Patent ID: 6464491
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: F23G,F23J

Abstract:
A gas flare, comprising:an elongate primary combustion chamber having a first end, a second end, an inlet at the first end, an outlet at the second end and at least one primary burner disposed between the first end and the second end; at least one elongate supplementary combustion chamber having a first end, a second end, an inlet at the first end, an outlet at the second end and at least one supplementary burner disposed between the first end and the second end, the outlet of the primary combustion chamber being coupled with the inlet of the at least one supplementary combustion chamber, such that a flow path is created for waste gas past the at least one primary burner in the primary combustion chamber and past the at least one supplementary burner in the at least one supplementary combustion chamber, whereby the waste gas is subjected to multiple burner exposure, each of the at least one supplementary combustion chambers having a supplementary source of combustion air.