Patent ID: 6840760

Claim:
A flare burner for burning combustible gases, comprising: a) an elongate shell having a bottom closure at a first end and being open at a second and opposite end, said bottom closure having a first opening for entry of said combustible gases into said shell; b) a plurality of steam/air tubes having first and second end portions, said steam/air tubes being disposed within said shell and being distributed substantially uniformly over the entire cross-sectional area of said shell and having said first end portions extending through a plurality of second openings in said bottom closure and having said second portions extending toward said shell open end; c) first steam injector means disposed adjacent said first steam/air tube end portions for educting air through said steam/air tubes to said open end of said shell to form a combustible mixture with said combustible gases adjacent said open end of said shell; and d) means for igniting said combustible mixture.