Patent ID: 6588598
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: B02C,B04C,F23K

Abstract:
A non-rotating distribution structure for airborne particulates comprising:a continuous cylindrical annular chamber having an inlet for receiving airborne particulates and a plurality of outlets for distributing the airborne particulates to a combustion site; said chamber being defined by generally cylindrical and concentric fixed inner and outer interior walls to have an upper and a lower end, the lower end being open to define the inlet, the upper end being contiguously connected to a plurality of outlets arranged around the annular chamber to receive upwardly flowing airborne particulates therefrom, and a plurality of diffuser bars arranged in parallel spaced relationship along the inner and outer interior wails between the lower and upper ends of the chamber, each diffuser bar having spaced portions of varying radial dimension extending into the annular chamber.