Abstract: A method and system for reducing cycle to cycle variation of an engine is provided. The system may determine fuel injection characteristics and predict a gas burning rate or flame speed based on the fuel injection characteristics. The system may adjust an ignition timing in response to the predicted gas burning rate within the same engine cycle.

Abstract: A combination oven for cooking with heat and steam provides a boiler system for creating steam and includes a smoker appliance for generating smoke flavor during the cooking process. An oven controller detecting the use of the smoke appliance institutes a flushing and filling of the boiler after such use to reduce the transfer of smoke flavors to food that is subsequently cooked in the oven.

Abstract: A boiler incidental facility includes at least one jet nozzle, equipped in an air supply duct or an air exhaust duct connected with a furnace. During operation, steam is heated and supplied to the jet nozzle and spurted in a direction in alignment with an air flow in an air supply duct or in an air exhaust duct. Reactive and meditative chemicals may be injected into the air flow either through the net nozzles or adjacent to the net nozzles.

Abstract: A method of cleaning a boiler of a power generation plant is performed removing an oil component remaining in an interior of the boiler before a steady operation of the power generation plant. For such cleaning, a surface active agent is used as a cleaning liquid, and a cleaning liquid tank, into which the cleaning liquid is stored, is temporarily located, which is connected to a boiler feed water pipe through a cleaning liquid injection pipe and a cleaning liquid injection pump, by which the cleaning liquid is injected into the boiler feed water pipe in a controlled manner to feed the cleaning liquid into the boiler.

Abstract: Reduction of slagging is improved by targeting slag-reducing chemicals in a furnace with the aid of computational fluid dynamic modeling. Chemical utilization and boiler maintenance are improved.

Abstract: A boiler in which water is heated by passing through a furnace has a plurality of pipes for carrying water through the furnace. Each pipe is formed from high-carbon steel and is provided with a non-magnetic, electrically conductive inner lining. The lining, which is preferably electrically grounded, may be formed for example from copper metal, copper-filled organosilicon or copper-filled fluoroplastic material. In an alternative, or supplementary, implementation of the invention, the water circulation system of the boiler is provided with a plurality of magnetized granules. The granules, which preferably have a density of between about 0.5.times.10.sup.3 and about 1.0.times.10.sup.3 kg m.sup.-3, are carried through the boiler pipes by the water flow and help to reduce corrosion and scale deposition within the pipes.

Abstract: Reduction of slagging is improved by targeting slag-reducing chemicals in a furnace with the aid of computational fluid dynamic modeling. Chemical utilization and boiler maintenance are improved.

Abstract: A cleaning system for cleaning the interior of a boiler wherein the system includes a cleaning solution reservoir adapted for mounting within an appliance in which the boiler is housed, and a flow conduit circuit having eductor means operative to draw cleaning solution from the reservoir and pass it to the interior of the associated boiler when water under pressure is introduced into the eductor. The system finds particular application in descaling boilers employed in steam cooking ovens and the like wherein the boilers are relatively inaccessible.

Abstract: An apparatus controls treatment of water flowing through a boiler and includes a device that monitors the conductivity of the water. A controller opens a drain valve at periodic intervals, and closes the drain valve when the conductivity drops below a defined threshold. A mechanism measures the volume of water that flows into the boiler and a chemical is added to the water when a specified amount of water has flowed into the boiler. Alternatively the application of the chemical can occur at regular intervals of time. The chemical is applied for a user definable period of time. The application of the chemical is suspended when the cessation of water flow into the boiler is detected.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling injection of a chemical liquid in which the chemical liquid is basically injected into a boiler (1) filled with can water by actuating a chemical liquid supplying means (5) for a basic injection period (T2). After the basic injection period (T2) has passed, an accumulative operating period (T3) of water supplying means (4) is measured. During a period for which the accumulative operating period (T3) is smaller than the basic injection period (T2), the supply of chemical liquid is inhibited. When the accumulative operating period (T3) becomes greater than the basic injection period (T2), the chemical liquid is injected at a constant ratio to an amount of water supplied.

Abstract: The steamer comprises a first heating chamber (5) intended to generate wet steam from supplied water, and a second heating chamber (6) arranged between the first heating chamber (5) and the cooking chamber (2) and used for heating the wet steam coming from the first heating chamber (5). The temperature of the steam introduced in the cooking chamber (2) by means of the distribution means (4) is regulated by control device (9). In the steamer, the temperature of the steam supplied to the cooking chamber (2) may be continuously varied while reducing to a minimum the negative influence of limestone.

Abstract: A method of pre-heating feed water for boilers is disclosed which utilizes the exchange of heat between the tube side of a heat-exchanger which contains de-salinated and de-ionized water and the shell side which contains hydrocarbon vapors boiling in the range of 90.degree. to 150.degree. C. The tubes are made of carbon steel with their outer surfaces aluminized.

Abstract: A boiler feedwater conditioning tank for removing mud, iron and any other settleable solids from boiler feedwater and adding soluble chemicals to the same, wherein the feedwater is mixed and heated by passing the mixture down and around and up into and through a system of concentric open-ended standpipes erected within the tank. The outlet for clean feedwater lies at the top of the tank inside the upper end of the inner standpipe, and the inlets for the same lie distributively around the outside of the outer standpipe at the bottom thereof. The input port for chemicals lies in the tank side walls and steam heating coils lie between the outer standpipe and the wall of the tank in the path of convective flow of feedwater up between the same.