Abstract: A continuous heating furnace (200) includes a conveyance body (210) stretched in an endless shape and configured to convey a burning target, a furnace main body (212) partially or entirely surrounding the conveyance body to form a burning space, and a roller (214) configured to support a portion of the conveyance body in the furnace main body.

Abstract: A heating furnace includes a target space (212a) in which a burning target is disposed, and a furnace main body (212) that surrounds the target space. The heating furnace includes one or more closed gas heaters having an introduction hole configured to introduce a fuel gas into the main body, a combustion chamber in which the introduced fuel gas is combusted, a discharge section to which an exhaust gas generated by combustion is guided, a radiation surface heated by the exhaust gas flowing through the discharge section or combustion in the combustion chamber and configured to transfer radiant heat to the burning target, and an exhaust hole configured to exhaust the exhaust gas that heats the radiation surface to the outside of the main body, and disposed in the furnace main body, and an exhaust heat transfer section (an insulated pipe (222a)) in communication with the exhaust hole of the closed gas heater and to which the exhaust gas is guided.

Abstract: A hermetically sealed gas heater (110) includes a heater main body, an introduction hole (132) configured to introduce a fuel gas into the heater main body, a combustion chamber (136) configured to combust the fuel gas flowing from introduction hole, and a discharge section (138) into which an exhaust gas generated by combustion in the combustion chamber is guided. The heater main body includes a radiation surface (140) heated by the exhaust gas flowing through the discharge section and configured to transfer radiant heat to a heating target (156). An ejection port (142a) configured to partially or entirely eject the exhaust gas to the heating target is formed at the radiation surface.

Abstract: An oven assembly for baking coatings applied to an object includes a housing with a header receiving pressurized air from a ventilator disposed outside the oven. A heater provides heat to the pressurized air received from the ventilator raising the temperature of the pressurized air to between about two and four times curing temperature in Fahrenheit degrees of the coatings applied to the object. The header extends from the heater into the housing. The header has nozzles disposed at spaced locations directing pressurized air at the temperature being between about two and four times the curing temperature in Fahrenheit degrees of the coating applied to the object toward predetermined locations on the object.

Abstract: A treater oven for drying a prepreg includes: a pipe conduit configured such that the prepreg is able to pass therethrough; a the first structure connected to one side of the pipe conduit and supplying heated air to the pipe conduit; and the second structure connected to the other side of the pipe conduit and discharging the heated air from the pipe conduit. The first structure includes: an air supply portion connected to a heat exchanger and supplying the heated air; an air distribution discharge portion discharging the heated air supplied from the air supply portion through a pair of discharging outlets in both sides of the prepreg; and at least one perforated plate symmetrically disposed in air passageways of the air distribution discharge portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a modular oven for food products, the oven including a conveyor device for entraining the products from an inlet to an outlet of the oven, and comprising in cascade at least two, and preferably three, individual modules, each individual module presenting: a ceiling of adjustable height that presents first air and/or steam injection means for generating forced convection; a floor of adjustable height that presents second air and/or steam injection means for generating forced convection; floor burners for baking by convection, which burners are disposed between the floor and the conveyor device and are adjustable vertical position; and ceiling burners for baking by radiation, which burners are disposed between the conveyor device and the ceiling, and are adjustable in vertical position.

Abstract: A radiant convection oven for baking a coating on an article which includes an oven enclosure receiving coating articles, a fan receiving fresh air and directing the fresh air to a burner or burners, a plurality of heat radiators each having an internal chamber receiving heated fresh air from the burner. The radiators are located within the oven opposite a coating article, radiating heat energy to the coated article, and a plurality of nozzles connected to the internal chamber of the radiators directing fresh heated onto the article, transferring convection heat energy to the coated article. In the disclosed embodiment, the radiators include radiating side and bottom walls having a relatively shallow depth, increasing the flow rate through the radiators, reducing the size and cost of the radiators and the fan.

Abstract: A convection oven that achieves a substantially enhanced degree of air flow through the use of a special nozzle design. Turbo flow air nozzles create an air flow pattern to provide higher velocity airflow with a smaller fan size and ductwork. The turbo flow air nozzles include main supply nozzles that direct high velocity air through air entrainment and mixing sections that entrain air from the oven interior to generate the increased air flow in a heat transfer zone of the oven. Appropriate ductwork is provided to direct air from a fan or fans to the supply nozzles to generate a high velocity air flow therethrough.

