EP0981016A1 - Brûleur et procédé de fonctionnement d'un moteur à combustion interne - Google Patents

Brûleur et procédé de fonctionnement d'un moteur à combustion interne Download PDF

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EP0981016A1
EP0981016A1 EP98810805A EP98810805A EP0981016A1 EP 0981016 A1 EP0981016 A1 EP 0981016A1 EP 98810805 A EP98810805 A EP 98810805A EP 98810805 A EP98810805 A EP 98810805A EP 0981016 A1 EP0981016 A1 EP 0981016A1
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Jakob Prof. Dr. Keller
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General Electric Switzerland GmbH
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ABB Alstom Power Switzerland Ltd
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Priority to US09/369,838 priority patent/US6263676B1/en
Priority to CN99111501.5A priority patent/CN1113187C/zh
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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 
    • F23C7/00—Combustion apparatus characterised by arrangements for air supply
    • F23C7/002—Combustion apparatus characterised by arrangements for air supply the air being submitted to a rotary or spinning motion
    • 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
    • F23D14/46—Details, e.g. noise reduction means
    • F23D14/62—Mixing devices; Mixing tubes
    • F23D14/64—Mixing devices; Mixing tubes with injectors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D17/00—Burners for combustion conjointly or alternatively of gaseous or liquid or pulverulent fuel
    • 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 
    • F23C2900/00—Special features of, or arrangements for combustion apparatus using fluid fuels or solid fuels suspended in air; Combustion processes therefor
    • F23C2900/07002—Premix burners with air inlet slots obtained between offset curved wall surfaces, e.g. double cone burners

