Laminar Flow Combustion System and Method for Enhancing Combustion Efficiency

Abstract

A high efficiency laminar flow burner system for proving a stream of heat energy including a supply input module for providing fuel and laminar streams of air to a combustion manifold. The combustion manifold includes an air-fuel mixing system, a stoichiometric unit, and a refractory unit each coupled to one another. A first combustion stream is established at the air-fuel mixing chamber system as fuel exits an injector device at direction perpendicular to the laminar air intake stream. A laminar air intake stream traveling from the supply input module and along the staging passageway passes through a stoichiometric unit body at a plurality of air intakes to meet with the first combustion stream within to define a second combustion stream for introduction from the stoichiometric unit to the refractory unit. The refractory unit thus defines a third combustion stream as the second combustion stream travels across a refractory passageway.

1 . A laminar burner system comprising:
 a supply input module; and   a combustion manifold, the combustion manifold in fluid communication with the supply input module;
 the supply input module providing a fuel and a laminar air intake stream to the combustion manifold,
 the combustion manifold includes 
 an air-fuel mixing chamber system, the air-fuel mixing chamber system in fluid communication with the supply input module, and
 includes a mixing chamber and an injector device extending within the mixing chamber, 
  whereby fuel exits the injector device to mix with the laminar air intake stream traveling along the air-fuel mixing chamber to define a first combustion stream, and 
 
 a stoichiometric combustion unit, the stoichiometric combustion unit in fluid communication with the supply input module and with the air-fuel mixing chamber system, and
  includes a staging passageway and a stoichiometric unit body, 
  whereby a laminar air intake stream traveling along the staging passageway passes through the stoichiometric unit body to meet the first combustion stream within to define a second combustion stream. 
 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The laminar burner system according to  claim 1  further comprising a refractory unit, the refractory unit in fluid communication with the stoichiometric combustion unit and includes a refractory passageway, whereby the second combustion stream travels from within the stoichiometric unit body across the refractory passageway to define a third combustion stream. 
     
     
         3 . The laminar burner system according to  claim 2  wherein the refractory unit releasably couples to and is in fluid communication with the energy consumption system. 
     
     
         4 . The laminar burner system according to  claim 1  wherein the flow rate of the laminar air intake stream is variably adjusted at the inlet ports. 
     
     
         5 . The laminar burner system according to  claim 1  wherein the air-fuel mixing chamber system includes a pilot unit disposed adjacent to the injector, the pilot unit including a variable resistor receiving a voltage for selective engagement thereof, the electrically engaged variable resistor igniting the fuel on contact. 
     
     
         6 . The laminar burner system according to  claim 1  wherein fuel exits the injector device perpendicular to the laminar air intake stream traveling along the air-fuel mixing chamber to define a first combustion stream. 
     
     
         7 . A laminar burner system comprising:
 a supply input module; and   a combustion manifold, the combustion manifold in fluid communication with the supply input module;
 the supply input module providing a fuel and a laminar air intake stream to the combustion manifold,
 the combustion manifold includes
 an air-fuel mixing chamber system, the air-fuel mixing chamber in fluid communication with the supply input module, and 
  includes a mixing chamber and an injector device extending within the mixing chamber whereby fuel exits the injector device to mix with the laminar air intake stream traveling along the air-fuel mixing chamber to define a first combustion stream, and 
 a first reaction efficiency optimization module, 
  the first efficiency optimization module includes a first stoichiometric combustion unit, 
  the first stoichiometric combustion unit in fluid communication with the supply input module and with the air-fuel mixing chamber system, and 
  includes a staging passageway and a stoichiometric unit body, 
  whereby a laminar air intake stream traveling along the staging passageway passes through the stoichiometric unit body to meet the first combustion stream within to define a second combustion stream. 
 
 
   
     
     
         8 . The laminar burner system according to  claim 7  wherein the first reaction efficiency optimization module further includes a refractory unit,
 the refractory unit in fluid communication with the stoichiometric combustion unit and includes a refractory passageway whereby the second combustion stream travels from within the stoichiometric unit body across the refractory passageway to define a third combustion stream. 
 
