Pellet burning system

Patent · Tue Jun 02 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6414706

Resh, D R

An apparatus is described for burning pelletized fuel, comprising: a furnace housing means having a heat exchanger means, an exhaust gas flue means and an ash collecting bin therein; a burn chamber in the housing above the ash collecting bin, the heat exchanger means being oriented in heat exchanging relation to the burn chamber and intermediate the burn chamber and the flue means; a conduit extending through a wall of the housing means and terminating at an end in the burn chamber, the conduit being inclined to the horizontal; shaft means and means for supporting the shaft means for rotation; and a burn basket in the burn chamber and having a bottom wall, a perforate side wall and an open top, the end of the conduit in the burn chamber terminating adjacent the open top and spaced from the bottom wall.

• Assignee: Leaders Heat Products, Mattawan, MI
• Patent Number(s): US 4669396
• OSTI ID: 6414706
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
421000* -- Engineering-- Combustion Systems
AIR FLOW
BLOWERS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
FLUE GAS
FLUID FLOW
FUEL PELLETS
FURNACES
GAS FLOW
GASEOUS WASTES
HEAT EXCHANGERS
IGNITION
MACHINE PARTS
MOTION
OPERATION
OXIDATION
PELLETS
ROTATION
SHAFTS
SPACE DEPENDENCE
STORAGE FACILITIES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTES