Patent ID: 6632085
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: F23C,F23D

Abstract:
A catalyst combustion apparatus comprising:a fuel feed course for feeding liquid fuel; an air feed course for feeding air; vaporizing unit for heating fuel to be fed from said fuel feed course to vaporize; a mixing unit for mixing vaporized fuel fed from said vaporizing unit with air fed from said air feed course; a catalyst heating unit disposed on a downstream side of said mixing unit in contact with or in close proximity to said vaporizing unit in terms of conduction of heat, for carrying an oxidation catalyst component; and solely a single catalyst combustion unit, provided on a downstream side of said catalyst heating unit, having a multiplicity of conductive holes, wherein: said vaporizing unit is capable of utilizing heat from said catalyst heating unit; the vaporizing unit is coupled to said catalyst heating unit for conduction of heat; said fuel feed is disposed within said vaporizing unit; said catalyst heating unit is box-shaped; on a base portion of said box-shaped catalyst heating unit, there are formed a plurality of holes; and an air jet nozzle of said air feed course is disposed to face so as to intersect the base portion of said box-shaped catalyst heating unit at right angles.