Multi-fueled multi-use combustion chamber

Abstract

The MULTI-FUELED MULTI-USE COMBUSTION CHAMBER removes pollutants effectively, efficiently and economically from flowing gases. The system will virtually eliminate the majority of compounds such as oxides of nitrogen, hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, odors and organic and inorganic particulates from the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines or other sources of combustion. The pollution source may be exhaust gases from internal combustion engines, incinerators, restaurant stoves, bakery stoves, dry cleaners, automotive repair, paint, sewage treatment plants, power generating stations or manufacturing facilities. The incinerator directly eliminates the undesirable and harmful pollution of the exhaust. The incinerator device has a plurality of cylindrical shaped incinerator chambers capable of being heated to high temperatures, connected in series comprising a mixing and burning incinerator chamber with an input duct for receiving a gaseous mixture and an additional number of mixing and reaction incinerator chambers. The chambers, connected in series, may have diameters of increasing size. The incinerator chamber may contain turbulator discs placed in the input area of each mixing and reaction chamber to enhance the mixture of fuel, fresh air and pollution exhaust input to the incinerator chamber to enhance the chambers pollution removing ability. When configured with a single combustion chamber and fuel dispensing system the chamber system will work as the combustion chamber of a bladed and disk “Tesla” type Brayton cycle turbine engines.

What is claimed:  
     
         1 . An incinerator/combustion chamber device, to remove pollutants from a flow of gaseous VOC mixture, comprising: 
 a. N number of cylindrical shaped incinerator chambers, capable of being heated to a broad temperature range, connected in series and comprising    b. a mixing and burning incinerator chamber having an input duct on one end for receiving a flow of a gaseous mixture and an output area on the opposite end for expelling a gaseous mixture; and    b. N−1 number of additional mixing and reaction incinerator chambers, each chamber having an input area on one end for receiving a flow of a gaseous mixture connected in series to the output area of a previous chamber and an output area on the opposite end for expelling a gaseous mixture.    c. the sudden expansion chamber and air/fuel injecting system is used to provide for unique combustion chamber applications that are capable of serving as the driving force combustors for both bladed and disk “tesla” type brayton cycle turbine engines:    d. the sudden expansion combustor will function on any combustible fuels, gaseous, liquid, or solid that can be injected into the input air stream of the combustor and ignited.    e. a unique sudden expansion combustion chamber geometry, being squared at both input and exhaust ends    f. a combustion chamber system whereby, the unique application of a sudden expansion combustion chamber where the sudden expansion chamber is used as a flame holder as well as the fuel combustion area.    g. an outer housing.    h. an interior insulating layer disposed within the outer housing.    
     
     
         2 . A system whereby the combustion takes place in an area separate from the fuel injection and initial ignition area and: 
 a. after the initial ignition sequence, the air source pressure is increased until the flame is moved into the sudden expansion combustion chamber and away from the fuel lines, fuel injectors and igniters.    a. the use of an air source in the system to keep the igniter and fuel dispensing system cool enough to allow for continuous operation with little or no degradation to the fuel input system due to heat.    b. the air/fuel air source is used to cause fine misting of the liquid fuels as they are injected into the initial fuel/air mixing area and even dispersion throughout the air/fuel.    d. A system whereby, a unique removable air/fuel injecting mechanism is comprised of a cylindrical tube to convey fresh air, one fuel injecting system for gaseous fuel, one fuel dispensing system for liquid fuel and/or a solid fuel.    e. a long tube assembly, where the air source is injected, next is the fuel injector where the fuel is injected into the air stream and just after the fuel injector is the igniter that ignites the air fuel mixture.    
     
     
         3 . according to  claim 1 , a mixing and burning incinerator chamber having an input duct on one end for receiving a flow of a gaseous mixture and an output area on the opposite end for expelling a hot gaseous mixture.  
     
     
         4 . An incinerator device, according to  claim 1 , wherein the output area of each N number of cylindrical shaped incinerator chambers has a diameter smaller than the input diameter of the chamber it is connected in series with.  
     
     
         5 . An incinerator device, according to  claim 1 , further comprising a turbulator disc placed in the input area of each N−1 mixing and reaction incinerator chambers to enhance the amount of turbulence within the chamber when a gaseous mixture of fuel, fresh air and pollution exhaust are input into the incinerator chambers.  
     
     
         6 . A system whereby, according to  claim 2 , one elongated tube assembly is used to hold the fuel injectors, dispense the air source, contain all fuel lines and electrical connections.  
     
     
         7 . An incinerator device, according to  claim 1 , further comprising a turbulator disc placed in the input area of each N−1 mixing and reaction incinerator chambers to enhance the amount of turbulence within the chamber when a gaseous mixture of fuel, fresh air and pollution exhaust are input into the incinerator chambers.  
     
     
         8 . An incinerator device, according to  claim 7 , wherein the N number of turbulator discs are washer shaped and are composed of metal or ceramic material capable of withstanding temperatures to a broad range.  
     
     
         9 . A sudden expansion combustion chamber/incinerator device, according to  claim 1 , wherein N=2.  
     
     
         10 . A sudden expansion combustion chamber/incinerator device, according to  claim 1 , wherein N=3.  
     
     
         11 . A sudden expansion combustion chamber/incinerator device, according to  claim 1 , wherein N= can be any number above 3 necessary to the systems functioning.  
     
     
         12 . A system whereby, when using the chamber system as an incinerator to destroy airborne volatile organic compounds VOC or airborne particulates, an input tube, separate from the fresh air tube is used to conveying said VOC's and particulates into the mixing and burning chamber.  
     
     
         13 . A system, according to  claim 12  whereby, when using the chamber system as an incinerator to destroy airborne volatile organic compounds a separate air tube is used to injected the fresh air into the air/fuel mixing area of the system and is separate from the VOC input tube.  
     
     
         14 . A system, according to  claim 12  whereby when using the chamber system as an incinerator device solid, liquid or gaseous fuels are injected into the fresh air stream for mixing and combustion.  
     
     
         15 . A system, according to  claim 12  whereby, when using the chamber system as an incinerator device liquid or gaseous fuels can be injected into the air stream by using round circular “Ring Injector” rings as shown in FIG. 6.  
     
     
         16 . A system, according to  claim 12  whereby, when using the chamber system as an incinerator device solid, liquid or gaseous fuels are injected into the air stream by using a fuel injecting spray nozzle device that is part of the air/fuel injector head and fuel igniter system.