Patents Assigned to Mitsui Liquefied Gas Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 4424017
    Abstract: A system for burning a liquefied gas comprises a burner gun for spraying the liquefied gas into a combustion space, a pump for feeding the gas under pressure, pipe means connecting the burner gun with the pump, and a flow regulating valve provided in the pipe means, wherein the portion of the pipe means downstream from the valve has its inner diameter so determined in relation with the flow rate of the gas that the state of the gas flow through said portion falls within fog flow zone or bubble flow zone on Baker's two-phase flow diagram.In the system of the invention, unstable combustion of the liquefied gas due to vapor lock in the pipe means can be prevented even when the gas supply pressure is below the vapor pressure of the gas. Besides, the calorific value obtained with the system is variable over a wider range than with a conventional system. Thus the system has a remarkable industrial value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1984
    Assignees: Hitachi Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Limited, Mitsui Liquefied Gas Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Okigami, Yoshitoshi Sekiguchi, Hiroshi Hayasaka, Toshitsugu Koyama, Takeo Fujioka, Takeshi Yoshimitsu