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EP3211304A1
EP3211304A1 EP17157709.1A EP17157709A EP3211304A1 EP 3211304 A1 EP3211304 A1 EP 3211304A1 EP 17157709 A EP17157709 A EP 17157709A EP 3211304 A1 EP3211304 A1 EP 3211304A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D5/00—Burners in which liquid fuel evaporates in the combustion space, with or without chemical conversion of evaporated fuel
    • F23D5/02—Burners in which liquid fuel evaporates in the combustion space, with or without chemical conversion of evaporated fuel the liquid forming a pool, e.g. bowl-type evaporators, dish-type evaporators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23K—FEEDING FUEL TO COMBUSTION APPARATUS
    • F23K2300/00—Pretreatment and supply of liquid fuel
    • F23K2300/10—Pretreatment
    • F23K2300/103—Mixing with other fluids
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23K—FEEDING FUEL TO COMBUSTION APPARATUS
    • F23K2300/00—Pretreatment and supply of liquid fuel
    • F23K2300/20—Supply line arrangements
    • F23K2300/205—Vaporising

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  • the present invention relates to an improved bioethanol stove.
  • the present invention relates to an improved bioethanol stove that is intended for igniting and burning bioethanol fuel.
  • a first big problem with the known bioethanol stoves is that refilling such a stove with fuel, more specifically bioethanol, involves relatively considerable hazards.
  • Bioethanol is a fuel that is rather volatile, and which upon heating easily goes from the liquid phase to the gas phase.
  • gaseous bioethanol is highly inflammable.
  • bioethanol may only be added to the stove when the stove has cooled down sufficiently. Otherwise, when refilling the stove with bioethanol it can lead to the formation of gaseous bioethanol that can easily self-ignite.
  • the person refilling the stove usually holds a well filled bottle or can of bioethanol during filling, which in the event of ignition of the gaseous bioethanol formed can slip from his hands due to a shock reaction and/or quickly catch fire, such that a large quantity of fuel is ignited.
  • bioethanol stoves Another disadvantage of bioethanol stoves is that a relatively large quantity of bioethanol is always present in the stove, which can also easily ignite for the said reasons, with a potential fire hazard as a result.
  • bioethanol stoves Another disadvantage of bioethanol stoves is that with these known bioethanol stoves the combustion takes place “in its own liquid” or “in its own tank", which in practice means that the combustion and the flame directly takes hold of the entire volume of bioethanol that is present in the stove.
  • the purpose of the present invention is to provide a solution to one or more of the aforementioned and/or other problems.
  • the purpose of the invention is to provide an improved stove for the combustion of bioethanol that is safer to use and whereby better combustion is realised.
  • the present invention concerns an improved bioethanol stove for igniting and burning bioethanol, whereby this stove at least comprises the following elements:
  • a first big advantage of such an improved bioethanol stove according to the invention is that the stove is provided with a burner with a burner bed over which the fuel is distributed, more specifically pure bioethanol or a fuel mixture consisting of such bioethanol mixed with air.
  • Another advantage of the application of a burner bed is that much better combustion of the bioethanol can be obtained than with the known bioethanol stoves, as no combustion takes place in its own liquid.
  • the burner bed is formed such that it comprises a base and one or more walls reaching to the base.
  • One or more of these walls is provided with passages or openings.
  • the base In the usage position the base is at the lowest possible position, and the passages or openings are at a height above the base, whereby the height is preferably between 5 millimetres and 45 millimetres, and more preferably between 7 millimetres and 35 millimetres.
  • the openings provide a suitable oxygen supply for the combustion with good high flames and complete combustion as a result.
  • the right oxygen supply thus prevents the well known odour nuisance of bioethanol stoves and also the often cited headaches.
  • Another big advantage of an improved bioethanol stove according to the invention is that the stove is provided with supply means for the supply of fuel to the burner bed.
  • bioethanol stove is stored in a separate reservoir, which again greatly limits the fire hazard risk, or in any case greatly reduces the consequences thereof compared to what is the case with the known bioethanol stoves.
  • the reservoir is provided with a supply for refilling the reservoir with bioethanol, whereby preferably this reservoir of bioethanol is arranged such that the reservoir can be replenished without danger while the stove is burning.
  • the supply is provided at some distance from the burner bed in order to be able to fill the reservoir without danger while the stove is burning.
  • a big advantage of these embodiments of an improved bioethanol stove according to the invention is that the risk of fire is again greatly reduced, while the ease of use increases.
  • the reservoir is provided as a compartment in the burner bed.
  • Such an embodiment of an improved bioethanol stove according to the invention has the advantage that the stove can be made very compact, while the stove is much safer than the known bioethanol stoves, on account of the closed nature of the fuel storage.
