Patent ID: 6461148
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: F23D

Abstract:
A compact, high-temperature, liquid fuel-fired burner comprising:a fuel distribution tube having a body, an upper end, at least one integral swirl vane adjacent to the upper end of the distribution tube, and at least one exit hole through the body of the distribution tube adjacent to at least one swirl vane; a burner cap connected to the upper end of the distribution tube; a first fuel feed tube having a body, an upper end, an orifice located at the upper end of the first feed tube and means for vaporizing a liquid fuel supplied through the body of the first feed tube and the first feed tube being positioned so that the orifice is located within the distribution tube; a burner sleeve having an annular burner slot, and the burner sleeve surrounding the distribution tube with at least a portion of the burner cap forming an annular passage through the swirl vanes and the annular burner slot between the burner sleeve and portion of the burner cap; and a combustion chamber connected to the burner sleeve above the burner cap and the distribution tube.