WO2009134904A2 - Systèmes et procédés relatifs à des cheminées comprenant des systèmes d’alimentation et de combustion modulaires pour des combustibles particulaires solides de biomasse - Google Patents

Systèmes et procédés relatifs à des cheminées comprenant des systèmes d’alimentation et de combustion modulaires pour des combustibles particulaires solides de biomasse Download PDF

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WO2009134904A2
WO2009134904A2 PCT/US2009/042139 US2009042139W WO2009134904A2 WO 2009134904 A2 WO2009134904 A2 WO 2009134904A2 US 2009042139 W US2009042139 W US 2009042139W WO 2009134904 A2 WO2009134904 A2 WO 2009134904A2
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR COMBUSTION USING ONLY SOLID FUEL
    • F23B40/00—Combustion apparatus with driven means for feeding fuel into the combustion chamber
    • F23B40/06—Combustion apparatus with driven means for feeding fuel into the combustion chamber the fuel being fed along the fuel-supporting surface
    • F23B40/08—Combustion apparatus with driven means for feeding fuel into the combustion chamber the fuel being fed along the fuel-supporting surface into pot- or trough-shaped grates
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR COMBUSTION USING ONLY SOLID FUEL
    • F23B50/00—Combustion apparatus in which the fuel is fed into or through the combustion zone by gravity, e.g. from a fuel storage situated above the combustion zone
    • F23B50/12—Combustion apparatus in which the fuel is fed into or through the combustion zone by gravity, e.g. from a fuel storage situated above the combustion zone the fuel being fed to the combustion zone by free fall or by sliding along inclined surfaces, e.g. from a conveyor terminating above the fuel bed
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23L—SUPPLYING AIR OR NON-COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS OR GASES TO COMBUSTION APPARATUS IN GENERAL ; VALVES OR DAMPERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CONTROLLING AIR SUPPLY OR DRAUGHT IN COMBUSTION APPARATUS; INDUCING DRAUGHT IN COMBUSTION APPARATUS; TOPS FOR CHIMNEYS OR VENTILATING SHAFTS; TERMINALS FOR FLUES
    • F23L1/00—Passages or apertures for delivering primary air for combustion 
    • F23L1/02—Passages or apertures for delivering primary air for combustion  by discharging the air below the fire
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24B—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES FOR SOLID FUELS; IMPLEMENTS FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH STOVES OR RANGES
    • F24B13/00—Details solely applicable to stoves or ranges burning solid fuels 
    • F24B13/04—Arrangements for feeding solid fuel, e.g. hoppers 
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23K—FEEDING FUEL TO COMBUSTION APPARATUS
    • F23K2203/00—Feeding arrangements
    • F23K2203/10—Supply line fittings
    • F23K2203/104—Metering devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23K—FEEDING FUEL TO COMBUSTION APPARATUS
    • F23K2203/00—Feeding arrangements
    • F23K2203/20—Feeding/conveying devices
    • F23K2203/202—Feeding/conveying devices using screws
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23N—REGULATING OR CONTROLLING COMBUSTION
    • F23N2239/00—Fuels
    • F23N2239/02—Solid fuels

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  • cord wood burning systems are subject to having non-uniform fuel disbursement in the combustion chamber.
  • This non-uniform fuel results in uneven combustion, which in turn results in variable temperatures, raised pollution levels, and excessive smoke and soot.
  • the present systems and methods, etc. provide these and/or other advantages, including for example one or more of substantially constant temperatures, lower pollution levels, reduced smoke and soot, and enhanced aesthetic values, e.g. more attractive flame patterns.
  • the present systems, methods, etc. are directed to fireplaces comprising a modular combustion system to feed and combust one or more biomass solid particulate fuels.
  • the fireplaces have at least one solid fuel-fired combustion chamber, and can have a single centrally located fuel bin opening or multiple openings for efficient, aesthetically pleasing, no smoke and low pollution combustion.
  • one or more fuel bins provide fuel to a mechanical or gravity-based fuel feed mechanism which provides fuel at a controlled rate to the combustion chamber.
  • at least one igniter typically an automated igniter, ignites the fuel and at least one oxygen source such as a draft fan or compressed air source provides a proper air mixture to the combustion chamber for clean combustion.
  • biomass solid particulate fuels include but are not limited to wood pellets, wood chips, corn, grain, briquettes, small grain and cellulosic residues, fruit pits, etc.
  • the fireplaces can be configured in a variety of configurations including decorative configurations such as patio fireplaces, built-in fireplaces fire pits and patio heaters.
