Method and apparatus for operating gaseous fuel fired heater

Details Method and apparatus for operating gaseous fuel fired heater Method and apparatus for operating gaseous fuel fired heater

2005-07-12

2005-07-12

Lu, Jiping (Department: 3749)

Combustion

Flame holder having protective flame enclosing or flame...

C431S346000, C122S504000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06916173

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for combusting a fuel and air mixture within a combustion chamber, particularly a combustion chamber of a gaseous fuel fired water heater. A pressure relief void is intentionally formed so that a combustion chamber forms communication with a surrounding environment through a peripheral gap between the combustion chamber wall and a vessel wall of a vessel. During ignition, the pressure relief void allows pre-combustion fluid within the combustion chamber to escape through both the pressure relief void and the exhaust flue. The pressure relief void reduces or eliminates undesirable noise associated with start-up and operation of conventional water heater combustion chambers with premixed burner systems. The pressure relief void of this invention is sized large enough to relieve an ignition pressure pulse from the combustion chamber upon ignition and yet is sized small enough to prevent a combustion flame from passing through the pressure relief void during ignition.

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