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US4426939A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of reducing NOx and SOx emission

Assignee: Alstom Power Inc
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Filing: 1983-03-21
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Granted: 1984-01-24
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Expires: 2003-03-21
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Abstract

Abstract The method of operating a furnace including the steps of conveying (30) pulverized coal in an air stream towards a furnace (10), separating (34) the stream into two portions (36,38), one being a fuel rich portion (38), and the other being a fuel lean portion (36), introducing (40) the fuel rich portion into the furnace in a first zone, introducing (42,44) air into the first zone in a quantity insufficient to support complete combustion of all of the fuel in the fuel rich portion, introducing (46) the fuel lean portion into the furnace in a second zone, introducing (48) air into the second zone in a quantity such that there is excess air over that required for combustion of all of the fuel within the furnace, and introducing (50) lime into the furnace simultaneously with the fuel, so as to minimize the peak temperature within the furnace, and also minimize the formation of NO x and SO x in the combustion gases.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ralph D. Winship

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 20:55
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23L; F23L9/00; F23L9/02; F23C; F23C6/00; F23C6/04; F23C6/045; F23C6/047; F23C5/00; F23C5/08; F23C5/32; F23C2201/00; F23C2201/10; F23C2201/101; F23C2201/30; F23C2201/301

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 149 words
The method of operating a furnace including the steps of conveying pulverized coal in an airstream towards a furnace, separating the stream into two portions, one being a fuel rich portion, and the other being a fuel lean portion, introducing the fuel rich portion into the furnace in a first zone, introducing air into the first zone in a quantity insufficient to support complete combustion of all of the fuel in the fuel rich portion, introducing the fuel lean portion into the furnace in a second zone located at a higher elevation than the first zone, introducing air into the second zone in a quantity sufficient to support complete combustion of all of the fuel in both the fuel rich and fuel lean portions, so as to minimize the peak temperature within the furnace, and also minimize the formation of NO x and SO x in the combustion gases.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 149 words
The method of operating a furnace including the steps of conveying pulverized coal in an airstream towards a furnace, separating the stream into two portions, one being a fuel rich portion, and the other being a fuel lean portion, introducing the fuel rich portion into the furnace in a first zone, introducing air into the first zone in a quantity insufficient to support complete combustion of all of the fuel in the fuel rich portion, introducing the fuel lean portion into the furnace in a second zone located at a higher elevation than the first zone, introducing air into the second zone in a quantity sufficient to support complete combustion of all of the fuel in both the fuel rich and fuel lean portions, so as to minimize the peak temperature within the furnace, and also minimize the formation of NO x and SO x in the combustion gases.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
The method set forth in claim 1, including the step of introducing lime into the furnace simultaneously with the fuel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 36 words
The method set forth in claim 2, wherein the quantity of air introduced into the second zone is such that there is excess air over that required for combusting all of the fuel within the furnace.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 44 words
The method set forth in claim 3, wherein the coal is introduced into the first zone of the furnace from the four corners thereof in such a manner that it is directed tangentially to an imaginary circle located in the center of the furnace.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 44 words
The method set forth in claim 4, wherein the coal is introduced into the secone zone of the furnace from the four corners thereof in such a manner that it is directed tangentially to an imaginary circle located in the center of the furnace.

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