Having Exterior Heating Flue Patents (Class 122/155.3)
  • Patent number: 9140446
    Abstract: A ground supported single drum power boiler is described combining a refractory lined and insulated V-Cell floor; refractory lined and insulated combustion chamber; integrated fuel chutes configured to pre-dry wet solid fuel; top mounted fuel bin; internal chamber walls; configurable combustion air systems; and a back pass with after-burner ports and cross flow superheaters. The boiler can be configured in pre-assembled modules to minimize the field construction time and cost. An alternative embodiment is adaptable as a gasifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel R. Higgins, Eugene Sullivan