Roberto Jimenez
Engineering at Poplar St, Baton Rouge, LA
License number
Louisiana PE.0030179
Issued Date
Jun 25, 2002
Expiration Date
Sep 30, 2008
Category
Civil Engineer
Type
Environmental Engineer
Address
Address
4286 Poplar St, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Professional information
Compact Dual Cyclone Combustor
US Patent:
6601526, Aug 5, 2003
Filed:
Jan 9, 2001
Appl. No.:
09/757149
Inventors:
Ephraim J. Gutmark - Cincinnati OH
Alyson K. Hubbs - Zachary LA
Roberto Jimenez - Baton Rouge LA
Gary J. Leonards - Baton Rouge LA
Alyson K. Hubbs - Zachary LA
Roberto Jimenez - Baton Rouge LA
Gary J. Leonards - Baton Rouge LA
Assignee:
Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College - Baton Rouge LA
International Classification:
F23G 500
US Classification:
110346, 110347, 110213, 110214, 110244, 110248, 110295
Abstract:
An apparatus and method of creating a high combustion rate in a combustor used to burn combustible matter. The combustor comprising a cylindrical combustion chamber extending vertically with at least one side loading bin for loading combustible matter into the combustion chamber while combustion is ongoing. The combustor creates a high combustion rate by inducing an acoustic excitation and an ascending vortex in hot gases that is reflected by a conical surface, converting the ascending vortex to a descending vortex. The shear between the ascending and descending vortices increases mixing. The descending vortex acts to separate the small, fully-combusted particles from larger particles that are thrown by centrifugal force back into the combustion zone.