Patent ID: 6709264
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: F23C,F23D

Abstract:
In a catalytic combuster having a catalyst-filled combustion section for the combustion of hydrogenous fuel and oxygen gases, and a mixing section upstream of said combustion section for mixing said gases preparatory to entering said combustion section, the improvement comprising (a) a housing having a wall defining said mixing chamber, (b) a gas-permeable distributor upstream of said mixing chamber for admitting one of said gases into said mixing chamber in a first direction, (c) a multi-part injector surrounded by said wall for admitting the other of said gases into said mixing chamber in a plurality of directions generally perpendicular to the first direction, (d) an inlet section of said combuster for supplying said other gas to said injector; and (e) a gas-permeable diffuser at the downstream end of said mixing chamber for restricting the outflow of said gases from said mixing chamber and distributing said outflow substantially uniformly over the cross section of said combuster transverse the length of said combuster at the entrance to said combustion section.