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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2001
Thomas B. Neville, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Thomas F. Robertson, Medina Township, OH (US);
Brian J. Schmotzer, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
North American Manufacturing Company, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided including a furnace structure defining a reaction chamber in which oxidant and fuel are reacted to form combustion products and having an anchor surface having an opening through which the oxidant and fuel are introduced into the reaction chamber. The reaction chamber is configured to recirculate the combustion products back toward the anchor surface. The apparatus also includes an anchor outlet configured to create a layer of combustion products directed along the anchor surface under the influence of the recirculated combustion products. The apparatus further includes a primary outlet configured to direct primary fuel to flow into the reaction chamber through the opening and the layer of combustion products so as to ignite the primary fuel.