  • the reservoir is provided at a certain distance from the burner bed, for example at a distance of at least 10 cm, or for example at least 15 cm or at a distance of at least 20 cm or even more.
  • the emphasis is on safety and ease of use when refilling the stove with fuel and less on its compactness.
  • an intermediate solution can be chosen whereby the reservoir in the stove is provided close to the burner bed, but far enough from it to be able to safely replenish fuel while the stove is burning.
  • Another preferred aspect of an improved bioethanol stove according to the invention consists of providing the stove with a pump and pipes with which bioethanol or fuel present in the burner bed can be pumped back to the reservoir.
  • the stove is provided with a controller for automatically controlling the pump and an electronic circuit for extinguishing the stove, whereby the controller is such that when extinguishing the stove using the electronic circuit, surplus bioethanol or fuel in the burner bed is automatically pumped back to the reservoir.
  • Such possible embodiments of an improved bioethanol stove according to the invention are equipped even more safely, as after extinguishing the stove no or practically no bioethanol or fuel is left behind on the burner bed, so that no gaseous highly inflammable vapours can occur due to the remaining heat present in the just extinguished stove, which is indeed the case with the known bioethanol stoves.
  • the bioethanol stove 1 schematically shown in figure 1 is a bioethanol stove 1, as is known according to the state of the art.
  • This known bioethanol stove has a channel, tank or container that acts as a storage space 2 in which a user has to pour the bioethanol 3 to be burned.
  • This storage space 2 typically has a base 4 and side walls 5, but moreover is open at the top 6.
  • a big disadvantage of such a known configuration is the considerable risk of fire, for example due to spillage when refilling or self-ignition of gaseous bioethanol, as discussed in the introduction.
  • FIG. 2 shows a first embodiment of an improved bioethanol stove 8 according to the invention.
  • This improved bioethanol stove 8 comprises a burner 9 that is provided with a burner bed 10.
  • the burner bed 10 can be provided with passages or openings at a height above its base, and above the level of the fuel that is only shown schematically here.
  • the bioethanol 3 is stored in a separate reservoir 11.
  • top 6 of the improved bioethanol in this case is closed or practically closed with a clear separation between the bulk of the bioethanol 3 present in the stove and the actual flame 7 or seat of the fire 7.
  • the improved bioethanol stove 8 is provided with supply means 12 for the supply of fuel 3, in this case pure bioethanol 3, to the burner bed 10.
  • these supply means 12 are schematically shown as a pipe or passage 13 to the burner bed 10, but in reality these supply means 12 can be much more complicated, as will be discussed in more detail with regard to figure 4 .
  • Means can hereby be provided for correctly mixing the bioethanol 3 with air or oxygen and for the dosed supply of the bioethanol 3 or the fuel mixture to the burner bed 10.
  • the improved bioethanol stove 8 according to the invention is suitable for burning both bioethanol 95 and bioethanol 98.
  • An advantage of this arrangement according to the invention is that the bulk of the bioethanol 3 is stored separately in the reservoir 11 and is not in direct contact with the flame 7, such that the risk of ignition of a fire outside the stove 8 is greatly reduced and certainly the scale of any such fire is enormously reduced.
  • Another advantage of such an improved bioethanol stove 8 according to the invention is that only a limited quantity of fuel is present in the burner bed 10, such that again the possibility to form a large fire outside the stove 8 is greatly reduced.
  • the supply means 12 can adjust the nature and quantity of the fuel supplied to the burner bed 10, so that much better combustion, more specifically complete combustion from a chemical point of view, can be obtained so that no harmful gases and gases that cause an odour nuisance get into the environment.
  • the reservoir 11 is provided with a closable supply 14 for replenishing the reservoir 11 with bioethanol 3.
  • This supply 14 is preferably arranged such that the reservoir 11 can be refilled with bioethanol 3 without danger, and this preferably while the stove 8 is burning.
  • the mouth 15 of the supply 14 can be provided at a sufficiently large distance from the burner bed 10, for example.
  • the improved bioethanol stove 8 according to the invention is preferably provided with a pump 16 and pipes 17 with which bioethanol 3 or fuel present in the burner bed 10 can be pumped back to the reservoir 11.
  • the improved bioethanol stove 8 is preferably provided with a controller 18 for automatically controlling the pump 16 and an electronic circuit 19 for extinguishing the improved bioethanol stove 8.
  • the controller 18 is hereby preferably such that when extinguishing the improved bioethanol stove 8, surplus bioethanol 3 or fuel in the burner bed 10 is automatically pumped backed to the reservoir 11 with the aid of the electronic circuit 19.
  • the reservoir 11 of the improved bioethanol stove 8 is provided as a compartment in the burner bed 10.
