EP0117029A1 - Einfach endendes Strahlungsheizrohr - Google Patents

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EP0117029A1
EP0117029A1 EP84300103A EP84300103A EP0117029A1 EP 0117029 A1 EP0117029 A1 EP 0117029A1 EP 84300103 A EP84300103 A EP 84300103A EP 84300103 A EP84300103 A EP 84300103A EP 0117029 A1 EP0117029 A1 EP 0117029A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23C—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR COMBUSTION USING FLUID FUEL OR SOLID FUEL SUSPENDED IN  A CARRIER GAS OR AIR 
    • F23C3/00—Combustion apparatus characterised by the shape of the combustion chamber
    • F23C3/002—Combustion apparatus characterised by the shape of the combustion chamber the chamber having an elongated tubular form, e.g. for a radiant tube
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D14/00—Burners for combustion of a gas, e.g. of a gas stored under pressure as a liquid
    • F23D14/20—Non-premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air on arrival at the combustion zone
    • F23D14/22—Non-premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air on arrival at the combustion zone with separate air and gas feed ducts, e.g. with ducts running parallel or crossing each other
    • F23D14/24—Non-premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air on arrival at the combustion zone with separate air and gas feed ducts, e.g. with ducts running parallel or crossing each other at least one of the fluids being submitted to a swirling motion

