Immediate ignition smokeless burning of waste gases

Patent · Tue Feb 15 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6205851

Reed, R D; Schwartz, R E

An apparatus for immediate ignition of waste gases and their smokeless burning which is built into a cylindrical stack, for the flow of waste gases. Near the top of the stack, there is positioned, coaxially, a steam-air pipe for supplying a mixture of steam and air. The steam and air are introduced into the pipe, by means of radial tubes, connected to a circular manifold on the outside of the stack. A circular cover plate or baffle over the steam-air pipe is supported by a plurality of broad strips equally spaced circumferentially, around the periphery of the steam-air pipe. There are a plurality of radial support arms between the stack and the steam-air pipe. These can be made from angle iron of sufficient width, the purpose being to deflect upwardly flow of the annular column of gas, to break it into a plurality of spaced circular segments of gas, the space above the arms protects a stable flame, for instant reignition of the mixture of gas, air and steam.

• Assignee: Zink, John Co
• Patent Number(s): US 4373902
• OSTI ID: 6205851
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320305* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Industrial Waste Management
AEROSOLS
AIR
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COLLOIDS
COMBUSTION
DESIGN
DISPERSIONS
FLARING
FLUIDS
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
OXIDATION
PIPES
RESIDUES
SMOKES
SOLS
STACKS
STEAM
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTES