Radiant heater

Patent · Tue Aug 31 04:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:6092790

Maurice, P E; Shofner, R W

A radiant heater is described comprising: a combustion chamber having a closed top surface, a side wall surface having apertures, and a lower heat shield surface having an aperture; a base unit including a top housing, said top housing having an aperture; a fuel valve, disposed below said top housing, having an input port and an output port; a fuel input tube having a fuel source input end and an opposite end attached to said input port; a fuel output tube, having one end connected to said output port and an opposite fuel output orifice end, extending vertically through said aperture of said top housing with said fuel output orifice a predetermined distance above said base unit; a burner having an open throat fuel input end and a single port flame-emanating end, said burner vertically adjustably mounted to said base unit, said fuel output orifice directed towards said fuel input end; means for attaching said combustion chamber to said base unit at a predetermined height above said base unit, said combustion chamber positioned such that said flame emanating end is directed towards said aperture of said heat shield surface; means for ignition of fuel which flows through said burner, initiating combustion; and a control module for controlling combustion, including said ignition means and said fuel valve, said control module mounted to said base unit, below said top housing.

• Assignee: IMS; EDB-93-136024
• Patent Number(s): US 5239979; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-980558
• OSTI ID: 6092790
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
421000* -- Engineering-- Combustion Systems
BURNERS
COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
COMBUSTION CONTROL
CONTROL
DESIGN
FUEL FEEDING SYSTEMS
FUEL SYSTEMS
HEATERS
IGNITION SYSTEMS
OPENINGS
RADIANT HEATERS