US5584684A
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Combustion process for atmospheric combustion systems
Assignee: ABB Management AG
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Filing: 1995-03-31
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Granted: 1996-12-17
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Expires: 2015-03-31
Abstract
Abstract In the case of a heat generator which essentially consists of a premix burner (100) and a flame tube (1), the hot gases (10) from the combustion in the premix burner (100) are fed into the flame tube (1), and there undergo staged post-combustion. This post-combustion takes place by means of a first post-combustion stage (11) and a second post-combustion stage (12). The air/fuel mixture (11a, 12a) is provided for each post-combustion stage (11, 12) in individual mixers (200, 300). These mixers are arranged axially with respect to the flame tube (1) and work in such a way that injection of the corresponding mixture (11a, 12a) makes it possible to obtain different combustion zones which extend in a staged sequence over the flame tube (1). By virtue of this staged post-combustion mode NO x emissions can be reduced by a factor of 5 compared to conventional techniques.
Inventors
- 👤 Klaus Dobbeling
- 👤 Hans P. Knopfel
- 👤 Thomas Sattelmayer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 16:03
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23R; F23R3/00; F23R3/28; F23R3/34; F23R3/346; F23C; F23C6/00; F23C6/04; F23C6/045; F23C6/047; F23C2201/00; F23C2201/20; F23C2900/00; F23C2900/07002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
Device for carrying out a combustion process for atmospheric combustion systems, comprising: a premix burner comprising at least two hollow conical-section bodies disposed to define a conical hollow space having a longitudinal axis parallel to a flow direction of the burner, respective longitudinal symmetry axes of the bodies being offset with respect to one another so that mutually adjacent walls of the bodies form channels along the longitudinal direction for a tangentially directed combustion-air flow, and at least one fuel nozzle disposed to inject a fuel in the conical hollow space; a flame tube connected downstream of the premix burner so that heated gases generated in the premix burner are delivered into the flame tube, wherein the flame tube defines a plurality of post-combustion stages in a flow direction therethrough; and, at least one air/fuel mixer disposed at each post-combustion stage to form and introduce an air/fuel mixture into the flame tube.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
Device for carrying out a combustion process for atmospheric combustion systems, comprising: a premix burner comprising at least two hollow conical-section bodies disposed to define a conical hollow space having a longitudinal axis parallel to a flow direction of the burner, respective longitudinal symmetry axes of the bodies being offset with respect to one another so that mutually adjacent walls of the bodies form channels along the longitudinal direction for a tangentially directed combustion-air flow, and at least one fuel nozzle disposed to inject a fuel in the conical hollow space; a flame tube connected downstream of the premix burner so that heated gases generated in the premix burner are delivered into the flame tube, wherein the flame tube defines a plurality of post-combustion stages in a flow direction therethrough; and, at least one air/fuel mixer disposed at each post-combustion stage to form and introduce an air/fuel mixture into the flame tube.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
Device according to claim 1, wherein the air/fuel mixers are directed radially with respect to the flame tube.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
Device according to claim 2, further comprising additional fuel nozzles disposed in a region of the channels along the longitudinal direction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
Device according to claim 2, wherein the bodies widen conically in the flow direction at a fixed angle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
Device according to claim 2, wherein the bodies are shaped with increasing conicity in the flow direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
Device according to claim 2, wherein the bodies are shaped with decreasing conicity in the flow direction.
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