EP1144915A1 - Burner-type apparatus and fuel combustion method - Google Patents

Burner-type apparatus and fuel combustion method

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EP1144915A1
EP1144915A1 EP99961180A EP99961180A EP1144915A1 EP 1144915 A1 EP1144915 A1 EP 1144915A1 EP 99961180 A EP99961180 A EP 99961180A EP 99961180 A EP99961180 A EP 99961180A EP 1144915 A1 EP1144915 A1 EP 1144915A1
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Gérard Mougey
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
    • F23G7/00—Incinerators or other apparatus for consuming industrial waste, e.g. chemicals
    • F23G7/06—Incinerators or other apparatus for consuming industrial waste, e.g. chemicals of waste gases or noxious gases, e.g. exhaust gases
    • F23G7/08—Incinerators or other apparatus for consuming industrial waste, e.g. chemicals of waste gases or noxious gases, e.g. exhaust gases using flares, e.g. in stacks
    • F23G7/085—Incinerators or other apparatus for consuming industrial waste, e.g. chemicals of waste gases or noxious gases, e.g. exhaust gases using flares, e.g. in stacks in stacks
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04F—PUMPING OF FLUID BY DIRECT CONTACT OF ANOTHER FLUID OR BY USING INERTIA OF FLUID TO BE PUMPED; SIPHONS
    • F04F5/00—Jet pumps, i.e. devices in which flow is induced by pressure drop caused by velocity of another fluid flow
    • F04F5/44—Component parts, details, or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F04F5/02 - F04F5/42
    • F04F5/46—Arrangements of nozzles
    • F04F5/466—Arrangements of nozzles with a plurality of nozzles arranged in parallel
    • 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
    • F23L—SUPPLYING AIR OR NON-COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS OR GASES TO COMBUSTION APPARATUS IN GENERAL ; VALVES OR DAMPERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CONTROLLING AIR SUPPLY OR DRAUGHT IN COMBUSTION APPARATUS; INDUCING DRAUGHT IN COMBUSTION APPARATUS; TOPS FOR CHIMNEYS OR VENTILATING SHAFTS; TERMINALS FOR FLUES
    • F23L5/00—Blast-producing apparatus before the fire
    • F23L5/04—Blast-producing apparatus before the fire by induction of air for combustion, e.g. using steam jet