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  • This invention relates to a single-ended radiant tube which is heated by a gas burner.
  • the combustible air and gas mixture has been caused to swirl in front of the burner to enhance the mixing of the air and gas for improved combustion.
  • the swirling action has encouraged the mixture to spread outwardly away from the central axis of the burner and flame tube so that on combustion the flame impinges on the inside surface of the flame tube close to the burner and causes the undesirable excessive heating of the flame tube.
  • the present invention seeks to overcome, or at least reduce, the problem.
  • the present invention consists in a single-ended radiant tube comprising an outer tube closed at a first end and connected, or adapted to be connected, at a second end to exhaust means, a gas burner at or near the second end and connected to gas supply means, combustion air supply means at the second end by which air is supplied to be mixed with gas discharged from the burner for combustion, a flame tube in and spaced from the outer tube extending from the burner towards the first end, in which flame tube the flame burns on combustion of the gas/air mixture, and an annular exhaust gases passage being defined between the flame tube and the outer tube which communicates with the interior of the flame tube at the first end and along which exhaust gases pass to the exhaust means, characterised in that swirl inducing means is provided adapted to cause combustion air supplied to the flame tube to swirl and produce a vortex in front of the burner which encourages the gas to flow, and the flame to extend, centrally of the flame tube adjacent to the burner, and to cause the flame adjacent to the burner to be surrounded by air which has still to be used for combustion, thereby to
  • the swirl inducing means preferably comprise vanes disposed about the burner which cause the air to swirl as it flows past the burner.
  • the vanes may be on the burner. They may extend fully across the entry for the combustion air into the flame tube. They may be contained within a tubular cowl which extends over and is spaced from the burner and around which an annular passage for air is defined opening into the flame tube. The cowl divides the air supply to the flame tube into a primary air stream which passes through the cowl between the vanes, and so is caused to swirl, and a secondary air stream which passes through the annular passage to provide an envelope of air which surrounds the flame immediately in front of the burner.
  • the swirling air encourages the flame to burn centrally of the flame tube adjacent to the burner and adjacent to the burner the flame is surrounded by air which reduces the heat transfer to the flame tube, but the cowl provides a more accurate division of the air supply to perform these functions.
  • An air shroud may be positioned rearwardly of the burner over which the combustion air passes to the swirl inducing means.
  • the extent of the mixing of the air with the gas immediately in front of the burner can be adjusted by varying the distance between the burner and the air shroud. This enables the length of the flame to be adjusted. It is desirable to arrange it such that combustion takes place over the length of the flame tube to its discharge end, but not beyond the discharge end.
  • the distance of the burner from the air shroud is such that the air is converging towards the central axis of the flame tube as it approaches the swirl inducing means. The air then continues to keep close to the central axis as it is caused to swirl and flows past the burner.
  • the distance of the burner from the air shroud may be shortened with the result that the air, whilst converging towards the central axis of the flame tube, passes through the swirl inducing means further away from the central axis. In consequence there will be reduced initial mixing of the air with the gas, and the flame length is increased.
  • the distance of the burner from the air shroud is increased so that the air passes through the swirl inducing means closer to the central axis of the flame tube, and hence passes the gas port or ports of the burner at higher velocity, thereby inducing faster mixing of the air and gas and producing a shorter flame.
  • This method of varying the flame length differs from the normal method which is to increase the air in a supply of pre-mixed air and gas to the burner to shorten the flame, and to reduce the air in the supply of pre-mixed air and gas to lengthen the flame.
  • a radiant tube in accordance with the present invention may be operated without a pre-mixed supply of air and gas to the burner. Shortening the flame length with the air and gas swirling radially outwards in the previously known radiant tubes has generally resulted in serious overheating of the flame tubes adjacent to the burners in use and early failure of the flame tubes.
  • the most suitable position of the burner relative to the air shroud for a particular length and diameter of flame tube and gas flow can be ascertained empirically without undue difficulty, and once ascertained can be fixed for production. It is possible that the radiant tube may be produced incorporating adjustment means for varying the distance between the air shroud and burner as required by the user, but it is envisaged that normally the desirable distance will be ascertained empirically by workshop or laboratory testing of prototypes and then be fixed accordingly during production.
  • the radiant tube may include a recuperator.
  • a recuperator there may be an air passage by way of which the combustion air passes from the air supply means to the flame tube, and to which heat is imparted to pre-heat the air for combustion from exhaust gases passing through an exhaust gas passage which is connected to the annular exhaust gases passage defined between the flame tube and the outer tube.
  • the flame tube extends rearwards past the burner and serves as part of the recuperator to separate the exhaust gases passage from the air passage.
  • the air shroud previously mentioned may conveniently be tubular and be disposed in and spaced from the rearward extension of the flame tube such that the air passage is defined at least in part by the space between the air shroud and the rearward extension of the flame tube.
  • the air passage may be defined by other parts.
  • the present invention is applicable to radiant tubes having flame tubes of a range of diameters.
  • the advantages of the invention are especially noteworthy, however, when the flame tube is of small outside diameter for example 4.5" (11.43 cm) or less.
  • the radiant tube comprises an outer tube l, a co-axial flame tube 2 inside and extending for a substantial part of the length of the outer tube, a tubular air shroud 3 extending co-axially within a rear section of the flame tube 2, and a burner tube 4 extending co-axially through the air shroud 3 to a burner 5 spaced in front of the air shroud within the flame tube.
  • the outer tube 1 has a closed forward end 6 and an externally flanged rearward end 7 by which an exhaust housing 8 is fixed co-axially at one end, at an external annular flange 9, to the outer tube.
  • An exhaust gas outlet 10 opens radially from the exhaust housing 8.
  • the exhaust housing 8 has fixed to it, at a further external annular flange 11, a burner inlet housing 12 having a corresponding external annular flange 13 at one end.
  • the opposite end of the burner inlet housing 12 is closed by a radial end wall 14 axially through which extends, and to which is fixed, the burner tube 4.
  • the air shroud 3 is also fixed, at its rear end, to the end wall 14 of the burner inlet housing.
  • a combustion air inlet 15 opens radially into the burner inlet housing 12.
  • the flame tube has an external annular flange 16 which is clamped between the adjacent annular flanges 11 and 13 of the exhaust housing 8 and the burner inlet .housing respectively, thereby to secure the flame tube in position with respect to the exhaust housing and the outer tube 1.
  • the forward, discharge, end of the flame tube is open.
  • An air passage 17 defined by the annular space between the air shroud and the rear section of the flame tube extends forwards from the burner inlet housing 12 towards the burner 5.
  • An exhaust gas passage 18 is defined by the annular space between the outer tube and the flame tube and extends rearwards from the forward end of the outer tube to the exhaust housing 8.
  • the annular flange 16 of the flame tube separates the exhaust gas passage from the interior of the burner inlet housing.
  • the part of the radiant tube from the rearward end of the exhaust housing 8 to the burner 5 constitutes a recuperator in which combustion air passing along the passage 17 to the burner is heated by the exhaust gases passing along the exhaust gas passage 18 to the exhaust gas outlet 10.
  • the burner 5 has a cylindrical body from the circumferential surface of which project several, equi-angularly spaced, vanes 19 of air screw form designed to induce swirling movement of air passing between them about the axis of the flame tube.
  • the vanes 19 extend to the internal surface of the flame tube.
  • the burner In front of the vanes 19 the burner has a ring of gas ports 20 which communicate with the bore of the burner tube 4 and open radially through the circumferential surface of the burner's body.
  • a spark rod 27 of known kind provides the means of ignition for the burner.
  • the spark rod is secured to the end wall 14 of the burner inlet housing, extends through the air shroud 3, through one of the vanes 19 of the burner, which supports the'forward end of the spark rod, and terminates just in front of the gas ports 20.
  • the flame In consequence on combustion of the gas/air mixture the flame is contained centrally of the flame tube adjacent to the burner and so impingement of the flame on the part of the flame tube adjacent to the burner, where combustion is most violent, is prevented or substantially reduced. Heat transfer to the flame tube is also reduced by the envelope of air still to be used for combustion surrounding the flame adjacent to the burner. Impingement of the flame on the flame tube further along the flame tube is acceptable.
  • the burner 5 has equi-angularly spaced vanes 19 of air screw form projecting from its cylindrical body behind a ring of radial gas ports 20, Figure 3, communicating with an axial blind bore 21 with which the bore of the burner tube 4 connects.
  • the vanes 19 are radially shorter than before and do not extend to the internal surface of the flame tube 2. Instead they extend to the internal surface of the bore 22 of a tubular, circular section, cowl 23 which extends co-axially over the burner.
  • a reduced diameter portion 24 of the bore 22, Figure 4 presents a shoulder 25 against which the vanes 19 abut at their rear edges adjacent their outer ends to locate the burner correctly in the cowl. The outer ends of the vanes are secured to the cowl.
  • the external diameter of the cowl 23 is smaller than the internal diameter of the flame tube, and the cowl is positioned co-axially with the flame tube so that an annular passage 26 is defined between the cowl and the wall of the flame tube.
  • the external diameter of the cowl is similar to that of the air shroud, but that is not essential.
  • the cowl is longer than the burner which is positioned so that it is fully contained within the cowl.
  • the vanes could possibly be formed integrally with the cowl, rather than with the burner, and extend to the burner.
  • the cowl is spaced axially from the discharge end of the air shroud 3. It serves to separate the air issuing from the air shroud in use of the radiant tube into two streams.
  • One, primary, stream passes through the cowl and is caused by the vanes to swirl before it meets and mixes with the gas discharging from the gas ports 20 for primary combustion, and the other, secondary, stream passes through the annular passage 26.
  • the swirling movement imparted by the primary stream to the gas/air mixture emerging from the cowl contains the flame centrally of the flame tube adjacent to the burner.
  • the secondary stream of air forms an envelope around the flame adjacent to the burner which, as before, reduces the heat transfer to the flame tube in that region. It will be appreciated that in this case the envelope is more clearly defined than in the above-described embodiment. Further along the flame tube secondary stream provides secondary air for combustion.
  • the distance of the burner, with the cowl, from the discharge end of the air shroud can be adjusted to suit the gas flow and to vary the length of the flame according to the length of the flame tube.
  • cowl 23 projects forwards from the burner by a distance of about 0.375" (9.5 mm).
  • the flame tube of the radiant tube has an outside diameter of 3.25" (8.255 cm).

