Yellow Heat Systems

The Babington Ball was invented by Robert Babington. It is in commercial use as a component of the Airtronic heater, a food service heater used by the Dept.of the Army. Other applications include certain atomizers and misters applicable in the plating, coating and medical industries.

Homestead Inc. has taken the expired patents and original research and developed this heater application. Like the original babington applications, the babington ball works best on less viscous oils, but can be used in applications that atomize used vegetable oils and allow them to be cleanly burned.

Here is a schematic of the operation of the babington ball:

Here's the entire article announcing the Babington Burner from 1976 Popular Science article.

Part 1

Part 2

Information about patents related to the Babington Ball principal.

Babington 1973

Babington 1979

Babington 1981

Babington 1985

Babington 1986

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