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  • the invention relates to an apparatus and a method for obtaining better combustion of gases containing in particular hydrocarbons.
  • These apparatus and method can be used, for example, in the flares of an oil refinery or on oil and gas production fields, to burn waste gases or gaseous emissions without emissions of unburnt hydrocarbons.
  • the excess gas to be burned has a relatively low pressure and a high flow rate of up to 10 000 000 Nm 3 / day, consecutive for example, to a malfunction on a refining unit of the petroleum or at an oil or gas production site.
  • the pressure of the gas to burn remaining generally low, this does not allow ventilation of the flame sufficiently activated by the pressure of the gas leaving the torch supply tube. Since the fuel-oxidant mixture in the combustion zone becomes deficient in the amount of air necessary for perfect combustion, an external supply of oxidant is therefore necessary by any means available in the art to improve the combustion of the gas.
  • tailings which are gases rich in hydrocarbons and sometimes in liquid hydrocarbons called condensates, becomes incomplete and is usually accompanied by thick black smoke.
  • torches have considered a solution which consists in bringing air into the combustion zone by means of groups of high power fans, for example arranged under the torch, and in staging the distribution of the gas using automatic valves controlled by complex instrumentation.
  • This solution proves to be difficult to apply, because of a high investment cost and operating costs, and moreover, it is made unreliable by the installation of fans under a flame in a hot and corrosive atmosphere, and also raises safety problems due to possible fallout of easily flammable liquid hydrocarbons on hot fans.
  • the Applicant has therefore carried out research with a view to finding solutions which are, at the same time, technically satisfactory, simple, reliable and whose corresponding investment cost is low, in a refinery as well as on a production site, for obtain smoke-free combustion of a gas which may contain liquid hydrocarbons.
  • the Applicant has thus succeeded in developing an apparatus of the gas flare type, to facilitate the combustion of combustible gases in the atmosphere, comprising a combustion zone supplied with at least one combustible gas by at least one inlet tube of gas to be burned, and which is characterized in that the end of said tube is surrounded by a plurality of devices arranged around it, each composed of a venturi and a supply of working fluid, and intended to increase the amount of air in the combustion zone.
  • This appliance has the major advantage of allowing smokeless combustion, even when the gas pressure is low and high flow, and that it contains liquid hydrocarbons.
  • the Applicant has also developed a method for facilitating the combustion of combustible gases in the atmosphere, in an apparatus of the gas flare type, comprising a combustion zone supplied with at least one combustible gas by at least one inlet tube. gas to be burned, and which is characterized in that, during the combustion of the gas, a plurality of devices arranged around the end of said tube are supplied by means of at least one working fluid, each comprising a venturi and a supply in working fluid.
  • the apparatus and method according to the invention make it possible, on the one hand, to reduce the consumption of working fluid, for example water vapor, and, on the other hand to increase the reliability of the installation by the absence of moving parts, such as fans, to have an easy implementation process, and to offer relatively low installation and operational costs.
  • working fluid for example water vapor
  • moving parts such as fans
  • Figure 1 schematically shows an apparatus according to the invention, in front view and in section;
  • FIG. 2 is a detailed schematic view of one of the devices of Figure 1, in front view and in section;
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a particular use of the invention for burning acid gases such as hydrogen sulfide.
  • the combustion apparatus according to the invention is shown in Figure 1 as it can be installed on the upper part of a gas flare. It comprises a combustion zone 1, with a fuel gas inlet constituted by a tube 2 of gas to be burned. Around the end of this combustion gas inlet tube 2 are arranged in a substantially annular manner a plurality of devices 3 for supplying pressurized working fluid.
  • the devices 3 are inclined towards the combustion zone, that is to say towards the axis BB of the tube 2, their axes of symmetry AA forming an angle ⁇ with the axis of symmetry BB of the tube 2 inlet of the gas to be burned between 1 ° and 70 °, and preferably between 5 ° and 60 °.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an embodiment of a device 3.
  • the latter is composed of an inlet for working fluid 4, at the outlet of which is placed a body forming a venturi 5, itself consisting of a lower frustoconical part 6, generally called “convergent”, and which is extended by a cylindrical part 7 called “neck”, the latter being extended by an upper frustoconical part 8 called “divergent”.
  • the supply of working fluid 4 to each of the venturis 5, from the supply tube 13, comprises a central tube 9, which is usually of annular cross section and disposed substantially coaxially with the axis AA of the venturi 5.
  • the tube central 9 extends from the outside, passing through the convergent 6, to a point located in the venturi 5, generally at the junction of the convergent 6 and the neck 7.
  • a plurality of tubes 10 is advantageously provided around the central tube 9.
  • the arrangement of these tubes 10 is generally regular and annular, the tubes 10 can be arranged in at least one ring whose center is located on the axis AA of the body forming venturi.
  • the tubes 10 and the central tube 9 are identical to each other, have a generally circular cross section and are arranged in an annular manner, along at least one ring, the center of which is located on the axis AA of the venturi.
  • the number of tubes 10 is calculated as a function of the air flow rate required for combustion and the internal diameter of the body of the venturi.
  • all the supply tubes 13 are connected to the same source of pressurized working fluid.
  • At least the tubes 10 disposed substantially annularly around the axis AA of the venturi 5 and located furthest out of this axis inject the working fluid into the venturi at an angle ⁇ , formed with the axis AA of the venturi 5, greater than 3 °, and preferably substantially equal to that formed by the divergent 8 with said axis.
  • Their lower part 12 may be cylindrical and substantially parallel to the axis AA of the venturi 5, while, as can be seen in FIG. 1, the angle of inclination ⁇ of their upper part 11 relative to the axis AA is substantially equal to the angle of inclination of the divergent 8 with respect to this same axis AA.
  • the axes of the tubes 10 can form with the axis AA of the venturi 5 an angle substantially equal to that formed by the divergent with the axis of said venturi.
  • the tubes 10 generally all penetrate into the venturi 5 of the same depth, which can be identical to or less than the depth of penetration of the central tube 9 into the venturi 5.
  • the central tube 9 is replaced by a second plurality of tubes arranged annularly around the axis AA, so that they are surrounded by the tubes 10.
  • the tubes 10 as well as the central tube 9 (or the plurality of tubes which replace it) may be identical to each other, have a generally circular cross section and are preferably all connected to the tube d supply 13, itself being connected to a source of working fluid. They are dimensioned so that they transport between 1% and 33% of the working fluid and, preferably, between 5% and 33% of said fluid.
  • the devices 3 arranged annularly around the end of the tube 2 for the arrival of the gas to be burned are all identical.
  • a variant of the invention can also be used, as indicated in this FIG. 3, for the combustion of gases requiring a high combustion temperature, for example hydrogen sulfide, the oxidation temperature of which is greater than 700 ° C.
  • the combustion zone 1 is covered by a venturi body 15, into which the gas to be burned is injected via the tube 2, said body making it possible to maintain a temperature and a time higher residence while preserving the flame from external disturbances.
  • a plurality of devices is arranged annularly around the end of the tube 2 for supplying the gas to be burned, so that the working fluid leaving each of the diverging points of the plurality of devices is injected in the venturi body 15, thereby improving the combustion of the gas to be burned.
  • the by means of a fluid the supply of working fluid 4 from each of the devices 3.
  • the working fluid air, air enriched with oxygen, a gas which is itself combustible or water vapor, is generally used.
  • the pressure of the working fluid is usually between 0.5 and 6.10 5 Pa
  • the combustible gas is introduced coaxially into the combustion zone 1 according to the arrows G.
  • the combustion occurs in the combustion zone 1.
  • the devices 3 which, thanks to the introduction of a working fluid, alone or as a mixture, according to the arrows H, entrain air through the venturi 5, according to the arrows I. This entrained air comes out from the divergent 8 of the device concerned and then comes to improve the combustion of gases.
  • the use of the devices 3 therefore allows complete combustion of a gas containing a hydrocarbon, a mixture of hydrocarbons, an acid gas or a mixture of these gases, thanks to a high air entrainment with a small amount of motor fluid.
  • This results in a reduction in noise, compared to existing torches, where an air induction is carried out using conventional tubes supplied with water vapor at the combustion zone.
  • the noise is due to the expansion of the working fluid in the tubes, the use of a lesser amount of working fluid results in a reduction in the noise.
  • the Applicant has found, during tests it has carried out, that the use of the apparatus according to the invention requires a flow rate of the steam necessary for ensuring smoke-free combustion, which is 14 times lower than the required flow rate by conventional torches to obtain the same result.
  • the device according to the invention also has the advantage of being able to be easily produced on a platform, in a short time, by simply fitting a conventional torch, which only causes a short-term shutdown of the operation of the device. refinery, or on an oil or gas production site. The operating losses are therefore minimal.

