Abstract: An insert for a radiant tube of a furnace including a first section adapted to absorb heat from combustion gases passing through the radiant tube and radiantly transfer the heat to a wall of the radiant tube and a second section for directing heat and gases in the radiant tube toward the first section of the insert and a system including a radiant tube and one or more such inserts. Also, a method of improving heat transfer from a radiant tube of a furnace to the material being heated including supplying an insert as described above and placing the insert into the radiant tube such that the first section corresponds to a portion of the radiant tube that is closest to the material being heated. Also, an insert for a radiant tube of a furnace including a ceramic body and a metal deposited on the surface of the ceramic body.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 18, 2018
Date of Patent:
November 3, 2020
Assignee:
PSNergy, LLC
Inventors:
Carl R. Nicolia, Paul Koch, Michael W. Alabran, Christopher M. Wyant, John Williams, Ryan Purtel, Benjamin Johnston, Tyler Schnieder, Carey Rozanski
Abstract: An insert for a radiant tube of a furnace including a first section adapted to absorb heat from combustion gases passing through the radiant tube and radiantly transfer the heat to a wall of the radiant tube and a second section for directing heat and gases in the radiant tube toward the first section of the insert and a system including a radiant tube and one or more such inserts. Also, a method of improving heat transfer from a radiant tube of a furnace to the material being heated including supplying an insert as described above and placing the insert into the radiant tube such that the first section corresponds to a portion of the radiant tube that is closest to the material being heated. Also, an insert for a radiant tube of a furnace including a ceramic body and a metal deposited on the surface of the ceramic body.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 17, 2014
Date of Patent:
July 24, 2018
Assignee:
PSNergy, LLC
Inventors:
Carl R. Nicolia, Paul Koch, Michael W. Alabran, Christopher M. Wyant, John Williams, Ryan Purtel, Benjamin Johnston, Tyler Schnieder, Carey Rozanski