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  • the invention relates to a burner for operating an internal combustion engine, a combustion chamber of a gas turbine group or furnace, with at least two half, hollow partial cone bodies, which are joined together in such a way that whose axes of longitudinal symmetry are radially offset from one another and the at least two tangential air inlet slots for a combustion air flow and include a cone cavity and a nozzle assembly for injection liquid, highly reactive fuel in the cone cavity, which in the area of narrowest inside diameter of the cone cavity is arranged. Further relates the invention relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine, a Combustion chamber of a gas turbine group or furnace.
  • a burner of the type mentioned above goes for example from the EP 0321 809 B1 and is used with great success for firing gas turbine systems used.
  • This type of burner is considered a successful type of burner output, those for firing with highly reactive, gaseous and liquid fuels designed with a high calorific value of around 35 to 50 MJ / kg are.
  • Hirbei is using the liquid fuel inside the combustion chamber a nozzle arrangement in the center of the cone cavity in the form of a introduced conical fuel sprays.
  • the conical Fuel spray is from a tangent flowing into the cone cavity rotating combustion air flow enclosed and thereby stabilized. Only in Area of the vortex runout, i.e.
  • Gaseous fuel is made up of two pipes that close the air inlet slots of the Are arranged along the burner, through rows of holes transverse to the entering Air flow injected.
  • the inner and outer shape of the Brenners can be seen as the end product of an extensive optimization process in which the burner from the point of view of combustion liquid fuel with a high calorific value has been optimized.
  • the invention is based on the object of a generic burner the preamble of claim 1, the spatial configuration of the targeted combustion of gaseous and liquid fuel with a high calorific value is optimized to develop in such a way that the combustion of medium and / or low calorific fuels without affecting shape and Design of the burner and without deterioration of the emission values is possible.
  • the measures to be taken for this should, if possible, be used for existing ones Burner can be retrofitted and have a simple design. Necessary modifications to the burner itself should be as small as possible be kept low, medium and low with the help of a single type of burner high calorific fuels can be burned.
  • an injection device is in each case in the flow direction arranged in front of the air inlet slots that in the combustion air supply fuel to be introduced parallel to the flow direction of the combustion air supply is injected into the air inlet slots. Due to the parallel fuel feed any turbulence within the combustion supply air flow avoided, which does not lead to irritating eddy formation local fuel accumulations and cause uncontrolled ignition events are.
  • the nozzle arrangement is particularly designed such that the exit speed the fuel from the nozzle arrangement approximately the same flow rate with which the combustion supply air flow into the Air inlet slots is introduced. Due to the isokinetic entry behavior Mass flows are also avoided any dynamic pressure differences, whereby equally disturbing eddy formation can be excluded.
  • the nozzle arrangement according to the invention has that has two air inlet slots has two injection devices on, each positioned in the direction of flow in front of the air inlet slots are. Both injection devices are connected to one another via a frame firmly connected and can be attached to the corresponding connecting elements Burner can be attached detachably.
  • Each of the respective injection devices provided extend longitudinally over the entire length of the air inlet slot and each have a preferably rectilinear interior Fuel supply line, which via a narrowed supply duct with the Nozzle outlet area is connected.
  • the narrowed supply channel can consist of a large number of individual bores, which are distributed along the fuel supply channel, as well as a continuous feed slot that extends over the entire length of the injection device extends, be formed.
  • the nozzle outlet area is preferred as a continuous slot channel that extends over the entire length of the Injection device extends and has a channel-length-width ratio on that to a directed, almost parallel fuel jet leads, which, as already mentioned above, to the flow velocity flow velocity adapted to the combustion air having.
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic cross-sectional view through the air inlet slot 1 of a burner, not shown in further detail.
  • the air inlet slot 1 is limited on the one hand by the outer wall of a first partial cone body 2 and through the inner wall of a second partial cone body 3.
  • an injection device 7 is provided, which is parallel to its longitudinal axis
  • fuel feed line 8 with a narrowed feed channel 9 the nozzle outlet area 10 of the injection device 7 is connected.
  • the narrowed Supply channel 9 can be used as a multitude of side by side Single bores can be designed as well as a continuous slot opening be, which extends over the entire length of the injection device 7.
  • the narrowed supply duct 9 has the task, on the one hand, of possible occurrences acoustic vibrations within the fuel feed line 8 from the nozzle outlet area 10 decouple. Secondly, the narrowed supply channel 9 a throttling of the prevailing inside the fuel feed line 8 Working pressure in the direction of the nozzle outlet area.
  • the nozzle outlet area indicates one of the pressure and flow conditions of the fuel adjusted length as well as width, creating a targeted fuel flow field 13 is generated, largely as a two-dimensional flow field at the same speed to the fuel supply air flow 6 in the air inlet slot 1 can be introduced.
  • FIG 2 is a side view of the burner expanded according to the invention shown, which consists of the first partial cone body 2 and the second partial cone body 3 is composed. Both partial cone bodies close two air inlet slots one, of which the air inlet slot 1 is shown in FIG. In the direction of flow An injection device 7 is provided in front of the air inlet slot 1, which can be fixed at least on one side with a base plate 10 of the burner connected is. Via a preferably ring-shaped frame 12 is the injection device 7 with its opposite on the burner (in of the rear 2) injection device connected.
  • the injection device according to the invention can be installed over existing ones Burner systems are guided and suitably firmly connected to the burner become. In this way, the injection device is an additional module view that can be retrofitted as desired.

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EP98810805A 1998-08-19 1998-08-19 Brûleur pour le fonctionnement d'une chambre de combustion Expired - Lifetime EP0981016B1 (fr)

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EP98810805A EP0981016B1 (fr) 1998-08-19 1998-08-19 Brûleur pour le fonctionnement d'une chambre de combustion
DE59810551T DE59810551D1 (de) 1998-08-19 1998-08-19 Brenner zum Betrieb einer Brennkammer
US09/369,838 US6263676B1 (en) 1998-08-19 1999-08-09 Burner having a frame for operating an internal combustion machine
CN99111501.5A CN1113187C (zh) 1998-08-19 1999-08-17 运行内燃机器的燃烧器

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EP0321809A1 (fr) 1987-12-21 1989-06-28 BBC Brown Boveri AG Procédé pour la combustion de combustible liquide dans un brûleur
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