Water gas furnace

Patent · Tue Dec 03 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5850409

Gallaro, C

A water gas furnace comprising an outer container to provide a housing in which coke is placed into its lower part. A water container is placed within the housing. The coke is ignited and heats the water in the container converting it into steam. The steam is ejected into the coke, which together with air, produces water gas. Preferably, pumice stones are placed above the coke. The water gas is accepted into the pores of the pumice stones, where the heated pumice stones ignite the water gas, producing heat. The heat is extracted by a heat exchanger provided about the housing.

• Assignee: IFI; EDB-86-106008
• Patent Number(s): US 4555993
• OSTI ID: 5850409
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 11 Jun 1984; Other Information: PAT-APPL-619473
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
FURNACES
DESIGN
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
WATER GAS
PRODUCTION
ABSORPTION
COKE
COMBUSTION
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
HEAT EXCHANGERS
INJECTION
POROSITY
PUMICE
STEAM
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
EFFICIENCY
FLUIDS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
INTAKE
INTERMEDIATE BTU GAS
OXIDATION
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
010404* - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Gasification