The invention relates to a solid-fuel combustion device, comprising a fuel reservoir for a solid fuel in the form of fuel pieces and a combustion chamber having at least one first opening for the feeding of air and having at least one second opening for the escape of heat and exhaust gases produced when the solid fuel is burned. During proper use, the fuel reservoir is arranged in such a way that the fuel pieces can enter the combustion chamber under the force gravity and can burn there. The fuel reservoir is closed air-tight at least in such a way that no or at least no significant burning can occur in the fuel reservoir during proper use. During proper use, the first opening is arranged below the combustion chamber and the second opening is arranged to the side of the combustion chamber.

The invention relates to a solid-fuel combustion device, comprising a fuel reservoir for a solid fuel in the form of fuel pieces and a combustion chamber having at least one first opening for the feeding of air and having at least one second opening for the escape of heat and exhaust gases produced when the solid fuel is burned. During proper use, the fuel reservoir is arranged in such a way that the fuel pieces can enter the combustion chamber under the force gravity and can burn there. The fuel reservoir is closed air-tight at least in such a way that no or at least no significant burning can occur in the fuel reservoir during proper use. During proper use, the first opening is arranged below the combustion chamber and the second opening is arranged to the side of the combustion chamber.

In newly industrialized countries and Third World countries, biogenic waste frequently constitutes a threat to ground water due to its being contaminated with bacteria and germs. In order to decontaminate such biogenic waste, one or more closable sanitizing chambers are fitted with open containers that are filled with the biogenic waste. The sanitizing chambers are closed, and hot waste gases (80° C. to 140° C.) are guided through the sanitizing chambers until germs and bacteria in the biogenic waste are killed. The sanitizing of biogenic waste eliminates the waste as a source of diseases and ground water contamination. The invention is suitable for decentralized locations, for example, in Third World countries or newly industrialized countries or places with stand-alone grids. The invention can have either a stationary or a mobile design.

In newly industrialized countries and Third World countries, biogenic waste frequently constitutes a threat to ground water due to its being contaminated with bacteria and germs. In order to decontaminate such biogenic waste, one or more closable sanitizing chambers are fitted with open containers that are filled with the biogenic waste. The sanitizing chambers are closed, and hot waste gases (80° C. to 140° C.) are guided through the sanitizing chambers until germs and bacteria in the biogenic waste are killed. The sanitizing of biogenic waste eliminates the waste as a source of diseases and ground water contamination. The invention is suitable for decentralized locations, for example, in Third World countries or newly industrialized countries or places with stand-alone grids. The invention can have either a stationary or a mobile design.

Methods and systems of power generation that integrate SCO.sub.2 Brayton and Rankin steam power cycles with fossil fuel combustion, One such method involves combusting a fuel material with an oxidizer material in a combustor to produce heat and a combustion exhaust. At least a portion of the combustion exhaust and a first portion of heat produced by the combustion processing are fed to a SCO.sub.2 Brayton power cycle to produce power and a second exhaust. At least a portion of the second exhaust and a second portion of heat produced by the combustion processing are feed to a steam Rankine power cycle to produce additional power and a third exhaust.

Methods and systems of power generation that integrate SCO.sub.2 Brayton and Rankin steam power cycles with fossil fuel combustion, One such method involves combusting a fuel material with an oxidizer material in a combustor to produce heat and a combustion exhaust. At least a portion of the combustion exhaust and a first portion of heat produced by the combustion processing are fed to a SCO.sub.2 Brayton power cycle to produce power and a second exhaust. At least a portion of the second exhaust and a second portion of heat produced by the combustion processing are feed to a steam Rankine power cycle to produce additional power and a third exhaust.

A combustion assembly housing contains primary and secondary combustion chambers and an ash receptacle. The primary combustion chamber has primary and exhaust grates. Fuel pellets fall in downward onto the primary grate; intake air flows in upward through the primary grate; exhaust gas flows out rearward through the exhaust grate. The primary grate supports unburned fuel pellets and permits partially burned pellets to fall through. Multiple vertical passages through the primary grate are each deeper than they are wide. The secondary combustion chamber has a secondary grate. Partially burned pellets fall in downward onto the secondary grate; intake air flows in rearward, through the secondary grate, and out upward into the primary combustion chamber. The secondary grate supports partially burned pellets and permits ash to fall through downward into the ash receptacle. Intake air flows rearward into the ash receptacle and upward into the secondary combustion chamber.

The utility model relates to thermal power engineering, particularly to heating devices in which wood fuel undergoes high-temperature gasification (pyrolysis). The problem which the claimed utility model addresses is that of the consistent and environmentally clean combustion of wood fuel possessing a natural (that is, high) moisture content. The technical result is achieved in that the device includes a vertically-oriented additional gas duct through which the moisture contained in the fuel is removed in the form of of steam from the upper part of a fuel hopper to a flame in an afterburn chamber, wherein carbon monoxide mixed with steam is burned off and does not enter the atmosphere.

The utility model relates to thermal power engineering, particularly to heating devices in which wood fuel undergoes high-temperature gasification (pyrolysis). The problem which the claimed utility model addresses is that of the consistent and environmentally clean combustion of wood fuel possessing a natural (that is, high) moisture content. The technical result is achieved in that the device includes a vertically-oriented additional gas duct through which the moisture contained in the fuel is removed in the form of of steam from the upper part of a fuel hopper to a flame in an afterburn chamber, wherein carbon monoxide mixed with steam is burned off and does not enter the atmosphere.

A highly efficient indoor heating system and device is described. The device is equipped with an internal chimney, as well as vents that are configured to maximize the draft applied to the flame housed within a stove combustion area. The heater is configured to reach temperatures exceeding 300 degrees Fahrenheit in approximately ten minutes. A gravity fed fuel tube, potentially in communication with a wood pellet hopper, is configured to deliver fuel to the stove of the heater. Heat is distributed throughout the structure of the device, and a convection chamber within the device ensures that heat generated is not quickly lost via exhaust.