Abstract:
A method and apparatus for reducing the formation of nitrogen oxides during combustion in a roof-fired furnace is disclosed. By blocking at least some of the fuel nozzles associated with a roof-fired burner while leaving open the secondary air openings associated with the blocked fuel nozzles, reduction in NOX emissions from roof-fired furnaces is accomplished. This blocking results in the creation of a localized fuel-rich or just slightly fuel-lean environment near open fuel nozzles because part of the secondary air needed for combustion is being added at a location distant from where the initial combustion occurs. By creating a localized fuel-rich or slightly fuel-lean environment near the open fuel nozzles, the initial stages of combustion occur with little or no excess oxygen present. Because much of the fuel-bound nitrogen is liberated during the initial stages of combustion, it will preferentially react to form molecular nitrogen rather than nitrogen oxides because of the lack of available oxygen. Further, by the time all the secondary air is mixed with the pulverized coal to complete substantially the combustion, the flame temperature will have been sufficiently lowered by heat transfer to the boiler tubes that thermal formation of nitrogen oxides will be reduced. This invention works well in those roof-fired furnaces where individual burners are composed of multiple fuel nozzles and the fuel nozzles eject primary air and fuel between boiler tubes which form the furnace roof.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for ultra-low pollutant emission combustion of fossil fuel is disclosed in which a first portion of fuel to be combusted is introduced into a primary combustion chamber together with primary combustion air, producing either a reducing or oxidizing combustion zone and a portion of water having a heat capacity equivalent to the heat capacity of a portion of primary combustion air. The first portion of fuel is combusted in the primary combustion chamber and the combustion products derived therefrom pass through an orifice into a secondary combustion chamber. Also introduced into the secondary combustion chamber is a second portion of fuel and secondary combustion air in an amount sufficient to complete combustion of the total amount of fuel in the apparatus. In addition, water is introduced into the secondary combustion chamber in an amount having a heat capacity equivalent to an amount of secondary combustion air. The products of combustion from the secondary combustion chamber are passed through an orifice into a dilution chamber into which dilution air is introduced, producing ultra-low pollutant emissions vitiated air. The vitiated air is subsequently discharged from the dilution chamber.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for ultra-low pollutant emission combustion of fossil fuel wherein an elongated cyclonic primary combustion chamber has a cross-sectional area about 4 to about 30 percent that of an elongated cyclonic secondary combustion chamber and a volume about 1 to about 20 percent the combined primary and secondary combustion chamber volume. A first fuel portion of about 1 percent to about 20 percent of the total fuel and primary combustion air in an amount selected from about 40 to about 90 percent and about 140 percent to about 230 percent of the stoichiometric requirement for complete combustion of the first fuel portion is introduced into the primary combustion chamber. A second fuel portion of about 80 to about 99 percent of the total fuel is introduced into the secondary combustion chamber with secondary combustion air in an amount of about 150 percent to about 260 percent of the stoichiometric requirement for complete combustion of the fuel. In preferred embodiments cyclonic flow is maintained through the combustor.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a boiler or furnace (10) for combustion of fuel in an air staged combustion mode, comprising an enclosure (12) defining a combustion chamber (14), of which at least a part is provided with heat exchanging tubes (18) for generating a heated fluid, at least one burner (22) for combustion of fuel provided with a fuel supply (26) and a primary air supply (24), and a secondary air supply (32), and an outlet (28) for discharge of flue gas, wherein the secondary air supply (32) is positioned internally of the enclosure (12) downstream of the at least one burner (22).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for melting a charge by means of oxy-fuel combustion burners in a furnace (1) that includes at least one upstream flue gas outlet (3), in which furnace, in the charge melting zone: the burners (41-44) placed close to the upstream flue gas outlet burn a liquid fuel; and at least one of the burners (51-54) placed far from the upstream flue gas outlet burns a gaseous fuel.
Abstract:
본 발명은 단계적 연료 주입된 버너(fuel-staged burner)를 사용하는 증기 메탄 개질기 또는 에틸렌 분해 퍼니스에서의 교정된 화염(straightened flame)을 생성하기 위한 방법 및 퍼니스에 관한 것이다. 단계적 연료 주입을 사용하여 NO x 방출을 감소시킬 수 있다. 교정된 화염을 생성하기 위한 기준을 제공한다. 이러한 기준은 산화제 도관 기하구조 및 퍼니스 기하구조에 관한 것이다. 또한, 이러한 기준을 달성하기 위한 퍼니스 및/또는 버너를 변형시키기 위한 기법이 제공된다.
Abstract:
A method comprises providing a combustion apparatus having an outer vessel and an inner conduit. The outer vessel has a first wall that defines an internal volume. The inner conduit is at least partially positioned within the internal volume and provides a fluid passageway that is in communication therewith. The method further comprises introducing oxygen into the internal volume in a manner such that the oxygen swirls within the internal volume and around the inner conduit. Furthermore, the method comprises introducing fuel into the internal volume, and combusting the fuel and oxygen at least partially therewithin. The combustion of the fuel and oxygen produces reaction products and the method further comprises discharging at least some of the reaction products from the internal volume via the fluid passageway of the inner conduit.