Patent ID: 6375454
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: F23C

Abstract:
A combustion device, comprising:at least one combustion tube having an extinguishing section and an igniter section and a combustion section intermediate the extinguishing section and the igniter section; an igniter adjacent the igniter section; a first line and a second line in communication with the combustion tube adjacent the extinguishing section, said lines being configured to convey a first material and a second material respectively to the combustion tube, said first and second materials being combustible when combined to form a combustible mixture in the combustion tube, but not combustible individually before such combination; the combustion device being configured to provide for the combustible mixture to fill the combustion tube from the extinguishing section toward the igniter section and to be ignited by the igniter adjacent the igniter section, combustion proceeding through the combustion section from the ignition section toward the extinguishing section and then extinguishing.