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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2009
Applicant:
Andrew P. Richardson, Clinton, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Andrew P. Richardson, Clinton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Linde, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23M 3/02 (2006.01); F23D 14/62 (2006.01); F23D 11/10 (2006.01); B05B 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A burner for a melter is provided which includes a nozzle, a fuel stream moving through the nozzle, and an oxidant stream including an initial elliptical cross section and being external to the nozzle and surrounding the fuel stream for providing a combustion stream having a cross section transitioning from an elliptical cross section to a circular cross section to provide a flat flame from the circular cross section for combustion in the melter. A method for producing a flat flame is also provided.