Fuel burning appliance incorporating catalytic combustor

Patent · Tue Jul 04 04:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5370008

Horkey, E J

This patent describes an apparatus for reclaiming heat and removing pollutants from the discharge gases of a fuel burning appliance, the apparatus comprising: a firebox having a combustion chamber for receiving and burning fuel and a flue for discharging burned fuel gases; a catalytic combustor means, the combustor means comprising a pair of individual catalytic combustors each having an inlet and an outlet; a smoke baffle mounted within the firebox for deflecting the flow of the burned fuel gases, one of the combustors being detachably affixed to the baffle, and the other of the combustors being mounted in the flue adjacent to the outlet of the chamber, whereby the other combustor operates at a temperature elevated from the operating temperature of the other combustor to provide the benefits of temperature magnification.

• Assignee: NOV; EDB-89-169841; NOV-89-078111
• Patent Number(s): US 4844051
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-158331A
• OSTI ID: 5370008
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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HEAT RECOVERY EQUIPMENT
POLLUTANTS
POLLUTION CONTROL
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