Fuel Burning System and Method

Abstract

A burn chamber system and a fuel burning system and method are provided. The fuel burning system has a melted fuel reservoir, a solid fuel, a melting grate configured to support the solid fuel, the melting grate located above at least a portion of the melted fuel reservoir so that at least some fuel melted on the melting grate can be received into the melted fuel reservoir. The system has at least one wick having an at least partially hollow core forming a burn chamber extending above the melting grate. A wick sheath surrounding the wick. The wick sheath has a side wall having one or more wick sheath apertures in communication with the wick.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A burn chamber system for a fuel burning system, comprising:
 a wick having an at least partially hollow core forming a burn chamber;   a wick sheath surrounding the wick, the wick sheath comprising a side wall having one or more wick sheath apertures in communication with the wick.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the side wall comprises a top half and a bottom half; the one or more wick sheath apertures are located on the top half of the side wall. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the side wall comprises a top quarter; the one or more wick sheath apertures are located on the top quarter of the side wall. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more wick sheath apertures are adjacent to a top edge of the wick sheath. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more wick sheath apertures comprise a plurality of apertures spaced apart equally about the side wall. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the wick sheath is cylindrical and the wick is cylindrical. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more wick sheath apertures are ⅛ of an inch in diameter. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more wick sheath apertures are 1/16 of an inch in diameter. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the wick comprises at least one of aluminum, copper, steel, iron, nickel, ceramic, stone, refractory materials, glass, or ceramic fiber paper. 
     
     
         10 . The wax burning system of  claim 1 , comprising a wick support located within the at least partially hollow core. 
     
     
         11 . A wax burning system comprising:
 a melted wax reservoir;   a melting grate configured to receive a solid wax, the melting grate located above at least a portion of the melted wax reservoir so that wax melted on the melting grate can be received into the melted wax reservoir;   a wick having an at least partially hollow core forming a burn chamber extending above the melting grate;   a wick sheath surrounding the wick, the wick sheath comprising a side wall having one or more wick sheath apertures in communication with the wick.   
     
     
         12 . The wax burning system of  claim 11 , wherein the side wall comprises a top half and a bottom half; the one or more wick sheath apertures are located on the top half of the side wall. 
     
     
         13 . The wax burning system of  claim 11 , wherein the side wall comprises a top quarter; the one or more wick sheath apertures are located on the top quarter of the side wall. 
     
     
         14 . The wax burning system of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more wick sheath apertures are adjacent to a top edge of the wick sheath. 
     
     
         15 . The wax burning system of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more wick sheath apertures comprise a plurality of apertures spaced apart equally about the side wall. 
     
     
         16 . The wax burning system of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more wick sheath apertures are ⅛ of an inch in diameter. 
     
     
         17 . The wax burning system of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more wick sheath apertures are 1/16 of an inch in diameter. 
     
     
         18 . The wax burning system of  claim 11 , comprising a wick support located within the at least partially hollow core. 
     
     
         19 . A method of increasing oxygen delivery to a fuel burning system having an at least partially hollow core forming a burn chamber, comprising the steps of:
 igniting a flame on the wick;   supplying oxygen into the burn chamber to combine with a fuel by drawing air through one or more holes in a wick sheath, the wick sheath being adjacent the wick.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the step of supplying comprises the step of drawing air through a porous side wall of the wick and into the burn chamber.