Low Cost Radial Gas-Burner

Abstract

A Low Cost Radial Gas Burner (LCRGB) burner comprises a gas turbulator means, at least one means for producing an ambient-air-inducing jet of the gaseous fuel to create a self-sustaining combustible fuel-air mixture, and a combustion initiation means located at a combustion initiation position proximate the gas turbulator means. The gas turbulator means has a planar surface. The jet of gaseous fuel is directed towards the planar surface to envelope the gas turbulator means and is ignited by the combustion initiation means. The gas turbulator means may be configured as a planar rotor having a flow deflector and turbine vanes. In yet another embodiment of the LCRGB, there are at least two jets of the gaseous fuel which are directed to the planar surface of the gas turbulator means.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A burner for combusting a gaseous fuel, the burner comprising:
 a gas turbulator means;   at least one means for producing an ambient-air-inducing jet of the gaseous fuel to create a combustible fuel-air mixture, the jet being directed towards and enveloping the gas turbulator means; and   a combustion initiation means located at a combustion initiation position proximate the gas turbulator means to initiate the combustion of the fuel-air mixture around the gas turbulator means.   
     
     
         2 . The burner of  claim 1  wherein the gas turbulator means has a planar surface and the jet of the gaseous fuel is directed at the planar surface. 
     
     
         3 . The burner of  claim 1  wherein the gas turbulator means is configured as a planar rotor. 
     
     
         4 . The burner of  claim 3  wherein the the planar rotor has a flow deflector and turbine vanes. 
     
     
         5 . The burner of  claim 4  wherein the flow of the air-fuel mixture past the turbine vanes causes the rotor to spin and further mix the air and fuel in the air-fuel mixture. 
     
     
         6 . The burner of  claim 4  wherein a spin inducing means is coupled to the rotor to cause the rotor to spin and further mix the air and fuel in the air-fuel mixture. 
     
     
         7 . The burner of  claim 6  wherein the spin inducing means is an electric motor. 
     
     
         8 . The burner of  claim 6  wherein the spin inducing means is a fluidic motor. 
     
     
         9 . The burner of  claim 2  wherein there are at least two jets of the gaseous fuel which are directed to the planar surface of the gas turbulator means.