Electrically-driven particulate agglomeration in a combustion system

DB Goodson - US Patent 9,289,780, 2016 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Combustion reactions may produce a variety of combus tion products,
including particulate products. Government regulations impose limits on the amount of …

Selectable dilution low NOx burner

DW Karkow, IA Krichtafovich, J Colannino… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
A burner supporting primary and secondary combustion reactions may include a primary
combustion reaction actuator configured to select a location of the secondary combustion …

Electrically controlled combustion fluid flow

DW Karkow, CA Wiklof - US Patent 10,190,767, 2019 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A combustion fluid flow barrier includes an aperture to control combustion
fluid flow. The combustion fluid is charged by a charge generator. The combustion fluid flow …

Method and apparatus for enhancing flame radiation

J Colannino, TA Prevo, IA Krichtafovitch… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
An apparatus for enhancing flame radiation includes a flame charging system and an
electrically isolated electrode. A time-varying Voltage is applied to the flame charging …

Combustion system and method for electrically assisted start-up

J Colannino, DW Karkow - US Patent 10,125,979, 2018 - Google Patents
US10125979B2 - Combustion system and method for electrically assisted start-up - Google
Patents US10125979B2 - Combustion system and method for electrically assisted start-up …

Method and apparatus for electrical control of heat transfer

D Goodson, TS Hartwick, CA Wiklof - US Patent 9,151,549, 2015 - Google Patents
US9151549B2 - Method and apparatus for electrical control of heat transfer - Google Patents
US9151549B2 - Method and apparatus for electrical control of heat transfer - Google Patents …

Apparatus for electrodynamically driving a charged gas or charged particles entrained in a gas

DB Goodson, TS Hartwick, TA Prevo… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
US9243800B2 - Apparatus for electrodynamically driving a charged gas or charged
particles entrained in a gas - Google Patents US9243800B2 - Apparatus for …

System and apparatus for applying an electric field to a combustion volume

TS Hartwick, D Goodson, RF Rutkowski… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
According to an embodiment, combustion in a combustion volume is affected by at least two
sequentially applied non-parallel electric fields. According to an embodiment, a combustion …

Electric field control of two or more responses in a combustion system

TS Hartwick, DB Goodson, CA Wiklof… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A combustion system may include a plurality of heated Vol ume portions. At
least two of the plurality of heated volume portions may include corresponding respective …

System and method for flattening a flame

J Colannino, TS Hartwick, DB Goodson… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
A charge electrode configured to impart a time-varying charge to a flame and a shape
electrode located outside the flame may be driven synchronously by a voltage source …