Brian J Sutherland

US Patent:

20160230986, Aug 11, 2016

Filed:

Feb 5, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/016469

Inventors:

Vladimir SHMELEV - Moscow, RU
Nikolay VASILIK - Moscow, RU
Mark KHINKIS - Morton Grove IL, US
Aleksandr KOZLOV - Buffalo Grove IL, US
David CYGAN - Villa Park IL, US
David KALENSKY - Chicago IL, US
Brian SUTHERLAND - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

F23D 14/14
F23D 14/84
F23D 14/08

Abstract:

Methods of burning combustible gas mixtures on a surface of a permeable matrix providing surface stabilized combustion (SSC) with increasing amounts of radiation energy emitted by the surface of the permeable matrix and decreasing concentrations of pollutant components in the combustion products are provided. The gas mixture is fed to a burner that includes a permeable matrix material having a first thermal conductivity. The gas mixture is preheated as it travels through the permeable matrix material. The gas mixture is then combusted at or near exit pores and channels formed at a combustion surface of the permeable matrix material, the combustion surface at least in part coated with a coating material having a thermal conductivity less than the permeable matrix material thermal conductivity and a high optical transmittance in the infrared spectrum.

US Patent:

20150253005, Sep 10, 2015

Filed:

Mar 7, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/200567

Inventors:

Brian Sutherland - Chicago IL, US
Michael JOHNSON - Elmhurst IL, US
Chakravarthy SISHTLA - Plainfield IL, US

International Classification:

F23D 14/16

Abstract:

A gas burner including a gas distribution element and a metal foam matrix burner covering the distribution element. A heat sink partially surrounds, and is spaced apart from, the metal foam matrix. The heat sink has an open end to vent exhaust emissions. The gas burner provides reduced nitrous oxide and carbon monoxide emissions and effective heat transfer modes (conduction, convection and radiation) compared to state-of-the-art burner technologies.