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(11) | EP 0 640 795 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Combustion apparatus |
(57) A combustion apparatus comprising a nozzle (11) for ejecting flammable fuel retained
in a fuel container (5) through a valve (13), and a flow rate control means (19) upstream
of said valve (13), said means (19) having a thread (19b) comprising a plurality of
fibers (22) and/or a plurality of capillaries (24) and a fuel impenetrable member
(19a) arranged around the thread (19b), whereby in use fuel from the fuel container
(5) is supplied to the valve (13) by the capillarity of and/or clearences between
the fibres (22) and/or capillaries (24) of the thread (19b), and wherein said fibers
(22) and capillaries (24) are selected from one or more types of the group consisting
of synthesized fibers, metal fibers, carbon fibers, glass fibers and hollow threads
or fibers is described. |