Inventors:
John J. Nowakowski - Valley View OH, US
Julius J. Lukacs - Elgin SC, US
Todd A. Miller - Garfield Heights OH, US
Thomas F. Robertson - Medina Township OH, US
Assignee:
Fives North American Combustion, Inc. - Cleveland OH
International Classification:
F27B 9/20
US Classification:
432146, 432136, 432149, 431 8
Abstract:
Hot products of combustion are provided beside an outer surface of a load to be heated, and are given a non-uniform temperature profile in a control direction extending across the outer surface of the load. The non-uniform temperature profile of the hot products of combustion is varied within a range that is predetermined relative to the distance that the outer surface of the load extends in the control direction, whereby the load can be given a predetermined temperature profile in the control direction.