Double fuel jet burner and method for its implementation

Claim 2

Process for burning fuel gas with comburant gas, the process comprising the steps of introducing the comburant gas into a hearth in at least one substantially central comburant gas stream and at least one additional comburant gas stream convergent toward the at least substantially central comburant gas stream, producing at least two jets of fuel gas, from a single fuel introduction means, supplying one of said at least two jets of fuel gas to the substantially central comburant gas stream, and supplying the other of said at least two jets of fuel gas to the at least one additional comburant gas stream.

Claim 3

A burner for a hearth comprising a first means for introducing a primary comburant into the hearth, a second means for introducing a second comburant into the hearth, a fuel introducing means for introducing a fuel into the hearth, baffle-stabilizer means located essentially at an end of said first means facing the hearth, wherein said fuel introducing means terminates in an end portion facing the hearth, said end portion including an end surface comprising the first fuel injection means provided in said end surface for injecting a first jet of fuel into the hearth substantially axially or slightly diverging with respect to a longitudinal center axis of the burner, and second fuel injection means provided in said end surface for injecting a second jet of fuel into the hearth diverging relative to the longitudinal axis of the burner, and wherein means are disposed at an end of said second means for introducing the second comburant and for directing a flow of the second comburant inwardly toward the longitudinal center axis of the burner.

Claim 4

A burner for a hearth comprising a first means for introducing a primary comburant into the hearth, a second means for introducing a second comburant into the hearth, a fuel introducing means for introducing a fuel into the hearth, baffle-stabilizer means located essentially at an end of said first means facing the hearth, wherein said fuel introducing means terminates in an end portion facing the hearth, said end portion including an end surface comprising the first fuel injection means provided in said end surface for injecting a first jet of fuel into the hearth substantially axially or slightly diverging with respect to a longitudinal center axis of the burner, and second fuel injection means provided in said end surface for injecting a second jet of fuel into the hearth diverging relative to the longitudinal axis of the burner, and wherein means are disposed at an end of said second means for introducing the second comburant and for directing a flow of the second comburant inwardly toward the longitudinal center axis of the burner.

Claim 5

A burner according to claim 2, wherein said first fuel injection means and said second fuel injection means are constructed so that, in a first reaction zone located in an area surrounding the first and second fuel injection means, a comburant/fuel ratio is less than.

Claim 6

A burner according to claim 2, wherein said first fuel injection means and said second fuel injection means are constructed such that, in a first reaction zone located in an area surrounding the first and second fuel injection means, a comburant/fuel ratio is less than that of a comburant/fuel ratio of a secondary zone essentially corresponding to a combustion zone of the burner.

Claim 7

A burner according to claim 4 wherein said fuel introducing means is disposed inside said first means for introducing the primary comburant, the first means is located inside said second means for introducing the secondary comburant, and wherein said fuel introducing means, the first means for introducing the primary comburant, and the second means for introducing the secondary comburant are essentially cylindrical and coaxially disposed.

Claim 8

A burner according to claim 2, wherein said first fuel injection means includes a first series of holes formed in said end surface, said second fuel injection means includes a second series of holes formed in said end surface at a position axially spaced from said first series of holes, a center axis of each of the holes of the first series of holes forms, with a direction defined by the longitudinal center axis of the burner, an angle α less than 15°, and wherein an axis of each of the holes in the second series of holes forms, with the direction defined by the longitudinal center axis of the burner, an angle β of between 40° and 60°.

Claim 9

A burner according to claim 6, wherein the angle α is between 10° and 15°.

Claim 10

A burner according to claim 7, wherein the angle α is substantially equal to 12.5°.

Claim 11

A burner according to claim 7, wherein the angle β is approximately 50°.

Claim 12

A burner according to claim 9, wherein the end surface is one of conical, and wherein the axis of the holes in the first series of holes are essentially inscribed on the conical or cylindrical surface.

Claim 13

A burner according to claim 10, wherein the end surface is conical, and wherein the axis of the holes in the second series of holes are essentially inscribed on the conical surface.

Claim 14

A burner according to claim 2, wherein said means for introducing the fuel further includes a pipe terminating in said end surface.

Claim 15

A burner according to claim 2, wherein said means for directing a flow of the second comburant includes a converging section provided at one end of the first means for introducing the primary comburant.

Claim 16

A burner according to claim 3, wherein said first fuel injection means includes a first series of holes formed in said end surface, said second fuel injection means includes a second series of holes formed in said end surface at a position axially spaced from said first series of holes, a center axis of each of the holes of the first series of holes forms, with a direction defined by the longitudinal center axis of the burner, an angle α less than 15°, and wherein an axis of each of the holes in the second series of holes forms, with the direction defined by the longitudinal center axis of the burner, an angle β of between 40° and 60°.

Claim 17

A burner according to claim 14, wherein the angle α is between 10° and 15°.

Claim 18

A burner according to claim 15, wherein the angle b is approximately 15°.

Claim 19

A burner according to claim 16, wherein the end surface is one of conical, and wherein the axis of the holes in the first series of holes are essentially inscribed on the conical or cylindrical surface.

Claim 20

A burner according to claim 17, wherein the end surface is conical, and wherein the axis of the holes in the second series of holes are essentially inscribed on the conical surface.