15/027; F23G2205/00; F23G2205/12; F23G2205/121; F23G2205/14; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S100/00; Y10S100/903; Y10S100/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A plug flow furnace comprising: tubular conveying means having an opening to receive particulate fuel and an urging means to force said particulate fuel through said tubular conveying means toward a conveying means outlet, a tubular furnace having a diameter not greater than about the diameter of said conveying means outlet and a lining of refractory material having a higher coefficient of friction with respect to said particulate fuel than said conveying means and forming a compacting means for forming said fuel into a plug, said furnace connected to said conveying means outlet to be coaxial with said conveying means to form a flow path from said conveying means inlet to an outlet from said furnace, and air jets located in the sides of said furnace, and said compacting means located in said flow path between said opening to said tubular conveying means and said air jets for forming said particulate fuel into a plug.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A plug flow furnace comprising: tubular conveying means having an opening to receive particulate fuel and an urging means to force said particulate fuel through said tubular conveying means toward a conveying means outlet, a tubular furnace having a diameter not greater than about the diameter of said conveying means outlet and a lining of refractory material having a higher coefficient of friction with respect to said particulate fuel than said conveying means and forming a compacting means for forming said fuel into a plug, said furnace connected to said conveying means outlet to be coaxial with said conveying means to form a flow path from said conveying means inlet to an outlet from said furnace, and air jets located in the sides of said furnace, and said compacting means located in said flow path between said opening to said tubular conveying means and said air jets for forming said particulate fuel into a plug.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The furnace of claim 1 wherein: said urging means is a screw mounted for rotation within said tubular conveying means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The furnace of claim 1 wherein: said compacting means comprises a furnace having a smaller diameter than said conveying means outlet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The furnace of claim 1 wherein: said air jets are tilted to discharge in the direction of travel of said plug.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The furnace of claim 1 wherein: said furnace outlet is connected to a centrifugal separator.
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