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US3358624A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Coal burning arrangement for mhd generators

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1965-10-07
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Granted: 1967-12-19
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Expires: 1985-10-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Way Stewart

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 20:18
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K44/00; H02K44/08; F; F23; F23C; F23C3/00; F23C3/006; F23C3/008; F23K; F23K3/00; F23K2203/00; F23K2203/008

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 185 words
A COMBUSTION APPARATUS IN COMBINATION WITH A MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC GENERATOR, THE APPARATUS COMPRISING, PRIMARY CYCLONE BURNER MEANS FOR BURNING A SOLID FUEL WITH EXCESS AIR IN THE AMOUNT EFFECTIVE TO PRODUCE AN OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE BURNER WHICH IS EFFECTIVE TO ALLOW SLAG CONTENT IN THE SOLID FUEL TO DEPOSIT AND SOLIDIFY TO FORM A SOLID LAYER ON THE INSIDE WALLS OF THE BURNER, AND TO ALLOW FURTHER SLAG CONTENT TO DEPOSIT ON THE SOLID LAYER IN LIQUID FORM, MEANS FOR REMOVING THE LIQUID SLAG FROM THE BURNER, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING THE SOLID FUEL TO THE CYCLONE BURNER MEANS, THE CYCLONE BURNER ADAPTED TO PRODUCE A HOT GASEOUS MEDIUM, A SECONDARY BURNER MEANS, MEANS FOR DIRECTING THE HOT GASEOUS MEDIUM WITH THE EXCESS AIR FROM THE CYCLONE BURNER MEANS TO THE SECONDARY BURNER MEANS FOR FURTHER HEATING OF THE GASEOUS MEDIUM, MEANS FOR DIRECTING A LOW ASH CONTENT FUEL TO THE SECONDARY BURNER MEANS FOR BURNING THEREIN WITH THE EXCESS AIR, THE SECONDARY BURNER MEANS ADAPTED TO PRODUCE A THERMALLY IONIZED GAS STREAM, AND MEANS FOR DIRECTING THE THERMALLY IONIZED GAS STREAM TO THE MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC GENERATOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 185 words
A COMBUSTION APPARATUS IN COMBINATION WITH A MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC GENERATOR, THE APPARATUS COMPRISING, PRIMARY CYCLONE BURNER MEANS FOR BURNING A SOLID FUEL WITH EXCESS AIR IN THE AMOUNT EFFECTIVE TO PRODUCE AN OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE BURNER WHICH IS EFFECTIVE TO ALLOW SLAG CONTENT IN THE SOLID FUEL TO DEPOSIT AND SOLIDIFY TO FORM A SOLID LAYER ON THE INSIDE WALLS OF THE BURNER, AND TO ALLOW FURTHER SLAG CONTENT TO DEPOSIT ON THE SOLID LAYER IN LIQUID FORM, MEANS FOR REMOVING THE LIQUID SLAG FROM THE BURNER, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING THE SOLID FUEL TO THE CYCLONE BURNER MEANS, THE CYCLONE BURNER ADAPTED TO PRODUCE A HOT GASEOUS MEDIUM, A SECONDARY BURNER MEANS, MEANS FOR DIRECTING THE HOT GASEOUS MEDIUM WITH THE EXCESS AIR FROM THE CYCLONE BURNER MEANS TO THE SECONDARY BURNER MEANS FOR FURTHER HEATING OF THE GASEOUS MEDIUM, MEANS FOR DIRECTING A LOW ASH CONTENT FUEL TO THE SECONDARY BURNER MEANS FOR BURNING THEREIN WITH THE EXCESS AIR, THE SECONDARY BURNER MEANS ADAPTED TO PRODUCE A THERMALLY IONIZED GAS STREAM, AND MEANS FOR DIRECTING THE THERMALLY IONIZED GAS STREAM TO THE MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC GENERATOR.

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