Patent ID: 9468936
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: B01D,B03C,F01N,F23B,F23C,F23J

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: supporting a flame by contacting a fuel and an oxidant in a combustion zone, the flame being electrically conductive; producing combustion particulates by reacting the fuel and the oxidant in the flame; forming an electrical circuit by putting a first electrode and a second electrode into at least intermittent electrical contact with the flame; producing agglomerated combustion particulates by applying electrical energy to the flame via the electrical circuit, the electrical energy being sufficient to cause agglomeration of the combustion particulates produced by the flame; detecting a sensor value that corresponds to an agglomerated combustion particulate parameter; and inputting the sensor value to a controller that automatically controls the electrical energy at least in part responsive to the sensor value that corresponds to the agglomerated combustion particulate parameter.