Gasified Liquid Fuel Fireplace With Integrated Burner Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional fireplaces using solid fuel are bulky, inefficient, and pose safety risks due to direct combustion methods of liquid fuel, which have low combustion efficiency and complex vaporizing structures.
Innovation Solution
A fireplace design that gasifies liquid fuel using an electric heating means in a gasification chamber, connected to a burner with automatic ignition and flame detection, allowing for controlled combustion and improved safety through electronic control and sensors, reducing the need for preheating and simplifying the structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If direct combustion method is used for liquid fuel, then the structure is simple, but the combustion efficiency is low and control is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical state parameter of liquid fuel from liquid to gas phase through heating, which fundamentally alters the combustion characteristics. This parameter change enables complete combustion and effective control while maintaining structural simplicity, resolving the contradiction between simple structure and high combustion efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes phase transition of liquid fuel to gas phase through heating in the combustion chamber. This phase transition allows the fuel to vaporize and mix with air before combustion, achieving high combustion efficiency and controllability without complex external vaporizing equipment
2Device complexity
If liquid fuel is exposed to air for direct combustion, then the structure is simple, but safety risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a water seal as an intermediary barrier between the liquid fuel storage and the combustion chamber. This water seal prevents direct contact between liquid fuel and air, eliminating safety hazards while maintaining simple structure. The water seal acts as a physical mediator that allows controlled fuel delivery without exposure risks
3Productivity
If preheating burner is used to vaporize liquid fuel, then combustion can be achieved, but the structure becomes complicated and installation space increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the vaporizing function and combustion function into a single integrated combustion chamber. The combustion chamber simultaneously serves as the heating space for vaporizing liquid fuel and the combustion space for burning the vaporized fuel. This merging eliminates the need for separate preheating burners and reduces installation space while maintaining effective combustion capability
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design achieves high combustion efficiency, safety, and a compact structure by gasifying liquid fuel, ensuring full combustion and reducing pollution, while automatically controlling the combustion process and monitoring safety parameters.
Implementation Method 1
A fireplace design that gasifies liquid fuel using an electric heating means in a gasification chamber
Implementation Method 2
combusting gasified liquid fuel
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a fireplace of combusting gasified liquid fuel, which includes a fireplace body provided with a fireplace chamber. The fireplace body is provided with a cavity which is capable of accommodating a combustion device and formed at the bottom of the fireplace chamber. A fire viewport is provided at the front of the fireplace body. The combustion device includes a liquid supplying device, gasification chamber and burner. A slot used for exposing the burner is provided at the top of the cavity. A flame jet hole is arranged in the burner. A liquid fuel feeding port and a gas outlet are arranged in the gasification chamber.