F23N2225/08

System and Method for Forced Air Control in a Kamado-style Cooker
20220163209 · 2022-05-26 · ·

A system for a forced air flow into a kamado-style cooker comprises a control unit and an adapter defining an airflow duct with an entrance aperture and an exit aperture. The adapter is configured to removably mount over a lower damper port in a kamado-style cooker such that the exit aperture is aligned with the lower damper port. The control unit comprises an electric fan, one or more sensor input ports, and an airflow exit duct. The control unit is configured to separably mate with the adapter such that the airflow exit duct of the control unit is received by the entrance aperture of the adapter. Advantageously, a forced air flow generated by the electric fan, in response to a temperature signal input, passes out of the control unit, through the adapter, and into a body portion of the kamado-style cooker to encourage, facilitate and manage combustion within the cooker.

Over burner grill
11737601 · 2023-08-29 ·

A grill for cooking food with a down firing burner affixed to the interior of the lid, above the food cooking surface. Below the food cooking surface is a clear panel that is easy to clean and may include a drain. There is no heat source below the cooking surface. Mechanical or electronic sensors automatically reduce the burner output when the lid begins to open or the handle is grasped anticipating that the lid is about to be opened.

GAS-BURNING FIRE INSTALLATION WITH AN IGNITER CONTROL SYSTEM
20230250956 · 2023-08-10 ·

The present disclosure relates to gas-burning fire installations, such as gas-burning fireplace assemblies, fire table assemblies, gas lamps, gas torches, lanterns, other gas-burning lighting features, heated fountains, etc., that have fuel igniters and igniter control systems. Some embodiments provide a gas-burning fire installation that has a control unit configured to operate in an ignition mode or a run mode, and check for Proof of Flame (POF) gain or loss based on temperature readings by a sensor coupled to a burner and the control unit.

Gas safety device using low power to control high flow

The present invention provides a gas safety device using low power to control high flow, which includes a controller, a differential pressure regulating valve, and a driver, the controller can control if the gas can flow into the differential pressure regulating valve, the differential pressure regulating valve is connected to the controller, and can control if the gas can flow out for burning according to the gas pressure changes, the driver uses a drive piece to drive a micro switch lever inside the controller, so that the controller can output gas, thus, the present invention can control high gas flow with low power while maintaining safe usage of the gas.

System and method for fuel nozzle cleaning during engine operation

A method and system for cleaning a fuel nozzle during engine operation is provided. Operations include operating the compressor section to provide the flow of oxidizer at a first oxidizer flow condition to the combustion chamber, wherein the first oxidizer flow condition comprises an environmental parameter; operating the fuel system at a first fuel flow condition to produce a fuel-oxidizer ratio at the combustion chamber; comparing the environmental parameter to a first environmental parameter threshold; and transitioning the fuel system to a second fuel flow condition corresponding to a cleaning condition at the fuel nozzle if the environmental parameter is equal to or greater than the first environmental threshold.

Over firing protection of combustion unit

A method and an apparatus for protection of a combustion unit of a chemical process against over firing, the burner(s) of the combustion unit are limited by a fuel and duty limiter which limits the duty based on process feeds, combustion gas and fuel flows.

Apparatus and method for two-stage detection of furnace flooding or other conditions

A method includes processing data associated with operation of equipment in an industrial process to repeatedly (i) identify one or more models that mathematically represent the operation of the equipment using training data and (ii) generate first indicators potentially identifying at least one specified condition of the equipment using evaluation data and the one or more models. The method also includes classifying the first indicators into multiple classes. The multiple classes include true positive indicators and false positive indicators. The true positive indicators identify that the equipment is suffering from the at least one specified condition. The false positive indicators identify that the equipment is not suffering from the at least one specified condition. The method further includes generating a notification indicating that the equipment is suffering from the at least one specified condition in response to one or more first indicators being classified into the class of true positive indicators.

Combustion monitoring system

Systems, methods, and computer readable medium are provided for determining interferometric data and spectral data associated with combustion conditions of a flame in a combustion chamber using a sensor head including a first vacuum cavity, a diaphragm operatively interfaced to an inner portion of the combustion chamber, and an optical sensor interrogator configured on a computing device and coupled to the sensor head via optical fibers. The optical sensor interrogator including an interferometer configured to determine interferometric data associated with the flame based on light transmitted and reflected via a first optical fiber and a spectrometer configured to determine spectral data associated with the flame based on light transmitted via a second optical fiber.

BARBECUE GRILL
20220279968 · 2022-09-08 ·

A barbecue grill has a body, a barbecue grid, a heating device, a heating adjustment unit, a thermal sensor, and a control device. The heating adjustment unit is connected with the heating device. The thermal sensor is mounted in the body and detects an actual temperature. The control device has a constant temperature control module electrically connected to the heating adjustment unit and the thermal sensor. The constant temperature control module controls the heating adjustment unit to adjust heat output of the heating device according to a difference value between a target temperature and the actual temperature. The heat output of the heating device is increased or decreased according to the difference value to keep the temperature constant at the position of the thermal sensor.

METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GAS TURBINE

A method for controlling a gas turbine, having a measurement step, a prediction step which is carried out after the measurement step, and a control step which is carried out after the prediction step. In the measurement step, a state variable of a combustion within a gas turbine is measured. In the prediction step, a future combustion dynamic is predicted using the measured state variable. In the control step, a control signal is output using the prediction of the future combustion dynamic.