摘要 |
Afterburner apparatus for use with an internal combustion engine and including a burner can having a structural casing lined with a low thermal capacity material which forms a flame chamber having an inlet for connection with the exhaust manifold of the engine and an outlet for egress of exhaust which has been burned in the chamber. A pilot burner is mounted in the chamber and means is provided for controlling the rate and ratio of fuel and air thereto in response to various engine speeds and conditions. Thus a flame is produced in the chamber which is insulated against direct contact with the structural casing to thereby reduce quenching of the flame upon contact with the walls of the chamber and provide for relatively rapid heating of the chamber to the desired high temperature for burning the combustibles in the exhaust.
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