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EP0243506A1 (de) * 1985-10-31 1987-11-04 Nihon Nensho System Kabushiki Kaisha Strahlungsrohrbrenner
EP1808641A1 (de) * 2006-01-13 2007-07-18 Maurizio Iacobucci Brenner für einen Ofen für Keramikprodukte
WO2010045196A2 (en) * 2008-10-13 2010-04-22 Corning Incorporated Submergible combustion burner
CN106051769A (zh) * 2016-07-26 2016-10-26 西安西热锅炉环保工程有限公司 一种新型高效超低氮气体燃烧器

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FR2403518A1 (fr) * 1977-09-19 1979-04-13 Aichelin Fa J Bruleur pour le chauffage de chambres de fours industriels
DE3021924A1 (de) * 1980-06-11 1981-12-24 Buchtal Gmbh, 8472 Schwarzenfeld Diffusionsbrenner, insbesondere fuer tunneloefen der keramischen industrie
US4401099A (en) * 1980-07-11 1983-08-30 W.B. Combustion, Inc. Single-ended recuperative radiant tube assembly and method

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DE2448977A1 (de) * 1974-10-15 1976-04-29 Hotwork Ltd Strahlungsheizungs-vorrichtung
FR2403518A1 (fr) * 1977-09-19 1979-04-13 Aichelin Fa J Bruleur pour le chauffage de chambres de fours industriels
DE3021924A1 (de) * 1980-06-11 1981-12-24 Buchtal Gmbh, 8472 Schwarzenfeld Diffusionsbrenner, insbesondere fuer tunneloefen der keramischen industrie
US4401099A (en) * 1980-07-11 1983-08-30 W.B. Combustion, Inc. Single-ended recuperative radiant tube assembly and method

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EP0243506A1 (de) * 1985-10-31 1987-11-04 Nihon Nensho System Kabushiki Kaisha Strahlungsrohrbrenner
EP0243506A4 (de) * 1985-10-31 1989-01-24 Nihon Nensho System Kk Strahlungsrohrbrenner.
EP1808641A1 (de) * 2006-01-13 2007-07-18 Maurizio Iacobucci Brenner für einen Ofen für Keramikprodukte
WO2010045196A2 (en) * 2008-10-13 2010-04-22 Corning Incorporated Submergible combustion burner
WO2010045196A3 (en) * 2008-10-13 2012-06-07 Corning Incorporated Submergible combustion burner
US8408197B2 (en) 2008-10-13 2013-04-02 Corning Incorporated Submergible combustion burner
US8899224B2 (en) 2008-10-13 2014-12-02 Corning Incorporated Submergible combustion burner
CN106051769A (zh) * 2016-07-26 2016-10-26 西安西热锅炉环保工程有限公司 一种新型高效超低氮气体燃烧器
CN106051769B (zh) * 2016-07-26 2018-07-24 西安西热锅炉环保工程有限公司 一种新型高效超低氮气体燃烧器

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