US Patent Number
5797736
Publication Date
8-25-1998
Abstract
A radiation modulator system and related method for actively controlling a flame in a combustion system are provided. The system includes a plurality of radiation modulators positioned adjacent the flame. A sensor arrangement is provided for sensing combustion characteristics of the flame and generating a sensor signal representative of the combustion characteristics. The sensor signal is received in a computer which then generates a control signal for transmission to a linkage arrangement which provides for the repositioning of the radiation modulators. Thus, the flame is actively controlled by continually repositioning the modulators in response to the sensor signal and the control signal. The related method broadly includes the steps of: (1) positioning the radiation modulators adjacent the flame; (2) sensing combustion characteristics of the flame; and (3) repositioning the radiation modulators responsive to the combustion characteristics.
Assignees
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Ky.
Application Number
757,695
Filing Date
12/03/1996
Recommended Citation
Mengüç, M. Pinar; Walcott, Bruce L.; Swabb, Stephen R.; and Marra, Michael A. III, "Radiation Modulator System" (1998). Mechanical Engineering Faculty Patents. 12.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/me_patents/12
