IP Library Granted Patent US 7,985,067
Granted Patent B2
US 7,985,067 · App. 11/944,148 · Granted Jul 26, 2011

Compact radiant burner device with two heating surfaces, and application

Assignees: Gaz de France; Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique
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Patent No.
US 7,985,067
App. No.
11/944,148
Granted
Jul 26, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a radiant gas burner device comprising a first cylindrical chamber ( 1 ) and a first injector ( 2 ) for feeding the first chamber with a combustible gas mixture, the first chamber ( 1 ) comprising an external peripheral heating surface ( 10 ). The device of the invention further comprises a second cylindrical and hollow second chamber, and a second injector ( 4 ) for feeding the second chamber with a combustible gas mixture, the second chamber being positioned inside the first chamber ( 1 ), separated from the first chamber by a sealed wall, and having an internal heating surface ( 30 ), and the first and second injectors ( 2, 4 ) being designed for separately feeding the first and second chambers, independently of each other.

Claims (35)

1. A radiant gas burner device comprising:

a first cylindrical chamber and a first injector configured to feed the first chamber with a combustible gas mixture, the first chamber comprising an external peripheral heating surface;

a second cylindrical and hollow chamber and a second injector configured to feed the second chamber with a combustible gas mixture,

wherein the second chamber is positioned inside the first chamber, is separated from the first chamber by a wall closing the first and second chambers, and has an internal heating surface,

wherein each of the first and second chambers is sealed by the wall closing the first and second chambers, and by a first wall and a second wall disposed at respective ends of the wall closing the first and second chambers, and

wherein the first and second injectors are configured to feed separately the first and second chambers independently of each other.

2. The radiant burner device according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second chambers are coaxial.

3. The radiant burner device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second chambers is formed as a cylinder of revolution.

4. The radiant burner device according to claim 1 , wherein the radiant burner device is configured to be used with a facility for producing heat and electricity, using a fuel cell.

5. The radiant burner device according to claim 4 , wherein the fuel cell is positioned inside the internal heating surface.

6. The radiant burner device according to claim 1 , further comprising a heat exchanger surrounding the external peripheral heating surface.

7. A radiant gas burner device comprising:

a first cylindrical chamber and a first injector configured to feed the first chamber with a combustible gas mixture, the first chamber having an external peripheral heating surface;

a second cylindrical and hollow chamber and a second injector configured to feed the second chamber with a combustible gas mixture,

wherein the second chamber is positioned inside the first chamber, is separated from the first chamber by a wall configured between the first and second chambers, and has an internal heating surface,

wherein each of the first and second chambers is sealed by the wall configured between the first and second chambers, and by a first wall and a second wall disposed at respective ends of the wall configured between the first and second chambers, and

wherein the first and second injectors are configured to feed separately the first and second chambers, respectively, independently of each other.

8. The radiant burner device according to claim 7 , wherein the first and second chambers are coaxial.

9. The radiant burner device according to claim 7 , wherein each of the first and second chambers is cylindrical.

10. The radiant burner device according to claim 7 , wherein the radiant burner device is configured to be used with a facility that produces heat and electricity, using a fuel cell.

11. The radiant burner device according to claim 10 , wherein the fuel cell is positioned inside the internal heating surface.

12. The radiant burner device according to claim 7 , further comprising a heat exchanger surrounding the external peripheral heating surface.

13. An apparatus that produces heat and electricity using a fuel cell, comprising:

a fuel cell; and

a radiant gas burner device, the radiant gas burner device comprising:

a first cylindrical chamber and a first injector configured to feed the first chamber with a combustible gas mixture, the first chamber including an external peripheral heating surface;

a second cylindrical and hollow chamber and a second injector configured to feed the second chamber with a combustible gas mixture,

wherein the second chamber is positioned inside the first chamber, is separated from the first chamber by a wall configured between the first and second chambers, and has an internal heating surface,

wherein each of the first and second chambers is sealed by the wall configured between the first and second chambers, and by a first wall and a second wall disposed at respective ends of the wall configured between the first and second chambers,

wherein the first and second injectors are configured to feed separately respective first and second chambers independently of each other, and wherein the fuel cell is positioned inside the internal heating surface.

14. The apparatus that produces heat and electricity using a fuel cell according to claim 13 , wherein the radiant gas burner device further comprises a heat exchanger surrounding the external peripheral heating surface.

15. The apparatus that produces heat and electricity using a fuel cell according to claim 13 , wherein the first and second chambers are coaxial.

16. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein each of the first and second chambers is formed as a cylinder of revolution.

17. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the first and second injectors are disposed on a circular wall which is disposed at an end of the wall configured between the first and second chambers.

18. The apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the circular wall is one of three walls configured to seal each of the first and second chambers.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF CORPORATE FORM Recorded Nov 12, 2012
From: GAZ DE FRANCE SERVICE NATIONAL
To: GAZ DE FRANCE SOCIETE ANONYME
Reel/Frame 029277/0406 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 12, 2012
From: GAZ DE FRANCE
To: GDF SUEZ
Reel/Frame 029277/0438 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 12, 2012
From: GDF SUEZ
To: GDF SUEZ
Reel/Frame 029277/0445 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2008
From: HODY, STEPHANE
To: GAZ DE FRANCE; COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE
Reel/Frame 020508/0822 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 06 10331 · Nov 24, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20080131746A1 · Jun 5, 2008