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Apparatus for detecting flame conditions in combustion systems
Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc
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Filing: 1997-05-06
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Granted: 1999-10-05
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Expires: 2017-05-06
Abstract
Abstract A detector for use in a combustion system includes a probe having a tip adapted for placement through a singular aperture in the mixing area of a combustion system. First and second channels are derived from the probe output and are used to detect a flashback or flameout condition.
Inventors
- 👤 Douglas C. Myhre
- 👤 Joachim H. Scholz
- 👤 Mark G. Severtson
- 👤 Steven M. Lenertz
- 👤 Christopher J. Simones
- 👤 Thomas F. Lenagh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-07 06:39
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01D; F01D21/00; F01D21/003; F23; F23D; F23D14/00; F23D14/46; F23D14/72; F23D14/725; F23D14/82; F23N; F23N5/00; F23N5/02; F23N5/08; F23N5/082; F05; F05D; F05D2270/00; F05D2270/01; F05D2270/08; F05D2270/083; F23N2229/00; F23N2229/22; F23N2231/00; F23N2231/28; F23N2241/00; F23N2241/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
194 words
A detector for use in a combustion system having a mixing area for fuel and air upstream of a combustion chamber, wherein the combustion system includes means for providing fuel and air to the mixing area and means for igniting the fuel and air in the combustion chamber located downstream of the mixing area, the detector comprising: a probe having a tip adapted for placement proximate the mixing area and having an optical sensitivity to radiation present in both the mixing area and the combustion chamber and responsively providing an optical output related to such radiation; a first channel having a first channel signal derived from an optical probe output, the first channel including a first comparator which compares the first channel signal to a first channel threshold and responsively provides a first channel output related to a flameout condition in the combustion system; and a second channel having a second channel signal derived from the optical probe output, the second channel including a second channel comparator which compares the second channel signal to a second channel threshold and responsively provides a second channel output related to a flashback condition in the combustion system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
194 words
A detector for use in a combustion system having a mixing area for fuel and air upstream of a combustion chamber, wherein the combustion system includes means for providing fuel and air to the mixing area and means for igniting the fuel and air in the combustion chamber located downstream of the mixing area, the detector comprising: a probe having a tip adapted for placement proximate the mixing area and having an optical sensitivity to radiation present in both the mixing area and the combustion chamber and responsively providing an optical output related to such radiation; a first channel having a first channel signal derived from an optical probe output, the first channel including a first comparator which compares the first channel signal to a first channel threshold and responsively provides a first channel output related to a flameout condition in the combustion system; and a second channel having a second channel signal derived from the optical probe output, the second channel including a second channel comparator which compares the second channel signal to a second channel threshold and responsively provides a second channel output related to a flashback condition in the combustion system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The detector of claim 1 wherein the probe comprises an optical fiber having an end opposite the tip which is positioned proximate to an optical detector for generating the first channel signal and the second channel signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The detector of claim 1 wherein the probe includes a photo detector providing an electrical photo detector output and the first channel further includes a transimpedance amplifier coupled to the photo detector.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The detector of claim 1 wherein the probe includes a photo detector providing an electrical photo detector output and the second channel further includes a transimpedance amplifier coupled to the photo detector.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The detector of claim 1 wherein the probe comprises an elongated optical fiber terminated at a distance from a lens proximate the probe tip fitting through an opening in a body of the combustion system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The detector of claim 1 wherein the probe includes an optically filtered or unfiltered photo detector comprising UV enhanced silicon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The detector of claim 1 wherein the first and second channels include differential amplifiers and the first and second thresholds comprise voltage levels.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The detector of claim 1 wherein the first channel includes a relay which responsively provides the first channel output.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The detector of claim 1 wherein the second channel includes a relay which responsively provides the second channel output.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The detector of claim 1 including a microprocessor performing the comparison functions.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The detector of claim 10 including an analog to digital converter coupled to the microprocessor responsively providing digital signals to the microprocessor related to the first and second channel signals.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
54 words
The detector of claim 1 wherein the probe tip mounts in a wall of the combustion system and includes an optical fiber extending from the tip to a photodetector which provides the optical output, the detector including a high impedance amplifier coupled to the optical output responsively providing the first and second channel signals.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The detector of claim 12 wherein the first and second channels each include an amplifier and a resistor network to generate the thresholds.
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