  • a fireplace fuel feed system comprising: at least one fuel hopper configured to hold and dispense a supply of at least one bio-mass solid particulate fuel, the hopper communicating via at least one discharge opening with a fireplace combustion chamber comprising at least one burn pot and at least one combustion grate, the system further comprising at least one fuel feed mechanism that conveys the fuel from the hopper to the combustion grate of the burn pot in the fireplace, the hopper, fuel feed mechanism and burn pot configured to cooperatively evenly feed and evenly combust the bio-mass solid particulate fuel in the burn pot, and at least one control operatively connected to the fuel feed mechanism and configured to control at least the amount and timing of transfer of the bio-mass solid particulate from the hopper to the burn pot.
  • the fuel feed mechanism can be a multi-directional fuel feed mechanism and the multi-directional fuel feed mechanism and the hopper can be cooperatively configured to move the fuel in multiple directions to the at least one discharge opening. Further, at least one of the control, the hopper or the fuel feed mechanism can be configured to automatically intermittently, periodically convey a uniform amount of the fuel to the burn pot, or to continuously convey a uniform amount of the fuel to the burn pot.
  • the fuel feed mechanism can be, for example, an auger comprising flightings along a shaft, continuous loop device or a non-turning agitating device, and can have a single fuel entry point and at least two discharge openings, or at least two fuel entry points with a single discharge opening communicating with the combustion chamber.
  • the effective direction of the fuel feed mechanism can be reversed.
  • the hopper can be a multi-chamber fuel hopper, and the system can comprise at least one discharge chute configured to carry the fuel between the hopper and the combustion chamber.
  • the combustion chamber can be sized and configured for a residential or commercial heat or energy generation fireplace.
  • the system further can comprise a regulatable, variable source of increased combustion air, which can comprise an air fan or a compressed air source.
  • the systems, etc., herein comprise a fireplace comprising a fireplace fuel feed system as discussed herein.
  • the discussion herein provides methods of burning a bio-mass solid particulate fuel in a fireplace.
  • the methods can comprise: providing a fireplace comprising at least one fuel hopper configured to hold and dispense a supply of at the least one bio-mass solid particulate fuel, the hopper communicating via at least one discharge opening with a fireplace combustion chamber comprising at least one burn pot and at least one combustion grate, the system further comprising at least one fuel feed mechanism that conveys the fuel from the hopper to the combustion grate of the burn pot in the fireplace; controllably engaging the fuel feed mechanism to evenly feed the bio-mass solid particulate fuel to the combustion chamber; and, evenly combusting the bio-mass solid particulate fuel in the fireplace combustion chamber.
  • the fuel feed mechanism can be a multi-directional fuel feed mechanism and the methods further can comprise moving the fuel in multiple directions to the at least one discharge opening.
  • the methods further can comprise automatically intermittently, periodically conveying a uniform amount of the fuel to the burn pot, or automatically continuously conveying a uniform amount of the fuel to the burn pot.
  • the fuel feed mechanism can be an auger and the methods further can comprise moving the fuel to the discharge opening using flightings along a shaft of the auger.
  • the fuel feed mechanism can have a single fuel entry point and at least two discharge openings and the methods further can comprise moving the fuel in multiple directions from the single entry point toward the at least two discharge openings, or the fuel feed mechanism can have at least two fuel entry points and a single discharge opening communicating with the combustion chamber and the methods further can comprise moving the fuel in multiple directions from the at least two fuel entry points toward the single discharge opening.
  • the burning can take place in a residential or commercial heat or energy generation fireplace.
  • the methods further can comprise regulatably, variably providing increased combustion air to the combustion chamber during the burning, and can comprise reversing the effective direction of the fuel feed mechanism during the burning.
  • Figure 1 depicts a perspective view of a fireplace fuel feed and combustion system.
  • Figure 2 depicts a perspective view of a fireplace fuel feed system in a patio fireplace.
  • Figure 3 depicts a perspective view of another embodiment of the modular multi- chambered hopper and multi-discharge combustion system, with the hopper visible in a partial cut-away portion of the outer jacket.
  • Figure 4 depicts a perspective view of a modular multi-chambered hopper and multi-discharge combustion device comprising a dual discharge system, with the hopper visible in a partial cut-away portion of the outer jacket.
  • Figure 5 depicts a perspective view of a further embodiment of a combustion system herein comprising a modular multi-chambered hopper with multi-discharge ports, with the hopper visible in a partial cut-away portion of the outer jacket but the hopper lacking a hopper lid.
