Andrew Jude Richardson

US Patent:

62509152, Jun 26, 2001

Filed:

Mar 29, 2000

Appl. No.:

9/538021

Inventors:

Donald Prentice Satchell - Berkeley Heights NJ
Neil George Simpson - Sylvania OH
Andrew Peter Richardson - Clinton NJ

Assignee:

The BOC Group, Inc. - New Providence NJ

International Classification:

F27D 700

US Classification:

432 19

Abstract:

A method of heating a surface provides for a central fuel rich jet having a peripheral shroud of substantially stoichiometric combustion products and one or more fuel lean jets each having a peripheral shroud of substantially stoichiometric combustion products. The fuel lean jets are placed around the periphery of the central fuel rich jet. The fuel lean jet or jets each having shrouds of substantially stoichiometric combustion products and a careful choice of relative velocities for each results in minimizing the mixing of the fuel rich and fuel lean jets until they are at or near the surface of the material to be melted. The placement of the fuel lean jet and fuel rich jets may be reversed in applications where an oxidizing atmosphere is required at the surface to be heated.

US Patent:

20180010788, Jan 11, 2018

Filed:

Jun 29, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/636909

Inventors:

Gene H. Irrgang - Horsham PA, US
Eric Predatsch - Conshohocken PA, US
Andrew Richardson - Clinton NJ, US
Steve Korn - Northhampton PA, US

International Classification:

F23C 99/00
F24J 1/00
B01J 8/00
B01J 8/02

Abstract:

A flameless thermal oxidizer (FTO) includes at least one baffle constructed and arranged in a reaction chamber of the FTO to coact with a diptube of the FTO to radially expand a resulting “bubble” or reaction envelope from the diptube outward into a porous matrix of the FTO. A related method is also provided.

US Patent:

20180010789, Jan 11, 2018

Filed:

Jun 29, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/636853

Inventors:

Gene H. Irrgang - Horsham PA, US
Eric Predatsch - Conshohocken PA, US
Andrew Richardson - Clinton NJ, US
Steve Korn - Northhampton PA, US

International Classification:

F23C 99/00
F23L 7/00
F23C 3/00
F23G 7/06

Abstract:

A flameless thermal oxidizer includes a container in which a ceramic matrix is contained, and a diptube having a passageway extending therethrough, the diptube positioned in and in communication with the ceramic matrix and in which a plurality of gaseous streams are present for combustion at the ceramic matrix, the plurality of gaseous streams including a vent stream and an oxygen stream. A related method is also provided.

US Patent:

20180010791, Jan 11, 2018

Filed:

Jun 29, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/636824

Inventors:

Gene H. Irrgang - Horsham PA, US
Eric Predatsch - Conshohocken PA, US
Andrew Richardson - Clinton NJ, US
Steve Korn - Northhampton PA, US

International Classification:

F23G 7/06
C10J 1/20
F23C 99/00
F24J 1/00

Abstract:

A flameless thermal oxidizer (FTO) includes at least one baffle constructed and arranged in a reaction chamber of the FTO to coact with a diptube of the FTO to radially expand a resulting “bubble” or reaction envelope from the diptube outward into a porous matrix of the FTO. A related method is also provided.

US Patent:

20170191757, Jul 6, 2017

Filed:

Dec 6, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/370441

Inventors:

Reed Heine - Annandale NJ, US
Andrew Richardson - Clinton NJ, US
Thomas Niehoff - Munich, DE

International Classification:

F27B 1/16
C21B 11/02

Abstract:

A cupola furnace includes at least one tuyere opening into an interior of the cupola; and at least one oxygen stream and at least one natural gas (NG) stream in fluid communication with said at least one tuyere for providing oxygen and NG to the cupola furnace interior. A related method is also provided for heating a cupola furnace, and includes introducing at least one oxygen stream and at least one NG stream into the cupola furnace for reaction therein.