Fuel burner with air-deflecting object and method therefor

Patent · Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6569105

Durfee, E P

There is provided an improved fuel burner of the type having an air blower and blast tube. The improvement involves placement of an air-deflecting object inside the housing of the air blower or in the blast tube. In one embodiment, the object has a v-shaped cross section, and is attached to a gently tapered cylinder; the object can be held in place by inserting it through a hole of appropriate dimension in the air blower or blast tube, and tapping on the exposed end of the tapered cylinder until the latter is engaged in the hole. There is also provided a method of improving a fuel burner by mounting a air-deflecting object of the type described in the air blower housing or in the blast tube.

• Assignee: IFI; EDB-81-051952
• Patent Number(s): US 4239482
• OSTI ID: 6569105
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 12 Apr 1978
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
OIL BURNERS
DESIGN
AIR FLOW
BLOWERS
EFFICIENCY
FUEL CONSUMPTION
BURNERS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
FLUID FLOW
GAS FLOW
421000* - Engineering- Combustion Systems