Coal nozzle tip shroud
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1. An outer shroud for a solid fuel nozzle tip comprising:
- a) top shell portion having;
a substantially horizontal backward area;
a forward area connected to the backward area that angles downward as it extends away from the backward area, the forward area having a left and right side,a right outlet sidewall extending downward from the right side of the forward area,a left outlet sidewall extending downward from the right side of the forward area,a rounded corner connecting the right side of the forward area with the right outlet sidewall;
a rounded corner connecting the left side of the forward area with the left outlet sidewall;
wherein the backward area, the forward area, right outlet sidewall, the left outlet sidewall and the rounded corners are all formed by bending a single piece of flat stock;
wherein the flat stock has a thickness of up to 0.95 cm (⅜
in);
b) a bottom shell portion having;
a substantially horizontal backward area;
a forward area connected to the backward area that angles upward as it extends away from the backward area, the forward area having a left and right side,a right outlet sidewall extending upward from the right side of the forward area,a left outlet sidewall extending upward from the right side of the forward area,a rounded corner connecting the right side of the forward area with the right outlet sidewall;
a rounded corner connecting the left side of the forward area with the left outlet sidewall;
wherein the backward area, the forward area, right outlet sidewall, the left outlet sidewall and the rounded corners are all formed by bending a single piece of flat stock;
wherein the flat stock has a thickness of up to 0.95 cm (⅜
in); and
c) a left inlet sidewall and a right inlet sidewall fabricated separately from the top shell portion and the bottom shell portion, and extending between the backward areas of the top and bottom shell portions;
wherein the flat stock has a thickness of up to 0.95 cm (⅜
inch).
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Abstract
An outer shroud for a solid fuel nozzle tip includes: an top shell portion and a bottom shell portion, each portion fabricated from a preform produced from a single sheet of flat stock and each shell portion including a forward area and a backward area and outlet sidewalls, wherein a right outlet sidewall and a left outlet sidewall are each separated from the forward area by a rounded corner; and a left inlet sidewall and a right inlet sidewall coupled to the top shell portion and the bottom shell portion.
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1. An outer shroud for a solid fuel nozzle tip comprising:
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a) top shell portion having; a substantially horizontal backward area; a forward area connected to the backward area that angles downward as it extends away from the backward area, the forward area having a left and right side, a right outlet sidewall extending downward from the right side of the forward area, a left outlet sidewall extending downward from the right side of the forward area, a rounded corner connecting the right side of the forward area with the right outlet sidewall; a rounded corner connecting the left side of the forward area with the left outlet sidewall; wherein the backward area, the forward area, right outlet sidewall, the left outlet sidewall and the rounded corners are all formed by bending a single piece of flat stock;
wherein the flat stock has a thickness of up to 0.95 cm (⅜
in);b) a bottom shell portion having; a substantially horizontal backward area; a forward area connected to the backward area that angles upward as it extends away from the backward area, the forward area having a left and right side, a right outlet sidewall extending upward from the right side of the forward area, a left outlet sidewall extending upward from the right side of the forward area, a rounded corner connecting the right side of the forward area with the right outlet sidewall; a rounded corner connecting the left side of the forward area with the left outlet sidewall; wherein the backward area, the forward area, right outlet sidewall, the left outlet sidewall and the rounded corners are all formed by bending a single piece of flat stock;
wherein the flat stock has a thickness of up to 0.95 cm (⅜
in); andc) a left inlet sidewall and a right inlet sidewall fabricated separately from the top shell portion and the bottom shell portion, and extending between the backward areas of the top and bottom shell portions;
wherein the flat stock has a thickness of up to 0.95 cm (⅜
inch). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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