  • Figure 6 depicts a cross section of a built-in fireplace comprising a modular multi-chambered hopper and multi-discharge combustion system herein.
  • the present systems and methods, etc. relate to fireplaces featuring a modular combustion system to feed and combust biomass solid particulate fuel(s). Relative to traditional log or gas fireplaces, such systems provide for one or more of reduced installation costs, enhanced ease of use, reduced ash and waste, uniformity of heat, and reduced costs of use.
  • the present systems and methods, etc., herein comprise a fireplace fuel feed system comprising: at least one fuel hopper or bin and fuel feed mechanism having both an entry point(s) and discharge point(s) for the intake and export of the biomass solid particulate fuel.
  • the fuel feed mechanism can be multi-directional, which means that it can move the fuel within the hopper in multiple directions to one or more discharge points of the hopper; such multi-directional fuel feed mechanisms can also be used in cooking burning appliances such as stoves and barbecues.
  • the hopper and fuel feed mechanism are operably connected to a fireplace burn pot comprising at least one combustion grate.
  • the hopper, fuel feed mechanism and burn pot are configured to cooperatively feed and evenly combust at least one biomass solid particulate fuel in the burn pot within the fireplace.
  • the fuel feed mechanism comprises a fireplace conveyor comprising at least one of a gravity slide or a mechanical fuel feed mechanism that conveys the fuel from the hopper to the burn pot.
  • the conveyor is configured to substantially uniformly discharge the fuel across the combustion grate of the burn pot in the fireplace such that the even combustion can be achieved.
  • the system comprises at least one control operatively connected to the hopper and burn pot and configured to control the amount and timing of transfer of the biomass solid particulate from the hopper to the burn pot.
  • the control is configured to manually or automatically control one or more of the feed rates of the fuel to the burn pot for higher or lower BTU outputs, control the speed of the draft fans, and/or control the air flow to the combustion chamber, for example by changing the positioning of automatic, mechanical or bimetal dampers or valves.
  • the systems are located within fireplaces, which can be for example in the form of a built-in fireplace, a portable patio fireplace or a fire pit; a fireplace or fire pit as used herein differs from a stove or barbecue, for example, in that there is no cooking grate or surface.
  • the gravity slide or mechanical fuel feed mechanism can be, for example, a screw auger with flightings along a shaft turned by a gear drive or separate motor that turns the auger; a belt, chain, or other continuous loop conveyor; or, a non-turning vibrating or agitating device that "shakes" the fuel from a beginning location to the desired location such as the discharge port of the hopper and/or the combustion grate of the burn pot.
  • the fuel feed mechanism can feed fuel to one or more fuel discharge points, in one or more directions.
  • the bin or hopper can be singular or comprise multiple chambers or sections.
  • the flightings of the screw auger can be of any desired material and conformation, for example formed steel, or fiber or steel brush.
  • the auger shaft can have a hollow center with short shafts only at the outboard ends to accommodate mounting into the bearings.
  • the diameter of screw auger in one embodiment is about 2.5 inches, but may be virtually any size based on the size of the preferential particulate fuel used. For example, if solid fuel of larger diameter is employed, such as in industrial use, a multidirectional screw auger of larger diameter may be used.
  • the systems can comprise one or more fuel delivery chutes configured such that the fuel slides down onto a one or more combustion grates within the burn pot (sometimes referred to as an air chamber), and can comprise one or more draft fan or compressed air sources to provide combustion air to the grates to achieve combustion.
  • the fireplaces can comprise decorative elements such as decorative logs.
  • biomass solid particulate fuel from the hopper spills or otherwise moves into the intake openings of the fuel feed mechanisms or conveyors and, where the conveyors are located within the hopper(s), are moved to the discharge openings of the hopper by such fuel feed mechanisms.
  • the action of the fuel feed mechanisms moves the fuel at a controlled rate to the combustion grate causing a desired, usually consistent and uniform, quantity of biomass solid particulate fuel to be discharged via the discharge openings of the fuel feed mechanisms onto the combustion grates in the burn pot(s).
  • the fuel feed mechanisms can be controlled to provide a certain, usually uniform, amount of fuel to the burn pot per fuel feed mechanism action.
  • the fireplaces include a decorative outer housing, or an adjustable control for the fuel feed mechanisms to adjust feed rate.
  • the fuel feed mechanisms may be made of different materials and/or at different angles to alter the feed rate to accommodate the wide variety of different sized biomass solid particulate fuels available.
