Combustion apparatus with auxiliary burning unit for liquid fluids

Patent · Tue Feb 07 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6257849

Pennington, R L

A combustion apparatus is described for incinerating gaseous fluids, comprising a combustion chamber, means for delivering gases to be burned into the combustion chamber and for withdrawing the gaseous products of combustion therefrom, and means for burning the gases thus delivered while in the chamber, the improvement comprising an auxiliary burning unit for burning combustible waste liquid as a fuel and for delivery of hot gases resultant therefrom into the combustion chamber, the unit including: (a) a burning chamber; (b) means for delivering liquid fuel and air to the burning chamber of the unit for ignition of liquid fuel and for providing a desired burning temperature in the burning chamber; (c) with the burning chamber including means defining first and second elongate paths of travel for products of combustion; and (d) the first and second elongated paths being at least in part on opposite sides of a common shared wall.

• Assignee: Regenerative Environmental Equipment Co., Inc., Morris Plains, NJ
• Patent Number(s): US 4802423
• OSTI ID: 6257849
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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