Method for increasing combustion efficiency

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for increasing combustion efficiency, which comprises steps of: providing a combustible material with the components thereof having an identical ignition point, and placing the combustible material in a combustion space; measuring an ambient temperature of the combustion space, and predetermining a first temperature higher than the ambient temperature; heating the combustible material to the first temperature in a non-combustion way; supplying to the combustion space a combustion-supporting gas having a second temperature higher than the first temperature, and the combustion-supporting gas is air; and igniting the combustible material to be burned in the combustion space.

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[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part, and claims priority, of from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 061,017 filed on Apr. 2, 2008, entitled “METHOD FOR IMPROVING COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY”.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a method for increasing combustion efficiency, particularly to a method for burning a combustible material with higher combustion efficiency.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Since the mankind learned to use fire, combustion has played an important role in the human civilization. Combustion is a complicated exothermic reaction. When a combustible material and an oxidant are heated to the ignition point, combustion occurs. During combustion, the combustible material is intensely oxidized. In a complete combustion, the combustible material completely reacts with the oxidant. Under the premise of complete combustion, the combustible material and the oxidant thereof will be completely converted into other compounds according to the...

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Benefits of technology

[0005]One objective of the present invention is to provide a method for increasing combustion efficiency, whereby is generated less pollutant and is released more thermal energy.

[0007]The method of the present invention can increase the combustion temperature of the combustible material and make the combustion approach a complete combustion. Therefore, the present invention can increase combustion efficiency, decrease pollutant, and reduce emission of carbon dioxide.

Problems solved by technology

However, there is no perfect or complete combustion in practice.

Further, incomplete combustion generates less thermal energy.

In reality, incomplete combustion of a combustible material decreases the combustion efficiency, generates less thermal energy used by humans, and even releases harmful compounds polluting the air, such as dioxin and sulfur dioxide (SO2).

When the combustible material is a mixture, different components of the mixture respectively have different ignition points and start to burn at different times. Combustion will inhale the surrounding air with lower temperature, which slows the rising of combustion temperature and causes incomplete combustion.

Thus, a conventional combustion process is hard to decrease formation of dioxin.

Besides, because of incomplete combustion or uneven temperature, less thermal energy can be utilized by humans from the conventional combustion process.

For example, the temperature difference between the surface and the interior of burning coal causes unevenness of combustion.

Therefore, the conventional combustion process has low combustion efficiency and generates too many harmful compounds.

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