Patent Application
20100167223
The present disclosure is based on and claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2008-0123047 filed on Dec. 5, 2008, the entire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.
1. Field of the Disclosure
The present disclosure relates to combustion burners and, more particularly, hydrogen-oxygen combustion burners.
2. Description of the Background Art
Hydrogen-oxygen mixed-gas generating systems are made to produce hydrogen and oxygen from electrolyzed water. Water containing small amount of electrolytes is provided to the storage with positive (+) and negative (−) electrodes and electrolyzed by direct current producing pollution-free energy source, hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas. Hydrogen and oxygen produced is at the ratio of 2:1 and hydrogen is formed as bubbles on the surface of negative (−) electrode and oxygen in bubbles on the positive (+) electrode. Hydrogen and oxygen produced can be mixed and combusted. Also, hydrogen-oxygen gas mixture does not produce any pollutant when ignited, making it an important eco-friendly energy source.
When hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas is combusted, the fire forms a long but tiny tube because the size of the fire decreases due to the oxygen inside the gas and water produced as a result of the combustion of the mixed gas. Also, the combusting fire (C) of the hydrogen-oxygen gas has a nucleus (N) at the center of the fire as shown in
Most gas machines, such as boilers or gas ranges, used at home have melting points of 2000° C. However, because the nucleus of the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas combustion fire is between 3000-6000° C., anywhere the fire touches it melts down. Also, because the fire is in the shape of a stick, it cannot heat up a large area. As a result, the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas combustion fire can be used only on limited areas, making it impractical.
A hydrogen-oxygen combustion burner includes a gas line (L) that provides hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas, a sealed body (10) to block any foreign oxygen from entering, a combusting nozzle (20) connected to an upper part of the body (10) and with multiple crater holes (23) toward the upper body (10), a distributing center (30) inside the body (10) distributing hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas provided by the gas line (L) to the crater holes and a circulation forming center (40) (40′) circulating the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas by the pressure of the mixed gas flowing in from a nozzle distributing hole (24) inside the distributing center, wherein the sealed body is a flat pipe and the combusting nozzles (20) are placed on the body making a circle.
A more complete appreciation of the present disclosure and many of the attendant advantages thereof will be readily obtained as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Embodiments of the present disclosure solve the above mentioned problems as well as others to provide an economical hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas generator by expanding the produced amount of hydrogen-oxygen mixture compared to the amount of electricity provided.
Embodiments of the present disclosure solve numerous problems including those mentioned above. In particular, embodiments of the present disclosure eliminate the nucleus and enlarge the size of the flame and provide hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas combusting burner that can apply the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas in real life applications.
Several embodiment of the present disclosure are shown in
According to another embodiment of the present disclosure as shown in
As shown in
Other embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in
Further embodiments of the present disclosure are described by reference to
According to the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas combusting burner based on embodiments of the present disclosure, the flame of the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas formed during the combustion does not contain a nucleus of high temperature and is not small in size but is large so that practicality of use of the devices dramatically increases.
The following more detailed explanations are provided for an even better understanding of embodiments of the present disclosure.
According to the embodiments of the present disclosure shown in
The body (10) is a flat pipe and a number of combusting nozzles (20) are placed on the body making a circle. In the example, four combusting nozzles (20) are positioned across from each other. By increasing the number of the crater holes (23) the power of the combustion flame can be controlled.
The body (10) is made of stainless or alloy steel which lasts even in high temperature and four connecting holes are placed across from each other making a circle on the upper part of the body.
The distributing center (30) distributes the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas entering from the gas line (L) to the nozzle distributing hole (24) of the combusting nozzle (20) which would actually lead to distribution to the crater holes (23). Preferably, because oxygen is included in the mixed gas, there should not be any more oxygen entering the distributing center (30) and to do this, the distributing center (30) is preferably built inside the body (10) completely isolated from outside.
