Combustion chamber and thermal vapor stream producing apparatus and method
Abstract
A new and improved method and apparatus for burning a hydrocarbon fuel for producing a high pressure thermal vapor stream comprising steam and combustion gases for injecting into a subterranean formation for the recovery of liquefiable minerals therefrom, wherein a high pressure combustion chamber having multiple refractory lined combustion zones of varying diameters is provided for burning a hydrocarbon fuel and pressurized air in predetermined ratios injected into the chamber for producing hot combustion gases essentially free of oxidizing components and solid carbonaceous particles. The combustion zones are formed by zones of increasing diameters up a final zone of decreasing diameter to provide expansion zones which cause turbulence through controlled thorough mixing of the air and fuel to facilitate complete combustion. The high pressure air and fuel is injected into the first of the multiple zones where ignition occurs with a portion of the air injected at or near the point of ignition to further provide turbulence and more complete combustion.
- Inventors:
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- Houston, TX
- Sugar Land, TX
- Spring, TX
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Carmel Energy, Inc
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863204
- Patent Number(s):
- 4118925
- Assignee:
- Carmel Energy, Inc. (Houston, TX)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02G - HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-02-2880
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- combustion; chamber; thermal; vapor; stream; producing; apparatus; method; improved; burning; hydrocarbon; fuel; pressure; comprising; steam; gases; injecting; subterranean; formation; recovery; liquefiable; minerals; therefrom; multiple; refractory; lined; zones; varying; diameters; provided; pressurized; air; predetermined; ratios; injected; hot; essentially; free; oxidizing; components; solid; carbonaceous; particles; formed; increasing; final; zone; decreasing; diameter; provide; expansion; turbulence; controlled; thorough; mixing; facilitate; complete; ignition; occurs; portion; near; carbonaceous particles; predetermined ratio; essentially free; thermal vapor; subterranean formation; hot combustion; pressurized air; hydrocarbon fuel; improved method; combustion zone; combustion chamber; solid carbonaceous; combustion gases; vapor stream; combustion gas; stream comprising; combustion zones; complete combustion; provide expansion; solid carbon; multiple zones; thorough mixing; producing hot; pressure thermal; minerals therefrom; multiple zone; final zone; rising steam; liquefiable minerals; producing apparatus; /60/166/
Citation Formats
Sperry, John S, Krajicek, Richard W, and Cradeur, Robert R. Combustion chamber and thermal vapor stream producing apparatus and method. United States: N. p., 1978.
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Sperry, John S, Krajicek, Richard W, & Cradeur, Robert R. Combustion chamber and thermal vapor stream producing apparatus and method. United States.
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@article{osti_863204,
title = {Combustion chamber and thermal vapor stream producing apparatus and method},
author = {Sperry, John S and Krajicek, Richard W and Cradeur, Robert R},
abstractNote = {A new and improved method and apparatus for burning a hydrocarbon fuel for producing a high pressure thermal vapor stream comprising steam and combustion gases for injecting into a subterranean formation for the recovery of liquefiable minerals therefrom, wherein a high pressure combustion chamber having multiple refractory lined combustion zones of varying diameters is provided for burning a hydrocarbon fuel and pressurized air in predetermined ratios injected into the chamber for producing hot combustion gases essentially free of oxidizing components and solid carbonaceous particles. The combustion zones are formed by zones of increasing diameters up a final zone of decreasing diameter to provide expansion zones which cause turbulence through controlled thorough mixing of the air and fuel to facilitate complete combustion. The high pressure air and fuel is injected into the first of the multiple zones where ignition occurs with a portion of the air injected at or near the point of ignition to further provide turbulence and more complete combustion.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978}
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