  • FIG. 3 shows a possible alternative embodiment of an improved bioethanol stove 8 according to the invention.
  • the reservoir in the stove 8 is provided close to the burner bed 11 and is no longer constructed as a single unit with the burner bed 11.
  • a pipe 20 is provided for the supply of bioethanol 3 to the burner bed 10, which forms part of the supply means 12 and whereby in other embodiments, as already mentioned, all kinds of other facilities can be provided to improve the combustion in the burner 9.
  • FIG 4 schematically shows another more developed embodiment of an improved bioethanol stove 8 according to the invention.
  • the reservoir 11 is affixed at an even greater distance D from the burner bed 10.
  • This distance D is preferably at least 10 cm, more preferably at least 15 cm, and even better a distance D between the burner bed 10 and reservoir 12 of at least 20 cm or more is applied.
  • the supply means 12 are provided, for example, with a carburettor 21 in which bioethanol 3 from the reservoir 11 is atomised and mixed with air 22, which is guided to the carburettor 21 via an inlet 23 to form a fuel mixture 24.
  • the bioethanol is guided from the reservoir 11 to the carburettor 21 and further to the burner bed 10 by means of a pump 25.
  • the supply means 12 are provided with spraying means 26 in the form of a manifold or similar with which the fuel mixture 24 is sprayed onto the burner bed 10.
  • the supply means 12 also comprise a control 27 for controlling the quantity of fuel mixture 24 to be sprayed onto the burner bed 10.
  • the control 27 comprises an adjustable valve 28 that closes off the supply to the burner bed 10 to a greater lesser extent.
  • control 27 is provided with an electronic controller 29.
  • fuel mixture 24 is thus systematically injected on the burner bed 10 via the spraying means 26.
  • the improved bioethanol stove 8 according to the invention is preferably placed in a housing that is easy to convert into a two-sided or three-sided device.
  • Figure 5 shows a part of a specific embodiment of a burner bed 10.
  • the burner bed 10 presents an essentially V-shaped section and to this end comprises a base 30 and two oblique walls 31, which reach to the base 30.
  • both walls 31 are provided with passages or openings 32.
  • the base 30 In the usage position the base 30 is at the lowest possible position, and the passages or openings 32 are at a height above the base 30 whereby the height is preferably located between 5 millimetres and 45 millimetres, and more preferably between 7 millimetres and 25 millimetres, for example 10 millimetres.
  • the passages or openings 32 present a diameter between 2 and 20 millimetres, preferably between 4 and 12 millimetres, such as 5 millimetres here for example, and here they are provided at a mutual distance of 40 millimetres. It is clear that the diameter and the mutual distance can be proportional: the larger the passages or openings 32 the larger the distance between the passages or openings 32.
  • the passages or openings 32 provide a suitable oxygen supply for the combustion with good high flames and a complete combustion as a result.
  • the right oxygen supply thus prevents the well known odour nuisance of bioethanol stoves 8 and also the often cited headaches.
  • the V-shaped burner bed 10 thus forms as it were a cover with a V-shaped recess on the U-profile 35 that acts as protection and accommodates any spilled fuel, for example as a result of movement during use. It is clear that the head ends of all the aforementioned profiles are closed off by suitable head walls 37.
  • Both the upright side walls 34 of the U-profile 35 and the essentially horizontal flanks 33 of the V-shaped burner bed 10 in the usage position are provided here with slots 38 for the passage of air to the space between the V-shaped burner bed 10 and the underlying U-shaped profile 35.

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FR3111685A1 (fr) 2020-06-19 2021-12-24 Actinov dispositif de poêle à éthanol doté de deux chambres distinctes : la première de combustion et la seconde de convection, et d’un bruleur à catalyse d’éthanol apte à faire varier la puissance du poêle jusque 12 Kw/h
EP4043787A1 (fr) 2021-02-11 2022-08-17 Corten Art Doo Sabac Biofireplace avec contrôle automatique de la combustion
WO2023026029A1 (fr) 2021-08-26 2023-03-02 D-Moda Limited Brûleur pour alcool combustible liquide

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FR3111685A1 (fr) 2020-06-19 2021-12-24 Actinov dispositif de poêle à éthanol doté de deux chambres distinctes : la première de combustion et la seconde de convection, et d’un bruleur à catalyse d’éthanol apte à faire varier la puissance du poêle jusque 12 Kw/h
EP4043787A1 (fr) 2021-02-11 2022-08-17 Corten Art Doo Sabac Biofireplace avec contrôle automatique de la combustion
WO2023026029A1 (fr) 2021-08-26 2023-03-02 D-Moda Limited Brûleur pour alcool combustible liquide

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