Patent ID: 6267586
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: F23D

Abstract:
A burner that can receive air and fuel and discharge a fuel/air mixture for combustion into a flame at a periphery of said burner while limiting NOx emissions, said burner having a central axis, comprising:a first upper plate and a second lower plate constructed and arranged so as to form therebetween a central chamber and a plurality of burner ports extending outwardly of said chamber, said first plate and said second plate each having an outer peripheral edge spaced outwardly from the central axis;said second plate including an opening for receiving said air and fuel into said chamber, the outer peripheral edge of said second plate extending outwardly from the central axis by a greater distance than the outer peripheral edge of said first plate, said first plate and said second plate having an outer peripheral portion;a plurality of spaced openings formed in said outer peripheral portion of said second plate, said outer peripheral portion of said second plate comprising an imperforate heat sink region located outwardly of said openings and said outer peripheral edge of said first plate around an entire circumference of the burner, wherein said outer peripheral portion of said first plate is constructed and arranged relative to said ports so as to cause said flame to contact said heat sink region.