Abstract:
A method and apparatus for afterburning of hydrocarbon with air. Exhaust gas from a process in which hydrocarbon has been evolved is combusted with air to produce reduced NOX emissions. Hydrocarbon fuel is burned in an air mixture at an equivalence ratio of less than 1 oxygen to 1 hydrocarbon fuel (ER
Abstract:
A method for producing steam while concurrently reducing emissions. The method includes combusting fuel and an oxidant stream having a high concentration of oxygen in a combustion zone having multiple combustion chambers and heat exchangers to produce a flue gas. The flue gas is subsequently cleaned in a dry flue gas cleaning chamber by contacting it with a dry adsorbent. In one embodiment, the method advantageously regenerates the dry adsorbent so that the dry adsorbent can be subsequently recycled back into the dry gas flue chamber.
Abstract:
In a method and system for treating a landfill gas stream containing volatile organic compounds, a flameless thermal oxidizer processes the volatile organic components in the landfill gas stream to form a first gaseous products stream. An embodiment of the invention provides for the gaseous products stream to be further treated with a flare. The flare may be a separate unit from the flameless termal oxidizer, or the flare may be an integral part of the flameless thermal oxidizer. In further embodiments of the invention thermal energy is recuperated from the emissions of the thermal oxidizer, or the flare to generate, for example, steam or electricity. The recuperated thermal energy may also be used to vaporize water vapor containing volatile organic compounds from a leachate stream. The water vapor can then be directed to the flameless thermal oxidizer for treatment.
Abstract:
A steam generating boiler having a matrix means (8) for reducing combustion volume. Matrix means (8) is placed in the combustion furnace (5) of a steam generating boiler, preferably downstream of fuel and oxidant stream (11, 12). Matrix means produces a shorter combustion envelope than that of a conventional boiler, allowing for reduced volume steam generating boilers.
Abstract:
A multi-stage heating apparatus having a first stage combustion chamber (14), a second stage combustion chamber (30), a primary porous matrix chamber (13) disposed between the first and second stage combustion chambers, a second porous matrix chamber (38), heat exchanger tubes for transfer of heat from the combustion products to a working fluid, a recirculation device (18) for recirculation combustion products in the first and second stage combustion chambers to the root of flames therein, an economizer (43) for preheating a working fluid and through a condenser for removing moisture in the combustion products prior to being exhausted.
Abstract:
A device heating a fluid and usable in a rocket launcher to pressurize a liquefied propellant. The device includes a first burner performing first combustion between a limiting propellant and an excess propellant; a first heat exchanger in which first burnt gas from the first combustion transfers heat to the fluid; at least one second burner into which both the first burnt gas and some limiting propellant are injected to perform second combustion between the limiting propellant and at least a portion of unburnt excess propellant present in the first burnt gas. The second burnt gas from the second combustion flows through a second heat exchanger to transfer heat to the fluid. Burnt gas from each combustion flows in respective burnt gas tubes within a common overall heat exchanger including the heat exchange units, the gas transferring heat to the fluid, the fluid flowing between the burnt gas tubes.
Abstract:
A method for producing steam while concurrently reducing emissions. The method includes combusting fuel and an oxidant stream having a high concentration of oxygen in a combustion zone having multiple combustion chambers and heat exchangers to produce a flue gas. The flue gas is subsequently cleaned in a dry flue gas cleaning chamber by contacting it with a dry adsorbent. In one embodiment, the method advantageously regenerates the dry adsorbent so that the dry adsorbent can be subsequently recycled back into the dry gas flue chamber.
Abstract:
An air-fuel burner includes a heat-transfer tube, an air-fuel mixing chamber, and an air-fuel nozzle. The air-fuel nozzle is coupled to the air-fuel chamber to communicate a combustible air-fuel mixture into a combustion chamber defined between the air-fuel nozzle and the heat-transfer tube. The combustible air-fuel mixture, when ignited, establishes a flame in the combustion chamber to produce heat which is transferred through heat-transfer tube to an adjacent medium external to the heat-transfer tube.
Abstract:
A method for producing steam while concurrently reducing emissions. The method includes combusting fuel and an oxidant stream having a high concentration of oxygen in a combustion zone having multiple combustion chambers and heat exchangers to produce a flue gas. The flue gas is subsequently cleaned in a dry flue gas cleaning chamber by contacting it with a dry adsorbent. In one embodiment, the method advantageously regenerates the dry adsorbent so that the dry adsorbent can be subsequently recycled back into the dry gas flue chamber.
Abstract:
An air-fuel burner includes a heat-transfer tube, an air-fuel mixing chamber, and an air-fuel nozzle. The air-fuel nozzle is coupled to the air-fuel chamber to communicate a combustible air-fuel mixture into a combustion chamber defined between the air-fuel nozzle and the heat-transfer tube. The combustible air-fuel mixture, when ignited, establishes a flame in the combustion chamber to produce heat which is transferred through heat-transfer tube to an adjacent medium external to the heat-transfer tube.