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Dual structure infrared surface combustion burner
Assignee: Vesuvius Crucible Co
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Filing: 1989-08-28
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Granted: 1989-12-26
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Expires: 2009-08-28
Abstract
Abstract A surface combustion radiant heat burner having an inlet plenum for receiving fuel and oxidant gas mixtures and a burner body in communication with the inlet plenum. The burner body has an inlet side facing the plenum and an outlet side defining a radiating surface. The burner body consists of a first layer of porous ceramic material adjacent the inlet side of the plenum and a second layer of porous ceramic material defining a radiating surface. At least the outer surfaces of the first porous layer and substantially all surfaces of the second porous layer are provided with a fully dense ceramic coating applied by chemical vapor deposition.
Inventors
- 👤 Jeffrey R. Morris
- 👤 Nicholas H. Burlingame
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 21:55
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B18/00; C; C04; C04B; C04B38/00; C04B38/007; F; F23; F23D; F23D14/00; F23D14/12; F23D14/16; C04B2111/00; C04B2111/00474; C04B2111/00612; C04B2237/00; C04B2237/30; C04B2237/32; C04B2237/34; C04B2237/341; C04B2237/343; C04B2237/345; C04B2237/346; C04B2237/36; C04B2237/365; C04B2237/368; C04B2237/38; C04B2237/50; C04B2237/62; C04B2237/70; C04B2237/704; F23D2203/00; F23D2203/10; F23D2203/106
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 34
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
In a surface combustion radiant heat burner comprising an inlet plenum for receiving fuel and oxidant gas mixtures from at least one supply inlet and a burner body secured in communication with the inlet plenum, said burner body having an inlet side facing the plenum and an outlet side defining a radiating surface, the improvement comprising, said burner body comprising a first layer of porous ceramic material adjacent the inlet side and a second layer of porous ceramic material adjacent the outlet side defining said radiating surface, said first layer of porous ceramic material having a thickness of at least about 0.01 inch and a fine interconnected porous structure with a mean pore diameter ranging from 0.00004 inch to 0.10 inch, said second layer of porous ceramic material having a thickness of at least about 0.05 inch and a coarse interconnected porous structure with a mean diameter ranging from 0.05 to 0.40 inch, and at least the outer surfaces of said first porous layer and substantially all surfaces of said second porous layer being provided with a fully dense ceramic coating.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
In a surface combustion radiant heat burner comprising an inlet plenum for receiving fuel and oxidant gas mixtures from at least one supply inlet and a burner body secured in communication with the inlet plenum, said burner body having an inlet side facing the plenum and an outlet side defining a radiating surface, the improvement comprising, said burner body comprising a first layer of porous ceramic material adjacent the inlet side and a second layer of porous ceramic material adjacent the outlet side defining said radiating surface, said first layer of porous ceramic material having a thickness of at least about 0.01 inch and a fine interconnected porous structure with a mean pore diameter ranging from 0.00004 inch to 0.10 inch, said second layer of porous ceramic material having a thickness of at least about 0.05 inch and a coarse interconnected porous structure with a mean diameter ranging from 0.05 to 0.40 inch, and at least the outer surfaces of said first porous layer and substantially all surfaces of said second porous layer being provided with a fully dense ceramic coating.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The burner according to claim 1 wherein said first and second layers are reticulated materials.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The burner according to claim 1 wherein said first layer is a reticulated material and said second layer is a heat resistant fabric.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The burner according to claim 1 wherein said first layer is a reticulated material and said second layer is a heat resistant honeycomb structure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The burner according to claim 1 wherein one or more intermediate layers of material are disposed between said first layer and said second layer, each said intermediate layer having an interconnected pore structure.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The burner according to claim 5 wherein said ceramic materials are selected from the group consisting of lithium aluminosilicates, Si 3 N 4 , Al 2 TiO 5 , sialon, Si 2 ON 2 , SiC, cordierite, mullite, ceramic fibers and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The burner according to claim 1 wherein said coating is selected from the group consisting of SiC and Si 3 N 4 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The burner according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 wherein the mean pore diameter of said first layer is between about 0.001 and 0.04 inch.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
The burner according to claim 1 wherein said first layer comprises a reticulated ceramic having an interconnected pore structure defining about 30 to 100 pores per inch and said second layer comprises reticulated ceramic having an interconnected pore structure having about 3 to 25 pores per inch.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
The burner according to claim 1 wherein said first layer comprises a reticulated ceramic having an interconnected pore structure defining about 30 to 100 pores per inch and said second layer comprises a ceramic defining a honeycomb structure having about 16 to 400 cells per square inch.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
The burner according to claim 1 wherein said first layer comprises a reticulated ceramic having an interconnected pore structure defining about 30 to 100 pores per inch and said second layer comprises a 0.01 to 0.35 inch thick ceramic fiber woven cloth with 0.05 to 0.25 inch openings.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The burner according to claim 9, 10 or 11 wherein said first layer is a low thermal expansion lithium aluminosilicate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