Abstract: An oven for heating a coating on a substrate, such as a painted vehicle body, including a first zone having radiant tubes and shields above the tubes and a second zone including side heat chambers having nozzles directing heated air onto a coated substrate and a hold zone. The radiant tubes may include a first linear portion extending through the oven and return loop beneath the substrate to conserve energy and sill ducts directing heated air against the underside of the vehicle body. The temperature is controlled by sensors contacting the radiant tubes and a proportional integral control system.

Abstract: An apparatus for curing paint on a surface of a vehicle body includes an oven enclosure having an oven section for receiving the vehicle body. A plurality of radiant tube heating elements is disposed in the oven section and each of the radiant heating tube elements has an exterior surface. An oven heater includes at least one burner disposed therein and is positioned external to the oven section. The oven heater is connected to the heating elements for providing heat energy to the oven section. A control means is connected to the oven heater for turning the oven burner on and off to maintain a predetermined temperature at the exterior surfaces of the heating elements whereby uncured paint on a surface of a vehicle body in the oven section is cured.

Abstract: An apparatus for curing paint on a surface of a vehicle body includes an oven enclosure having an oven section for receiving the vehicle body. A plurality of radiant tube heating elements is disposed in the oven section and each of the radiant heating tube elements has an exterior surface. An oven heater includes at least one burner disposed therein and is positioned external to the oven section. The oven heater is connected to the heating elements for providing heat energy to the oven section. A control means is connected to the oven heater for turning the oven burner on and off to maintain a predetermined temperature at the exterior surfaces of the heating elements whereby uncured paint on a surface of a vehicle body in the oven section is cured.

Abstract: The invention provides a process and installation for the treatment of a solid. The process includes passing the solid along a kiln having a hollow interior, while supporting the solid on supports moved successively along the kiln and heating the solid, by radiant heat, to a temperature at which it undergoes an endothermic chemical reaction. The installation includes a kiln having a hollow interior with an inlet end and an outlet end, a roof, a floor and a pair of opposed side walls, and a path for supports loaded with the solid to pass successively along in the interior, from the inlet end to the outlet end, the path extending along the floor. The installation includes heating surfaces for radiating heat towards the solid on supports passing along the path, and a plurality of supports, movable in succession along the path.

Abstract: Equipment (60) for the surface emission of infrared radiation, comprising a thermally insulated wall (62) forming a tunnel (63), and a number of unitary surface emission devices (1) each arranged with respect to and in the thermally insulated wall (62), characterized in that, in combination: each unitary surface emission device (1) comprises a box (21) arranged in the thermally insulated wall (62) and in which there is formed an opening (22) facing the downstream face (30) of the catalytic combustion wall (3); a number of transparent ceramic window panes (23) are mounted in such a way as to form, with the various seats of catalytic combustion (2), a respective number of circuits (24) for discharging the flue gases (25); the thermally insulated wall (62) comprises a secondary surface emission metal sheet (64) in a direct heat-exchange relationship with the tunnel (63) and forming with the remainder of the wall (62) a channel (65) for the flat circulation of burnt gases (25).

Abstract: A pyrolysis heater has the inlet sections of the process coils grouped together and the outlet sections of these same process coils also grouped together. High heat liberation hearth burners are located adjacent to the inlet sections of the coils and lower heat liberation burners are located adjacent to the outlet sections. The secondary fuel tips of the burners are inclined toward the adjacent heater wall. The high heat liberation hearth burners adjacent to the inlet coils are arranged in spaced apart pairs with the secondary burner tips of each of the pair being inclined toward the other burner of the pair.

Abstract: A fluid-fuel burner of the type producing a flame with axial development, which includes a combustion tile, having a broad shape, provided with an oxidizer and fuel injection orifices. These are approximately parallel to the major axis of symmetry of the tile, the internal shape of the latter as well as the orientation of the fuel and oxidizer injection orifices being chosen so as to create a difference in the distribution of the combustion products and of the recycled flue gases. A spread out flame is produced which ensures homogeneous distribution of the heat flux.

Abstract: A thermal processing unit for the processing of plastisol-based floor coverings comprising a radiant heat transfer section which raises the temperature of a plastisol-based floor covering to an approach temperature followed by a convection heating section which raises the temperature of the plastisol-based floor covering to a predetermined target temperature.

Abstract: Organic gases and the like containing poisonous dioxin and so on which are evaporated from articles when they are subjected to a heat treatment such as degreasing, are led from a muffle where they are heated into radiant heating tubes located outside the muffle and loaded with a negative pressure, and they are discharged into the air on account of the negative pressure working in the heating tubes after they have been substantially completely pyrolyzed in the heating tubes.

