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Title: Process for improving the combustion of solid
Claims: What we claim is: 1. A process for improving the combustion of a liquid fuel combustible medium in the presence of a combustion-supporting medium, comprising the steps of transporting said media to the place of combustion by conduit means; and transmitting energy pulses by resonating an aluminum sleeve having efficient resonant characteristics provided on said conduit means to at least one of said media in said conduit means at a location upstream of and remote from said place of combustion, so that the molecular attraction of said one medium is substantially reduced to facilitate mixing of said one medium with the other medium and thereby aid in combustion of the resulting mixture. 2. A process for improving combustion of a combustible medium in the presence of a combustion-supporting medium, comprising the steps of transporting said media to the place of combustion by conduit means; transmitting energy pulses to at least one of said media in said conduit means at a location upstream of and remote from said place of combustion, so that the molecular attraction of said one medium is substantially reduced to facilitate mixing of said one medium with the other medium and thereby aid in combustion of the resulting mixture; and providing sensing devices and controlling the duration of the frequency of said energy pulses in dependence upon data received from said sensing devices. 3. A process for improving the combustion of a combustible medium in the presence of a combustion-supporting medium, comprising the steps of transporting said media to the place of combustion by conduit means, said step of transporting including admitting one of said media into the presence of the other of said media at a location upstream of and remote from said place of combustion and conducting said media mixture downstream to said place of combustion; and transmitting energy pulses to at least one of said media in said conduit means at said location, so that the molecular attraction of said one medium is substantially reduced to facilitate mixing of said one medium with the other medium and thereby aid in combustion of the resulting mixture. 4. A process for improving the combustion of a combustible medium in the presence of a combustion-supporting medium, comprising the steps of transporting said media in a path to the place of combustion by conduit means; inserting a probe-like member to substantially extend into said path; and transmitting energy pulses with said probe-like member to at least one of said media in said conduit means at a location upstream of and remote from said place of combustion, so that the molecular attraction of said one medium is substantially reduced to facilitate mixing of said one medium with the other medium and thereby aid in combustion of the resulting mixture. 5. An improved combustion system, comprising a supply of a combustible medium; a supply of a combustion-supporting medium; a burner; means for transporting said media in a path to said burner; a probe-like member extending substantially into said path; and means for transmitting energy pulses with said probe-like member to at least one of said media in said transporting means at a location upstream of and remote from said burner, so that the molecular attraction of said one medium is substantially reduced to facilitate mixing of said one medium with the other medium and thereby aid in combustion of the resulting mixture. 6. A process as defined in claim 4, wherein said step of transmitting comprises subjecting said one medium to high-energy soundwaves. 7. A process as defined in claim 4, wherein said conduit means have a substantially circular cross-section and an axis, and wherein said step of transmitting includes inserting said probe colinearly with said axis of said conduit means. 8. A process as defined in claim 4, wherein said conduit means are of substantially circular cross-section and have an axis, and includes inserting said probe substantially normal to said axis of said conduit means. 9. A process as defined in claim 4, wherein said combustible medium is a liquid fuel, and wherein said step of transmitting includes resonating a metallic sleeve provided on said conduit means at said remote location. 10. A process as defined in claim 4; and further comprising the step of altering the flow rate of at least one of said media upstream of said place of combustion. 11. A process as defined in claim 4, wherein said step of transmitting is performed independently with respect to each of said media. Other info: Inventors: Benzan, Luciano (Forli), IT) Application Number: 439019 Filing Date: 1974-02-04 Publication_date: 1976-02-17 Assignee: Primary Class(es): 431/2 239/4, 239/102.2, 431/89 Other Classes: US Patent Ref:
Other Refs: Primary Examiner: Favors, Edward G. Assistant Examiner: Attorney: Striker; Michael J. |
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