Patent ID: 6264464
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: F23G,F23L,F28D,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
A regenerative oxidizer, comprising:at least one heat exchange column in communication with a combustion zone, said heat exchange column having a first end and a second end spaced from said first end, said second end being nearer to said combustion zone than said first end; anda matrix of heat exchange media in said heat exchange column, said matrix being arranged in said heat exchange column such that at least a portion of the matrix nearer said second end is inclined with respect to horizontal, said matrix having a plurality of gas flow passages arranged between said first end and said second end of said heat exchange column such that the flow of gas through said passages is substantially horizontal, said matrix having a plurality of heat exchange elements arranged in a direction perpendicular to the direction of gas flow through said gas flow passages.