Abstract: A method for processing a pulverulent calcium sulphate material in order to obtain a hydraulic binder is described, including combining the following two successive processing steps: (a) heating the pulverulent material in a curing tunnel (1) at a temperature of 220-360° C., under conditions suitable for primarily forming an &agr;-type calcium sulphate, and (b) subjecting the heated material to a thermal quenching step in a cooling apparatus (2), with a cold, dry gas to stabilise the &agr; anhydrite and to prevent its conversion into other crystallographic types. The method provides a novel hydraulic binder with an &agr; anhydrite content of more than 35 wt. %, and with improved strength and behavior in fire resistance properties.

Abstract: A radiant heating system 30 comprising a tube 34 for radiating heat having a vacuum pump 40 coupled to an upstream end 35 for introducing negative pressure therein, a plurality of burner assemblies 32 mounted in series along a length thereof for igniting a combustible gas within the tube 34, and a metering element 90 for controlling the firing rate of the burner assemblies 32 under variable negative pressure conditions.

Abstract: A thermal processing unit for the processing of plastisol-based floor coverings comprising a radiant heat transfer section which raises the temperature of a plastisol-based floor covering to an approach temperature followed by a convection heating section which raises the temperature of the plastisol-based floor covering to a predetermined target.

Abstract: A curing apparatus for drying bonding material that is used for bonding, for example, chips to a lead frame for semiconductor devices including a plurality of heating blocks which are spacedly installed in a conveying direction of workpieces and each of the heating blocks is provided with heat-insulating plates on its lower surface, both side surfaces and both end surfaces so as to facilitate temperature control of each of the heating blocks.

Abstract: A combined radiant and convection oven controls the rate at which heat is transferred to an object being dried within the oven by varying the flow rate of convection air delivered to the oven's heating chamber. The radiating surfaces within the oven are heated by a novel arrangement of longitudinally extending ducts, each duct associated independently with a different radiating surface.

Abstract: A standard atmosphere furnace constructed of a steel casing formed as a cylinder with fibrous insulation attached is operated as a vacuum furnace. A plurality of radiant, fuel-fired ceramic heat tubes positioned in a centered but circumferentially spaced arrangement provides heat input to the furnace to permit it to operate at high, vacuum associated temperatures. The ceramic tubes are vacuum sealed to the furnace case by an elastomer seal/water jacket arrangement which uses an outboard clamp arrangement to establish a ceramic-to-metal contact to permit thermal cooling and prevent tube-flange movement so that the integrity of the elastomer seal can be maintained. In addition, an articulated joint connector is provided so that the tube can be supported in a pivotable manner permitting thermal movement while reducing tube stress to prolonged tube life.

Abstract: A radiant wall oven with a heating chamber and hot air chamber separated by a radiant wall, an air heating chamber, supply and return ducts between the air heating chamber and hot air chamber and blower means for circulating hot air through the ducts is provided with a radiant wall temperature control comprising two cascaded closed loop controls. The first compares the radiant wall temperature with a first setpoint value to generate the difference as a second setpoint value for the second, which compares the temperature of the supply duct with the second setpoint value to control a heat source such as a burner. Under certain conditions, the air heating chamber is vented to atmosphere.

Abstract: A heating mantle for heating materials in a retort includes a housing for a chamber holding the retort, a source of hot gases and a porous wall. The gases pass through the porous will which heats the retort. The heating takes place in a so-called porous wall radiation barrier process. In the first step, the gases passing through the wall heating it be convection. In the second stage, the heated porous wall radiates heat towards said retort.

Abstract: The present invention relates to method and apparatus for heating a strip of metallic material in a continuous annealing furnace and more particularly to an improvement relating to a method and apparatus for heating a strip of metallic material in a continuous annealing furnace in which annealing of the strip is continuously carried out in such a manner that a gas serving to adjust temperature of the strip, is blown toward the strip through a plurality of gas jet nozzles which are arranged on one side or both sides of the strip, wherein the temperature and flow rate of the strip are properly determined to a required level in response to the changing of the operating conditions such as the heat cycle, line speed, thickness of strip, width of strip and the like.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for establishing a preferred temperature profile useful in the oven portion of a blow molding machine by incrementally adjusting heating elements for the exterior of the oven while a stream of parisons are in motion through the oven. The disclosure also includes means and method for preserving and duplicating a preferred temperature profile.

