Pulse Combustion Forced-Air Heating

During the mid-to-late 1970´ s, the producers and distributors of natural gas fuels were predicting, based on known reserves, that the United States would have serious shortages of this resource by the late 1980´ s and critical shortages by the late 1990´ s. At the same time, estimates on the production costs for new natural gas were skyrocketing. There was every indication that in the future natural gas demand could exceed supplies and costs would increase dramatically. These circumstances created a serious need for engineering innovation to conserve this dwindling natural resource. The development and commercialization of one such engineering innovation, the pulse combustion furnace, is discussed. This new warm air heating system will significantly reduce the amount of natural gas required to perform a given space heating function when compared to similar equipment generally available for the same function today.