Patent ID: 9346696
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: C03B,F23D,F23M,Y02E,Y02P

Claim Text:
1. A burner, comprising: a first conduit having a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet and defining a fuel path between the fuel inlet and the fuel outlet; a second conduit having a cullet inlet and a cullet outlet and defining a cullet path between the cullet inlet and the cullet outlet, wherein the second conduit at least partially surrounds the first conduit; a third conduit having an oxygen inlet and an oxygen outlet and defining an oxygen path between the oxygen inlet and the oxygen outlet, wherein the third conduit at least partially surrounds the second conduit; and a cullet supply funnel having a funnel inlet and a funnel outlet, wherein the funnel outlet is coupled to the cullet inlet such that cullet introduced through the funnel inlet passes through the funnel outlet and into the second conduit, wherein the second conduit includes a plurality of ports, arranged in a spiral pattern, connecting the cullet path and the oxygen path.