Abstract: A grilling apparatus comprising a plurality of confronting pairs of heat emitters, a continuous conveyor therebetween having a plurality of spaced suspended hooks for conveying meat. At predetermined spacings, ramps are provided for tilting and releasing the hooks and suspended meat only as to those having sufficient lengths of lateral arms as to be engageable with the ramps. Shorter length lateral arms will clear the ramps to enable longer cooking of the suspended meat.

Abstract: An improved paint bake oven (10) of a modular construction is disclosed as including a convection heating module (12), exhaust modules (64), and a radiant drying module (80). The heating module (12) includes outer and inner housings (14) and (16) as well as an upper central supply plenum (20) and a central upper return plenum (28) that cooperate to provide efficient gas flow to painted products being baked upon passage through the heating module. Each exhaust module (64) is connected to an associated heating module so as to receive and exhaust gas therefrom to the environment. The radiant drying module (80) is located upstream from the heating module (12) and includes an outer insulated housing (84), an inner housing (86) having side passages (92) located on opposite sides of a product passage of the drying module (80), and a heater (96) that supplied heated gas to the side passages (92) to provide radiant heating that initially dries the painted products.

Abstract: A cooking oven utilizing in combination, convection, radiant, and pregnation heating. The apparatus includes a cooking compartment positioned between combustion chambers that provide spaced apart confronting heating surfaces which provide radiant heating, and forced circulating heating air passages, each of which have an inlet opening with a closed heated plenum chamber so as to forcibly discharge pregnating heat therethrough into the cooking compartment, with the heated air contained in the cooking chamber providing normal convection heating therein.

Abstract: A small-size, low capacity oven for baking flat bread, also called Syrian Bread, comprising a circular, dome-shaped rotatable table. The table is rotated about a vertical axis at about 1 r.p.m. A dome-shaped cover overlies the table, thus defining a confined space, heated by electric or fuel heaters mounted all around the cover. A chimney for exhaust gases is provided at the center of the cover in an adjustable manner for controlling the escape of gases from the oven.

Abstract: A flux filtration system (10) for removing rosin flux from a heat transfer liquid (14). The flux and heat transfer liquid (14) on an article (17) that has been condensation soldered is drained into a pan (13) located within a condensation soldering facility (11). The pan (13) diverts the liquid-flux mixture from a boiling reservoir of the liquid (14) in the lower portion of the facility (11). The liquid-flux mixture drained during a plurality of batch soldering operations is accumulated in a coarse flux filter (21). Periodically the filter (21) outpulses the coarsely filtered material sequentially through a heat exchanger (23), a fine flux filter (24), a preheater (28) and is then returned to the reservoir in the facility (11).

Abstract: An apparatus for the continuous porcelain enameling of sheet ware including the combination, in succession, of a drying zone for the incoming ware either integral or separate, a pre-heating zone for the ware following the drying zone, a heating zone for the ware after the pre-heating zone or zones, in which the porcelain enamel coating is fused onto the surface, and a cooling zone or zones. Burner means are provided for introducing hot combustion gases into a serpentine tube radiant heater which is in the heating zone to heat the ware by means of flameless radiation. After leaving the heating zone, the hot combustion gases are directed into the final pre-heating zone where they transfer some of their heat to the ware passing through that zone. Finally, the combustion gases leaving the pre-heating zone are directed into the drying zone where they transfer heat by convection to remove moisture and slightly pre-heat the ware, whereupon the relatively cool combustion gases are exhausted from the drying zone.

Abstract: A furnace for heat treating metal slabs or strips includes a heating chamber through which stock is passed in confronting relationship to an array of jet impingement radiation burners. Combustion is separated from the stock by flat refractory plates having a plurality of holes uniformly distributed thereover which direct uniform jets of combustion products upon the strip or slab. The jets of combustion products heat the work by convection. Also, the refractory jet forming plates are heated to radiance so that heat energy is transferred to the work by radiation.

Abstract: A baking apparatus for breads, cakes and the like includes a housing, a drum vertically and rotatably mounted within the housing, a spiral guide passage provided adjacent and along the periphery of the drum, a flexible endless belt conveyor advancing along the spiral guide passage, and heating elements disposed below and along the spiral guide passage. The flexible conveyor is ventilative and is driven by the drum which serves as a pin wheel, each pin engaging each projections provided at the inner side of the flexible conveyor.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for establishing a preferred temperature profile useful in the oven portion of a blow molding machine by incrementally adjusting heating elements for the exterior of the oven while a stream of parisons are in motion through the oven. The disclosure also includes means and method for preserving and duplicating a preferred temperature profile.