Combusting nozzle (20) is made up of the round body of the nozzle (21), the slope (22) on the body of the nozzle (21), a number of crater holes (23) in widening angle on the slope (22), the nozzle distributing hole (24) perpendicular to the interior of the body of the nozzle (21) distributing hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas to the crater holes (23), and the connecting hole (25) on the bottom of the body of the nozzle (21).
A number of crater holes (23) are formed on the slope (22), preferably six, and each of the crater holes (23) has widening angle and for this, the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas spraying from the crater hole (23) are jet into and combusted in a large area.
The crater hole (23) should have a diameter between 0.2 mm and 2 mm to minimize the possibility of forming a nucleus. Because the diameter of the crater hole (23) is tiny as in mm unit, the jet pressure of the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas is low and part of the gas is mixed with the outside air during combustion. The air mixed with the gas dilutes the gas so the nucleus is unlikely to form during combustion.
The circulation forming center (40) circulates the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas sprayed from the crater holes (23). The pressure that hydrogen-oxygen brings as it enters the nozzle rotates the circulation forming center (40) and it then again circulates the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas.
The circulation forming center (40) can be formed in various ways. For example, as shown in
According to the embodiment shown in
According to embodiments of the present disclosure, by using a circulation forming center (40) (40′), the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas provided by the nozzle distributing hole (24) goes out rotating the wing section (42) (46) at thousands or ten thousands of rpm, creating a circulation in the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas and tens of millions vibration at the same time. The hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas at the circulation and vibration does not create any nucleus at the combustion because the gas sprayed from the crater hole (23) is diluted with the outside air effectively.
According to the embodiments described above, the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas provided by the gas line (L) is distributed to the nozzle distributing hole (24) of the combusting nozzle (20) after being distributed to the distributing center (30) in the body (10) and the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas is circulated and vibrated by the circulation forming center (40) (40′) and sprayed through the crater holes (23). The sprayed gas produces combustion heat forming a combustion flame. The hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas sprayed from the crater hole (23) is diluted with outside air effectively because it is in circulation and vibration so when combusted, the mixed gas does not form any nucleus at a high temperature.
Another embodiment of the present disclosure is shown in
The body (110) is a long pipe and the combusting nozzles (20) are placed in a line on the body (110). In the example, seven combusting nozzles (20) are used.
The body (110) is preferably made of stainless steel alloy which can last even in high temperature and the seven connecting holes (115) are placed opposite from each other making a circle on the body.
The distributing center (130) distributes the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas to the nozzle distributing hole (24) of the combusting nozzle (20) which would lead to distribution of the mixed gas to the crater holes (23). Preferably, since the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas already contains oxygen, no outside oxygen should enter the distributing center (130) so the distributing center (130) is in the body (110).
The combusting nozzle (20) in the present embodiment is described a bit differently from the combusting nozzle (20) in the earlier embodiments but because the technological composition used is the same, they use the same reference numbers and a more detailed explanation is omitted for it is already described thoroughly before.
According to the embodiment shown in
The body (210) is a flat cylinder and the crater holes (223) make a circle along the slope (220).
Preferably, body (210) is made of stainless steel alloy which can withstand high temperatures and the slopes (220) are formed on the edges of the upper body (210).
The distributing center (230) distributes the hydrogen-oxygen gas supplied from the gas line (L) to the crater hole (223). Preferably, because the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas already contains oxygen, no outside oxygen should enter the distributing center (230) so the distributing center (230) is built inside the body (210).
The circulation forming center (240) prevents the nucleus formation during combustion of hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas supplied from the crater holes (223) by forming a circulation inside the distributing center (230). The circulation forming center (240) forms a circulation in a sealed distributing center (230) by revolving at a high speed by gas pressure coming from the gas line (L). The structure to make the circulation can be materialized in many forms. For an example, a revolving plate (241) in a disk form inside the distributing center (230), gyration inductions (242) formed at the end of the revolving plate (241) where hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas collides against the gyration inductions (242) making the revolving plate (241) spin. The rotation induction (242) rotates the revolving plate (241) by the mixed gas pressure entering from the gas line (L). The gyration induction (242) can be in variety of forms such as saw teeth or holes around the revolving plate (241). In the shown embodiment, the circulation forming center (240) is made up of revolving plate (241) in a disk form and the saw teeth around the revolving plate (241).
