Power plants – Combustion products used as motive fluid – Process
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-25
2006-07-25
Freay, Charles G. (Department: 3746)
Power plants
Combustion products used as motive fluid
Process
C060S039511, C060S750000, C431S011000, C431S173000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07080517
ABSTRACT:
A method comprising providing a combustion apparatus, introducing a fuel into the combustion apparatus, and introducing feed air into the combustion apparatus. The method further comprises using the combustion apparatus to cause at least some of the fuel and at least some of the feed air to swirl within the combustion region and about a longitudinal axis of the combustion apparatus, and causing an initial combustion reaction of some of the swirling fuel and feed air in the combustion region to form combustion reaction products. Some of the swirling fuel at least temporarily remains unburned. The swirling is sufficient to cause the unburned fuel to move radially away from the longitudinal axis and to cause the combustion reaction products to move radially toward the longitudinal axis.
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Freay Charles G.
Innovative Energy, Inc.
Thompson & Coburn LLP
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