Patent ID: 9726374
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: F23C,F23G,F23K,F23L,F23N,Y02E,Y02T

Claim:
1. A method for oxidizing fuel comprising: determining an oxygen content level within a reaction chamber having an inlet and an outlet and configured to gradually oxidize a fuel, in a gas mixture, without a catalyst; outputting instructions to introduce flue gas, received from the outlet of the reaction chamber and containing product gases from oxidation of the fuel within the reaction chamber, into the reaction chamber based on the determined oxygen content level; calculating an adiabatic temperature of the gas mixture; determining when the adiabatic temperature exceeds or is equal to a flameout temperature of the gas mixture; when the adiabatic temperature exceeds or is equal to the flameout temperature, regulating an introduction of the flue gas such that an internal temperature within the reaction chamber does not exceed the flameout temperature; and when the adiabatic temperature is below the flameout temperature, regulating the introduction of the flue gas such that the internal temperature within the reaction chamber exceeds an autoignition temperature within the reaction chamber.