To make the circulation forming center (240) to spin by the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas coming from the gas line (L), it is preferable that the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas is sprayed to the edge of the circulation forming center (240). For this to happen, the gas line (L) is connected off the center of the body (210). However, if the gas line (L) is installed at the center of the body (210), then the angle of the gyration induction (242) would be tilted from the edge of the revolving plate (241).
According to the present embodiment, the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas supplied by the gas line (L) enters the distributing center (230) in the body (210), forms a circulation through the circulation forming center (240), then distributed to the crater holes (223). As hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas's circulation enters the crater holes (223), it crashes against the interior of the hole and during the process the circulation speeds up so when the mixed gas comes out of the crater hole (223) it is in serious circulation.
The gas sprayed then produces the combustion heat forming the combustion flame and is mixed with the air effectively due to the circulation and vibration it holds. So there is no nucleus of high temperature during the combustion.
Another embodiment of the present disclosure will be described by reference to
The body (310) is a long rectangular shape and the slope (320) on the edges of the body (310) and the crater holes (323) are positioned simply in a line.
The body (310) is preferably made of stainless steel alloy which lasts even in high temperature and the pair of slopes (320) are placed on the top edges on the body (310).
The distributing center (330) distributes the mixed gas coming from the gas line (L) to the crater holes (323). Preferably, since the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas already contains oxygen, no outside oxygen should enter the distributing center (330) and to do this, the distributing center (330) is in the body (310).
The circulation forming center (340) prevents the nucleus formation during combustion of hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas supplied from the crater holes (323) by forming a circulation inside the distributing center (330). The circulation forming center (340) forms a circulation in a sealed distributing center (330) by revolving at a high speed by gas pressure coming from the gas line (L). The structure to make the circulation can be materialized in many forms. For example, according to an embodiment, a revolving column (341) in a disk form is provided inside the distributing center (330) which revolves via axis 343. The revolving column 341 has gyration inductions (342) formed at the end of the revolving column (341) where hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas run against the rotation inductions (342) making the revolving plate (341) spin. The gyration induction (342) rotates the revolving column (341) by the mixed gas pressure entering from the gas line (L). The rotation induction can be in variety of forms such as saw teeth or wings or twisted wings around the revolving column (341). In the example, the circulation forming center (340) is made up of revolving column (341) in a disk form and the saw teeth around the revolving column (341).
To make the circulation forming center (340) to spin, by the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas coming from the gas line (L), it is preferable that the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas is sprayed to the edge of the circulation forming center (340). For this to happen, the gas line is located off center of the body (310). However, even if the gas line (L) were installed at the center of the body (310), then the formation of the gyration induction (342) could be tilted from the circulation formation center (340) to achieve the same effect. Also as shown, if the gas line (L) is formed at the center of the body's (310) width, then the gyration induction (342) could be formed of twisted wings to achieve the same effect.
The hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas entera the distributing center (330) in the body (310) through the gas line (L) and forms a circulation at the circulation formation center (340) and is sprayed after being distributed to the crater holes (232). The hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas crashes into the interior wall of the crater hole (323) while it enters the hole (323) and during the process the circulation is catalyzed and the mixed gas is in a big circulation when it exits through the crater hole (323).
The hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas is sprayed from the crater holes and creates a combustion heat formed from a combustion flame. Since the hydrogen-oxygen mixed gas is in circulation and vibrating, it blends with air and is diluted so effectively that it does not create any nucleus with high temperature.
The embodiments have been explained based on the examples described but they are only a few of the examples and anyone with an ample knowledge on the field would understand that many variations may apply.
The following list identifies various elements depicted in the Figures:
Embodiments of the present disclosure are explained by reference to the accompanying figures. Of course, the figures are examples, and anyone with appropriate knowledge in the field would understand that there can be many variations that may apply.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-2008-0123047 | Dec 2008 | KR | national |
