Fire display device and methods

Abstract

Systems and methods for a fire device forming at least one stream of flames within a center housing, and directing the at least one stream of flames through one or more apertures formed into an upper surface of the center housing and vertically above the center housing. In some examples, one or more gaseous fuel streams are injected towards the at least one stream of flames and above the center housing via fuel injection ports positioned outside of the center housing.

1 . A method for operating a fire display device, comprising:
 forming at least one stream of flames within a center housing; and   directing the at least one stream of flames through one or more apertures formed into an upper surface of the center housing and vertically above the center housing.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising directing one more gaseous fuel streams towards the at least one stream of flames vertically above the center housing. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one stream of flames is formed by injecting gaseous fuel through one or more injection ports formed into a center post that is positioned within the center housing, and igniting the gaseous fuel that is injected through the one or more injection ports via an ignition configuration that is also positioned within the center housing. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising injecting one or more gaseous fuel streams towards the at least one stream of flames and above the center housing via fuel injection ports positioned outside of the center housing. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein directing the at least one stream of flames through the one or more apertures includes directing two streams of flames through two apertures in a twin tail formation. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the center housing is cylindrically-shaped, and wherein the upper surface of the center housing comprises a substantially planar surface. 
     
     
         7 . A fire display device, comprising:
 a center post comprising an injection port formed therein, wherein the injection port is configured to flow a stream of gaseous fuel therethrough;   an ignition configuration adjacent to the center post and configured to ignite the stream of gaseous fuel; and   a center housing at least partially enclosing the center post and the ignition configuration, the center housing comprising an aperture formed therein configured to pass the ignited gaseous fuel therethrough.   
     
     
         8 . The fire display device of  claim 7 , wherein the aperture is formed into an upper surface of the center housing, and wherein the upper surface of the center housing is substantially planar. 
     
     
         9 . The fire display device of  claim 7 , wherein the injection port is a first injection port, wherein the stream of gaseous fuel flowed through the first injection port is a first stream of gaseous fuel, and wherein the center post comprises a second injection port formed therein that is configured to flow a second stream of gaseous fuel therethrough. 
     
     
         10 . The fire display device of  claim 9 , wherein the first stream of gaseous fuel and the second stream of gaseous fuel are ignited within the center housing via the ignition configuration. 
     
     
         11 . The fire display device of  claim 10 , wherein the ignition configuration includes an ignitor and a pilot light gaseous fuel source. 
     
     
         12 . The fire display device of  claim 7 , wherein the aperture of the center housing is vertically aligned above the injection port of the center post, and wherein a diameter of the aperture is greater than a diameter of the injection port. 
     
     
         13 . The fire display device of  claim 7 , further comprising injecting one or more gaseous fuel streams towards the ignited gaseous fuel above the center housing via additional fuel injection ports, wherein the additional fuel injection ports are positioned outside of the center housing. 
     
     
         14 . The fire display device of  claim 13 , wherein the additional fuel injection ports are positioned circumferentially around the center housing. 
     
     
         15 . A fire display device comprising:
 a center post configured to provide two flame streams in a twin tail formation that extend in a substantially vertical direction above the center post;   a center housing at least partially enclosing the center post, the center housing comprising a first aperture configured to pass a first flame stream of the two flame streams therethrough and a second aperture configured to pass a second flame stream of the two flame streams therethrough; and   a plurality of fuel injection ports positioned around the center post and the center housing.   
     
     
         16 . The fire display device of  claim 15 , wherein the each of the plurality of fuel injection ports is configured to inject a gaseous fuel stream towards the two flame streams above the center housing. 
     
     
         17 . The fire display device of  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of fuel injection ports include fuel injection ports coupled to a ring that circumferentially surrounds the center post. 
     
     
         18 . The fire display device of  claim 15 , further comprising an ignitor positioned adjacent to the center post and within the center housing. 
     
     
         19 . The fire display device of  claim 15 , wherein the center post comprises a first fuel injection port and a second fuel injection port formed therein, and wherein the first fuel injection port and the second fuel injection port vertically overlap with the first aperture and the second aperture of the center housing, respectively. 
     
     
         20 . The fire display device of  claim 15 , wherein the center post comprises a first fuel injection port and a second fuel injection port formed therein, and wherein the first aperture and the second aperture both have diameters that are larger than the first fuel injection port and the second fuel injection port.