Patent ID: 6048194
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: F23C,F23R

Abstract:
A centerbody comprising:a fuel tube with an entrance and an exit,a cap with a side, a first end and an entrance, a closed second end opposite said first end, said side defining an interior area, said cap having at least one exit through said side,said fuel tube extending at least part way into said cap interior area,a baffle, said baffle blocking said cap entrance, thereby forcing a fuel/air mixture into said fuel tube entrance, said fuel tube penetrating said baffle into said interior area, the exit of said fuel tube positioned in said interior area such that said at least one cap exit is between said fuel tube exit and said first end,a first catalyst deposited on the outside surface of said cap, and whereina fuel/air mixture exiting said fuel tube impinges upon said closed end of said cap.