A multi-deck burner assembly for a conveyor-type oven can include a central manifold feeding fuel to upstream and downstream arrays of burners. Other burner assemblies can include pilot burners disposed at approximately a midway point along a longitudinal direction of the burners, thereby enabling the use of longer burners, and thus more efficient burner assembly design. Some burner assemblies can include both a centrally located manifold feeding upstream and downstream arrays and pilot burners disposed at approximately midpoints along the longitudinal lengths of both the upstream and downstream arrays.

An apparatus includes a high-pressure tank, a controller, a valve, controlled by the controller, and a heater.

A gas regulating unit (10) for fail-safe regulation of a gas, specifically in a gas heater (1) or a gas burner, has a communication interface (15), a first sensor assembly (11), and a second sensor assembly (12). The first sensor assembly (11) is configured to acquire measured values from which a signed first differential pressure (p11) between a process pressure (p1) of the gas and a reference pressure (p0) is determinable. The second sensor assembly (12) is configured to acquire measured values from which a signed second differential pressure (p12) between the reference pressure (p0) and the process pressure (p1) is determinable. Thus, the signed first differential pressure (p11) and the signed second differential pressure (p12) are signed mutually inverse differential pressures (p11, p12). The communication interface (15) is configured to send the mutually inverse differential pressures (p11, p12) and/or the measured values to an external receiver.

Methods and systems for a fire device, comprising a common fuel line coupled to a fuel source via a first pressure regulator, wherein the first pressure regulator is configured to provide gaseous fuel from the fuel source to the common fuel line at a first pressure. A first fire display device is coupled to the common fuel line via a second pressure regulator, wherein the second pressure regulator is positioned downstream of the first pressure regulator and provides the gaseous fuel to the first fire display device at a second pressure that is lower than the first pressure.

Gas-flow adjustment device (24) for a gas burner appliance, having a housing (27), a throttle (25) and an actuator (26). The housing (27) provides an inlet (28) for a gas-flow and an outlet (29) for the gas-flow. The throttle (25) is configured to adjust the amount of the gas-flow from the inlet (28) to the outlet (29), wherein the throttle (25) has a static element (34) and a moving element (25), wherein the moving element being (35) is configured to move relative to static element (34) in a linear direction, wherein the relative position of the moving element (35) relative to the static element (34) defines the amount of the gas-flow from the inlet (28) to the outlet (29). The actuator (26) has a motor (36) and a threaded spindle (37), wherein the motor (36) is configured to rotate the threaded spindle (37), wherein the threaded spindle (37) is configured to move the moving element (35) relative to static element (34) in a linear direction upon rotation of the threaded spindle (37) by the motor (36). The moving element (35) of throttle (25) is made from plastics. The moving element (35) of the throttle (25) and/or the actuator (26) comprise at least one alignment feature (40, 41, 44, 46, 47, 51, 52, 56) being configured to provide an accurate relative position of the moving element (35) relative to the static element (34).

Disclosed in the present disclosure is a method, an apparatus and a system for adaptive control of a gas device for combustion appliances. The multidimensional information corresponding to each of the combustion appliances, such as the type of each of the combustion appliances, the using object for each of the combustion appliances, and the ambient parameter in the space where each of the combustion appliances is located, are acquired automatically when it is detected that there are combustion appliances with gas combustion demands in a current time period are detected, a gas output control parameter for each of the combustion appliances is generated automatically according to the multidimensional information of all the combustion appliances, and the gas device is controlled to deliver the required gas to each of the combustion appliances according to the gas output control parameter corresponding to each of the combustion appliances.

Systems and methods for a fire device, comprising injecting multiple gaseous fuel streams upwards to a focal point via corresponding fuel injection ports, wherein the multiple gaseous fuel streams intersect at the focal point; and igniting the multiple gaseous fuel streams at the focal point via the pilot light flame. Deflections panels are coupled to the fire device, in one or more examples.

A method of controlling a proportional solenoid valve whose valve opening degree is controlled by excitation of a proportional solenoid includes: generating a driving current (id) that excites a proportional solenoid (28); reversing a polarity of the driving current (id) at a cycle faster than movement of a valve body (18); and controlling the valve opening degree by a current level of the driving current (id). As a result, an alternating magnetic field is generated in the proportional solenoid so that a desired valve opening degree is obtained by the driving current level while obviating the influence of the residual magnetism.

An apparatus includes a high-pressure tank, a controller, a valve, controlled by the controller, and a heater.

Processes for managing combustion of a fuel gas in the presence of an oxidant supplied to a combustion zone, where the fuel gas undergoes an event that includes a pressure decrease and/or an average molecular weight increase, and where the fuel gas is supplied to the combustion zone via a valve. The process can include (I) detecting the event. Upon detecting the event in step (I), the process can also include (II-a) controlling the fuel gas supplied to the combustion zone by limiting an output of the valve to no more than a predetermined threshold output to prevent excessive fuel gas flooding the combustion zone and/or (II-b) controlling the fuel gas supplied to the combustion zone by adjusting the valve to maintain a pressure of the fuel gas after the valve to no higher than a predetermined threshold pressure to prevent excessive fuel gas flooding the combustion zone.