  • the auger When using a screw auger, the auger may rotate with in a formed round, or multi angular shaped tube.
  • the interior surface of such tube can be unpolished such as is characteristic of unfinished stock metal.
  • the material comprising surface, and specifically the roughness of this surface can be varied as desired.
  • Figure 1 depicts a perspective view of a fireplace fuel feed and combustion system 20 comprising a hopper 1 (the front panel of the hopper 1 has been removed to enhance the ability to see components within hopper), a fuel feed mechanism 3 comprising one or more fuel entry points 14, a tubular discharge chute 5 and a combustion chamber 6.
  • hopper 1 comprises a lid 22, hopper walls 34, and spreader fins 30 that are helpful to direct the flow of pellets or other biomass solid particulate fuel to the fuel feed mechanism 3 which is an auger 2 comprising multiple flightings 3 a, 3b.
  • Hopper 1 communicates with combustion chamber 6 via at least one discharge opening 38.
  • Combustion chamber 6 comprises a combustion grate 6a, fuel igniter 6b and burn pot 6c.
  • Hopper 1 in Figure 1 is a multichamber hopper with the chambers divided by divider 24. Upper extended portions 28 of hopper 1 are configured to hold a substantial amount of fuel to be ultimately supplied to combustion chamber 6.
  • the auger 2 is multi-directional, journaled in bearings 12, and driven by an auger motor 4 that in turn is controlled by an auger control 8 located at a control panel 10 (not shown in Figure 1, see, e.g., Figs. 3 and 4).
  • the auger 2 is contained within an auger tube 9 configured to fit the size and shape of auger 2 including auger flightings 3 a, 3b and thereby to enhance the ability of the auger to move fuel to discharge chute 5.
  • the auger 2 and flightings 3 a, 3b are multi-directional, moving fuel either outwardly or inwardly depending on the direction of rotation; single- direction augers and other conveyors, and other configurations, are possible.
  • a combustion fan 7 is operably connected to combustion chamber 6; the fan can be electrical, hand-powered or otherwise powered as desired, and can be controlled at the same control panel 10 or any other desired location.
  • the fan 7 provides increased combustion air for fuel combustion, which air flow can be regulated, manually or automatically, as desired.
  • the base 26 of the system 20 is maintained within a fireplace, as shown for example in Figures 2 and 6. If desired, the base can be elevated within the fireplace via legs 50.
  • Figure 2 depicts a perspective view of a fireplace fuel feed system 20 in a patio fireplace 36.
  • Combustion chamber 6 and burn pot 6c are among the elements of Figure 2 depicts a perspective view of a fireplace fuel feed system in a patio fireplace that are visible in the burn area 48 of fireplace 36.
  • FIG. 3 depicts a perspective view of another embodiment of fireplace fuel feed and combustion system 20, with certain elements visible in a partial cut-away portion of outer jacket 52.
  • hopper 1 lacks a divider 24 so the hopper is effectively a single chamber.
  • Hopper 1 retains spreader fins 30.
  • Fuel feed mechanism 3 in Figure 3 is a continuous loop device, which in this embodiment is a chain 44. Similar to Figure 1, the chain feeds the fuel to a centrally located discharge opening 38, but in this instance the discharge opening 38 is located proximal to the hopper and fuel feed mechanism 3 and feeds to an open-top discharge chute 40 that transports the fuel to combustion chamber 6. Further, in this embodiment additional air is provided from a pressurized air source 46.
  • Figure 4 depicts a further embodiment of fireplace fuel feed and combustion system 20, with certain elements visible in a partial cut-away portion of outer jacket 52.
  • This embodiment comprises multiple discharge openings 38 feeding multiple open-top discharge chutes 40 feeding multiple combustion chambers 6.
  • the fuel feed mechanism 3 is a continuous loop conveyor 32 comprising two belts 42, and has a single fuel entry point 16 and two discharge openings 38.
  • the hopper 1 lacks the spreader fins 30 found in certain other embodiments.
  • Figure 5 depicts a perspective view of a further embodiment of a combustion system 20.
  • the hopper 1 lacks the hopper lid 22 shown, e.g., in Figure 3, and gate 54 provides a valve function that can mediate flow of fuel from the hopper 1 to the combustion chamber 6.
  • gate 54 can be controlled manually or automatically, for example at control panel 10 or at other location as desired.
  • Figure 6 depicts a cross section of a built-in fireplace 56 comprising a modular fireplace fuel feed and combustion system 20 herein.