     
     
         9 . Then laminar burner system according to  claim 7  further comprising a second reaction efficiency optimization module that is coupled to the first reaction efficiency optimization module and in fluid communication with the supply input module via staging supply lines and wherein the second reaction efficiency optimization module includes a staging passageway and a stoichiometric unit body, whereby a laminar air intake stream traveling along the staging supply lines passes through the stoichiometric unit body to meet the third combustion stream within to define a fourth combustion stream. 
     
     
         10 . The laminar burner system according to  claim 9  wherein the second reaction efficiency optimization module further includes a refractory unit, the refractory unit in fluid communication with the stoichiometric combustion unit and includes a refractory passageway whereby a fourth combustion stream travels from within the stoichiometric unit body across the refractory passageway to define a fifth combustion stream. 
     
     
         11 . The laminar burner system according to  claim 7  wherein a final combustion stream produced by the laminar burner system defines an energy output to an energy consumption system. 
     
     
         12 . The laminar burner system according to  claim 7  wherein one supply chamber module for supplying a predefined number of laminar staging supply lines is interchangeable with another supply chamber module for supplying a different predefined number of laminar staging supply lines. 
     
     
         13 . A combustion efficiency control system for a laminar burner system, the laminar burner system delivering thermal energy to an energy consumption system coupled thereto, the combustion efficiency control system comprising:
 an air flow sensor arrangement, the air flow sensor arrangement positioned adjacent to an air receiving port,
 the air flow sensor arrangement measuring laminar air flow and emitting an efficiency signal including laminar air flow input values; 
   a fuel flow sensor module, the fuel flow sensor module coupled to the fuel passageway,
 the fuel flow sensor module measuring fuel flow and emitting an efficiency signal including fuel flow input values; 
   a burner output sensor module, the burner output sensor module positioned adjacent to a burner system outlet,
 wherein the burner sensor module measures combustion energy output produced by laminar burner system;
 the burner output sensor module measuring combustion and emitting an efficiency signal including combustion energy output values; and 
 
   an operating unit, the operating unit compares laminar air flow and fuel flow input values with combustion output values to generate an efficiency signal having a combination of air and fuel control data.   
     
     
         14 . The combustion efficiency control system according to  claim 13  wherein the combustion efficiency system includes an emitter/receiver coupled to the operating unit, the emitter/receiver receiving fuel and air flow input values included with the corresponding efficiency signal for transfer to the operating unit. 
     
     
         15 . The combustion efficiency control system according to  claim 14  wherein the operating unit generates and the emitter/receiver emits an efficiency signal having a combination of air and fuel control data, the efficiency signal received by a fuel controller unit, a damper controller, and a combustion sensor/controller unit coupled to inlet actuators for selective activation thereof to control the supply of fuel and laminar air to the combustion manifold. 
     
     
         16 . The combustion efficiency control system according to  claim 15  wherein the operating unit compares the fuel and air flow input values with stored combustion values to generate the efficiency signal having a combination of air and fuel control data. 
     
     
         17 . The combustion efficiency control system according to  claim 15  wherein the operating unit compares the fuel and air flow input values with combustion output values provided by the efficiency signal received from the burner output sensor module to generate the efficiency signal having a combination of air and fuel control data. 
     
     
         18 . The combustion efficiency control system according to  claim 13  further comprising a sensor/controller unit, the sensor/controller unit positioned adjacent to the inlet ports and the injector device, wherein the sensor/controller unit measures the burn efficiency of fuel and laminar air within the mixing chamber 
     
     
         19 . The combustion efficiency control system according to  claim 18  further comprising a pilot unit coupled to the sensor/controller unit, and wherein the pilot unit is selectively engaged by the sensor/controller unit to ignite the nearby fuel based on predetermined wavelengths of light detected by the sensor/controller unit. 
     
     
         20 . The combustion efficiency control system according to  claim 13  further comprising a system output sensor module, the system output sensor module couples to the energy consumption system outlet, wherein the system output sensor module measures energy used by the energy consumption system for incorporation with an efficiency signal.