129 words
A burner body for a surface combustion radiant heat burner, said burner body comprising a first layer of porous ceramic material and a second layer of porous ceramic material defining a surface for radiating, said first layer of porous ceramic material having a thickness of at least about 0.01 inch and a fine interconnected porous structure with a mean pore diameter ranging from 0.00004 to 0.10 inch, said second layer of porous ceramic material having a thickness of at least about 0.05 inch and a coarse interconnected porous structure with a mean pore diameter ranging from 0.05 to 0.40 inch, and at least the outer surfaces of said first porous layer and substantially all the surfaces of said second porous layer being provided with a fully dense ceramic coating.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
129 words
A burner body for a surface combustion radiant heat burner, said burner body comprising a first layer of porous ceramic material and a second layer of porous ceramic material defining a surface for radiating, said first layer of porous ceramic material having a thickness of at least about 0.01 inch and a fine interconnected porous structure with a mean pore diameter ranging from 0.00004 to 0.10 inch, said second layer of porous ceramic material having a thickness of at least about 0.05 inch and a coarse interconnected porous structure with a mean pore diameter ranging from 0.05 to 0.40 inch, and at least the outer surfaces of said first porous layer and substantially all the surfaces of said second porous layer being provided with a fully dense ceramic coating.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The burner body according to claim 13 wherein said first layer and said second layer are reticulated materials.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The burner body according to claim 13 wherein said first layer is a reticulated material and said second layer is a heat resistant fabric.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The burner body according to claim 13 wherein said first layer is a reticulated material and said second layer is a heat resistant honeycomb structure.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
34 words
The burner body according to claim 13 wherein one or more intermediate layers of material are disposed between said first layer and said second layer, each said intermediate layer having an interconnected pore structure.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
44 words
The burner body according to claim 13 wherein said ceramic materials are selected from the group consisting of lithium aluminosilicates, Si 3 N 4 , Al 2 TiO 5 , sialon, Si 2 ON 2 , SiC, cordierite, mullite ceramic fibers and mixtures thereof.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
The burner body according to claim 13 wherein said coating is selected from the group consisting of SiC and Si 3 N 4 .
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
23 words
The burner body according to claim 13 wherein the mean pore diameter of said first layer is between about 0.001 and 0.04 inch.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
49 words
The burner body according to claim 13 wherein said first layer comprises a reticulated ceramic having an interconnected pore structure defining about 45 to 80 pores per inch and said second layer comprises a reticulated ceramic having an interconnected pore structure having about 3 to 25 pores per inch.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
48 words
The burner body according to claim 13 wherein said first layer comprises a reticulated ceramic having an interconnected pore structure defining about 45 to 80 pores per inch and said second layer comprises a ceramic defining a honeycomb structure having about 16 to 400 cells per square inch.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
48 words
The burner body according to claim 13 wherein said first layer comprises reticulated ceramic having an interconnected pore structure defining about 3 to 100 pores per inch and said second layer comprises a 0.01 to 0.35 inch thick ceramic fiber woven cloth with 0.05 to 0.25 inch openings.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
21 words
The burner body according to claim 21, 22 or 23 wherein said first layer is a low thermal expansion lithium aluminosilicate.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
23 words
The burner according to claim 1 wherein said first layer is a pressed ceramic plate and said second layer is a reticulated ceramic.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
56 words
The burner according to claim 1 wherein said first layer comprises a pressed ceramic plate with a plurality of through holes, holes back of said through holes having a diameter of 0.004 to 0.10 inch and said second layer is a reticulated ceramic having an interconnected pore structure having about 3 to 25 pores per inch.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
25 words
The burner according to claim 1 wherein said first layer is a pressed ceramic plate and said second layer is a ceramic fiber woven cloth.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
50 words
The burner according to claim 1 wherein said first layer comprises a pressed ceramic plate with a plurality of through holes, holes back of said through holes having a diameter of 0.004 to 0.10 inch and said second layer comprises a 0.01 to 0.35 inch thick ceramic fiber woven cloth.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
24 words
The burner according to claim 1 wherein said first layer is a fiber mat and said second layer is a ceramic fiber woven cloth.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
51 words
The burner according to claim 1 wherein said first layer is a fiber mat having fiber sizes in the range of 0.5 μm to 50 microns and porosities in excess of 70 percent and said second layer is a ceramic fiber woven cloth having a thickness between 0.01 and 0.35 inch.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
22 words
The burner according to claim 1 wherein said first layer is a fiber mat and said second layer is a reticulated material.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
35 words
The burner according to claim 1 wherein said first layer is a fiber mat and said second layer is a reticulated ceramic having an interconnected pore structure having about 3 to 25 pores per inch.
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