US4934926A
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Method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling burner operating air equivalence ratio
Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
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Filing: 1989-03-07
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Granted: 1990-06-19
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Expires: 2009-03-07
Abstract
Abstract Burner operating air equivalence ratio is monitored and controlled by a method comprising measuring OH radical spectral emission intensity at a base of a flame while combustion is in progress at a burner, employing a linear relationship between the intensity and an actual burner operating air equivalence ratio to determine the ratio while combustion is in progress, comparing the determined ratio with a desired burner operating air equivalence ratio to determine the difference therebetween, and controlling the amount of air supplied to the burner on the basis of the difference.
Inventors
- 👤 Masakazu Yamazaki
- 👤 Masaaki Oya
- 👤 Kentaro Tsuchiya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 02:02
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23N; F23N1/00; F23N1/02; F23N1/022; F23N5/00; F23N5/02; F23N5/08; F23N5/082; F23N2229/00; F23N2235/00; F23N2235/02; F23N2235/06; F23N2235/12; F23N2235/14; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T50/00; Y02T50/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A system for monitoring and controlling burner operating air equivalence ratio in a burner into which fuel and air are separately supplied for combustion, comprising: means for measuring OH radical spectral emission intensity I at a base of a flame while combustion is in progress at the burner; means for calculating an actual burner operating air equivalence ratio m while combustion is in progress from the measured OH radical spectral emission intensity I on the basis of equation I=f(a·m+b), wherein a and b are constants determined by the kind of fuel used, f is the ratio of the fuel flow rate during actual combustion relative to reference fuel flow rate, and I is the measured OH radical spectral emission intensity measured by said measuring means; and means for comparing the calculated actual burner operating air equivalence ratio m with an optimum burner operating air equivalence ratio based on said equation to obtain the difference therebetween and controlling the amount of air supplied to the burner on the basis of said difference.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
171 words
A system for monitoring and controlling burner operating air equivalence ratio in a burner into which fuel and air are separately supplied for combustion, comprising: means for measuring OH radical spectral emission intensity I at a base of a flame while combustion is in progress at the burner; means for calculating an actual burner operating air equivalence ratio m while combustion is in progress from the measured OH radical spectral emission intensity I on the basis of equation I=f(a·m+b), wherein a and b are constants determined by the kind of fuel used, f is the ratio of the fuel flow rate during actual combustion relative to reference fuel flow rate, and I is the measured OH radical spectral emission intensity measured by said measuring means; and means for comparing the calculated actual burner operating air equivalence ratio m with an optimum burner operating air equivalence ratio based on said equation to obtain the difference therebetween and controlling the amount of air supplied to the burner on the basis of said difference.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US4653998A
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