Apparatus and method for linear mixing tube assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9506646
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14041718

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A mixing tube assembly having an inlet end and an outlet end and being adapted for use in a burner assembly. The mixing tube assembly comprises a substantially cylindrical outer wall which defines an interior open space. The mixing tube assembly also comprises a turbulator that is disposed in the interior open space defined by the substantially cylindrical outer wall and a flow straightening device that is disposed downstream from the turbulator. A method for mixing fuel and air in a burner assembly comprising providing a mixing tube assembly. The preferred method also comprises conveying fuel and air from the inlet end of the mixing tube assembly to the outlet end of the mixing tube assembly and straightening the gaseous fuel and air mixture flow in the mixing tube assembly.

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ASTEC INC4101 JEROME AVENUE CHATTANOOGA TN 37407

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Hobbs, Andrew Sheffield, GB 13 28
Putman, Shannon Rossville, US 4 1
Swanson, Malcolm Chickamauga, US 13 58
Swanson, Michael Chickamauga, US 13 74

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