  • Built-in fireplace 56 comprises a chimney 58 to provide a flow-through of air and to take unwanted heat, ash, etc., from the built-in fireplace 56.
  • Figure 6 shows one possible implementation of the modular fireplace fuel feed and combustion system 20 in a built-in fireplace 56, with hopper 1 disposed behind a separating wall 60, which wall can also be or function as outer jacket 52 depicted in certain other figures herein.
  • Fuel is loaded into the upper expanded portions of hopper 1, which typically are located within the same chamber as fuel feed mechanism 3 but can either or also be located in adjacent chamber(s) communicating with the fuel feed mechanism.
  • the size and shape of the fuel can be pellets such as common wood pellets between 1/8 and 3/8 inch in diameter, but can be of any size and shape such as sawdust, corn, small grain, fruit pits, cellulosic pellets or sized coal.
  • the fuel from hopper 1 enters the fuel feed mechanism 3 such as auger tube 9 in Figure 1 and is moved by the rotating multi-directional screw auger 2.
  • Multi-directional screw auger 2 can rotate in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. The rotation of the multi-directional screw auger 2 moves the fuel as desired to the combustion chamber 6.
  • the action of fuel feed mechanism 3 can be on a timed basis, sufficient to cause a consistent quantity of biomass solid particulate fuel per unit, such as one screw auger rotation, to be separated from the formed auger tube 9 and discharged via discharge opening 38, usually via a transport such as discharge chute 5, onto combustion grate 6a of burn pot 6c.
  • igniter 6b acts to light the fuel if it is not being added to already-burning fuel, then the fuel burns at a desired, typically uniform and even, rate within burn pot 6c and combustion chamber 6. If desired, the rotation of the multi-directional screw auger 2 can be reversed to move the fuel in the opposite direction.
  • multi-directional screw auger 2 revolves intermittently based on a signal from control 10 and/or auger control 8, with a controlled timer, which may be of conventional design, connected to the auger motor 4, which may be a gear motor.
  • Auger motor 4 is thus activated on a duty cycle for a variable or desired amount of time, such as a desired number of seconds.
  • a uniform number of pellets for example, 5 may be fed from multi-directional screw auger 2 into burn grate 6a and burn pot 6c with a fixed passage of time (for example, 10 seconds) occurring before the next group of pellets are fed.
  • multi-directional screw auger 2 revolves for a certain time period (for example, 3 seconds) then does not revolve for another predetermined time period (for example, 7 seconds) based on the period of activation of motor 4.
  • the multi-directional screw auger may perform one or more complete revolutions or only a partial revolution per feed event.
  • a uniform rate of fuel feed is attained whereby auger motor 4 is continuously activated, but the speed of auger motor 4 is varied.
  • multidirectional screw auger 2 revolves continuously and the rate of pellets fed into burn grate 6a is a function of the revolutions per minute of multi-directional screw auger 2, which is in turn a function of the speed of auger motor 4.
  • Drive bearings 12 can be made of any suitable material, such as a heat resistant, resilient material having a low coefficient of friction such as polytetrafluoroethylene, available under the brand name TEFLON ® . These properties create a bearing surface which can provide relatively frictionless turning of the multi-directional screw auger in the potentially hot environment of a fireplace.
  • a heat resistant, resilient material having a low coefficient of friction such as polytetrafluoroethylene, available under the brand name TEFLON ® .
  • the auger 2 is only one possible fuel feed mechanism 3.
  • One alternate embodiment having a drive combination different from the flighting/shaft of auger 3 shown in Figure 1 comprises a sprocket attached circumferentially to multi-directional screw auger 2, and a chain attached to both the sprocket and a sprocket drive motor, not separately shown.

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L’invention concerne des cheminées conçues pour être installées dans des terrasses extérieures et des cheminées encastrées, des foyers et similaires qui brûlent des combustibles particulaires solides de biomasse. Lesdites cheminées comprennent au moins un système d'alimentation modulaire pouvant alimenter une ou plusieurs grilles grâce à au moins un réservoir d'alimentation, ce qui permet d'avoir un meilleur contrôle d’aspects tels que la puissance calorifique, la génération d'énergie, le mélange de différentes variétés de carburants comme des pastilles ou des copeaux aromatisés lors d'une utilisation dans un barbecue, un fumoir ou un autre dispositif de préparation culinaire, et par exemple, si on le souhaite, l’obtention d’une flamme plus pleine et plus grande lorsque l'esthétique est importante.
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