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CENTRIFUGAL ATOMIZING OIL BURNER [1 record]

Record 1 1991-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
DEF

A burner in which atomization is accomplished by feeding oil to a rapidly rotating cup or to spinning plates. Centrifugal force throws off the oil in droplets at the periphery of the cup or plates. ... Centrifugal Atomizing Oil Burner. There are 2 basic types: Horizontal Rotary Oil Burner-oil is pumped through a horizontal, hollow, drive shaft to a spinning cup. The axis of the cup is also horizontal. Vertical Rotary Oil Burner-the oil tank is mounted higher than the burner, and oil flows downward by gravity to the spinning plates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
CONT

Brûleur à coupelle rotative : l'huile injectée à basse pression dans une coupelle tournant très rapidement est éjectée en une nappe hélicoïdale qui se pulvérise au contact de l'air. Brûleur à réglage délicat et assez bruyant.

OBS

Les brûleurs à coupelle rotative [...] sont employés très rarement en chauffage central.

Spanish

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