Abstract: In order to provide a pulverized coal burner for an oxyfuel combustion boiler which attains uniform combustion from a pulverized coal burner and which constrains a temperature rise of an oxygen injection nozzle, burner inner and outer cylinders are arranged to penetrate a wind box 2 and come close to a throat portion 3. A pulverized coal feed passage 9 is provided between the burner inner and outer cylinders 4 and 5. A plurality of oxygen injection means 11 are arranged outwardly of the burner outer cylinder 4 so as to directly feed oxygen ahead of the burner outer cylinder 4.

Abstract: Representatively, a method of separating carbon from hydrocarbon molecules, the method including: heating hydrocarbon molecules beyond their boiling point; decomposing the heated hydrocarbon molecules to generate elemental or molecular carbon and hydrogen gas; separating at least some of the elemental or molecular carbon from the hydrogen gas; chemically reacting the hydrogen gas to produce heat; and applying some of the heat in carrying out said heating.

Abstract: A boiler apparatus includes a housing defining an interior boiler chamber and a burner element arranged to be in thermal communication with the boiler chamber. An ignition device is provided for instigating combustion of an inlet gas stream, and is arranged adjacent one edge of the burner element. A gas restricting device is utilized for restricting contact between the burner element and the inlet gas stream such that the inlet gas stream is initially incident upon the one edge of the burner element, thereby forcing the inlet gas stream to propagate across the burner element from the one edge.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for generatig superheated steam from industrial grade hydrogen peroxide, Hydrogen peroxide and a combustible fluid are injected into a first part of the combustion chamber to form a reactant mixture. The reactant mixture is ignited, to allow for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide and the generation of superheated steam, which exits from a second part of the combustion chamber. An improved combustion efficiency is realized with the implementation of a flame holder.

Abstract: A heating apparatus having a chamber, an air inlet attached to the chamber, an air outlet attached to a bottom portion of the chamber, a heater attached to the chamber for introducing heat into the chamber, a blower for causing air to enter the inlet, pass through the chamber and exit through the outlet, nozzles for introducing water into the chamber from the top thereof, and water catching units disposed below the water inlet for holding water in pools in the chamber and preventing all of the water from passing directly out of the outlet.

Abstract: A compact burner-boiler combination having an improved heating cycle for effecting substantial fuel saving and maximum boiler and combustion efficiency in a relatively simple and expedient manner. This is attained by a compact boiler construction utilizing an improved burner construction and method of combustion in which a liquid fuel is gasified by the heating products of combustion to form a homogeneous fuel gas-air mixture prior to combustion so as to effect a substantially stoichiometric burning of the fuel so as to result in a high velocity and a very high flame temperature (approx. 4100.degree. F.) and to cause the breakdown of a portion of the hydrocarbons into their basic component elements so as to make them available for diffusion burning.