Abstract

The invention concerns a burner-type apparatus designed to facilitate fuel gas combustion in the atmosphere, comprising a combustion zone (1) supplied with at least a fuel gas through at least a tube (2) for burning gas intake. The invention is characterised in that the tube (2) end is enclosed with a plurality of elements (3) arranged around the latter each consisting of a venturi and motive fluid supply, and designed to increase the quantity of air in the combustion zone.

Description

APPAREIL DE TYPE TORCHERE ET PROCEDE POUR LA COMBUSTION DE GA2.TORCHERE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE COMBUSTION OF GA2 .
L'invention concerne un appareil et un procédé permettant d'obtenir une meilleure combustion de gaz contenant notamment des hydrocarbures. Ces appareil et procédé peuvent être utilisés, par exemple, dans les torches d'une raffinerie de pétrole ou sur les champs de production d'huile et de gaz, pour brûler des gaz résiduaires ou des émissions gazeuses sans émissions d'hydrocarbures imbrûlés.The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for obtaining better combustion of gases containing in particular hydrocarbons. These apparatus and method can be used, for example, in the flares of an oil refinery or on oil and gas production fields, to burn waste gases or gaseous emissions without emissions of unburnt hydrocarbons.
ETAT DE LA TECHNIQUESTATE OF THE ART
Le traitement du pétrole dans une raffinerie entraîne la production de gaz résiduaires et d'émissions gazeuses, dont l'élimination par combustion dans des systèmes de brûlage de gaz, appelés Λλ torches " ou " torchères à gaz " dans la profession, peuvent être à l'origine d'émissions toxiques et malodorantes, de fumées ou de bruit, préjudiciables à l'environnement. Ces nuisances et notamment celles apportées par la combustion incomplète de gaz, par exemple riches en hydrogène sulfuré (H2S) , se manifestent généralement, lorsque la quantité d'air nécessaire à une parfaite combustion est insuffisante, c'est-à-dire quand le rapport entre le débit de gaz à brûler et le débit d'air nécessaire à la combustion est inférieur au rapport stœchiométrique, et lorsque les trois conditions nécessaires à une combustion optimale, appelées " les trois T ", à savoir la Température de la flamme, le Temps de mélange air/gaz avant brûlage et la Turbulence appliquée à ce mélange, sont insuffisamment remplies.The processing of petroleum in a refinery leads to the production of waste gases and gaseous emissions, the elimination of which by combustion in gas burning systems, called Λλ torches "or" gas torchieres "in the profession, can be at the origin of toxic and smelly emissions, smoke or noise, harmful to the environment. These nuisances and in particular those brought by the incomplete combustion of gases, for example rich in hydrogen sulphide (H 2 S), are generally manifested , when the quantity of air necessary for perfect combustion is insufficient, that is to say when the ratio between the flow of gas to be burned and the air flow required for combustion is less than the stoichiometric ratio, and when the three conditions necessary for optimal combustion, called "the three T", namely the flame temperature, the air / gas mixing time before burning and the turbulence applied ue to this mixture, are insufficiently filled.
Ceci est généralement dû au fait que les excédents de gaz à brûler ont une pression relativement faible et un débit élevé pouvant aller jusqu'à 10 000 000 Nm3/jour, consécutif par exemple, à un défaut de fonctionnement sur une unité de raffinage du pétrole ou sur un site de production d'huile ou de gaz. La pression du gaz à brûler demeurant globalement faible, celle-ci ne permet pas une aération de la flamme suffisamment activée par la pression du gaz en sortie du tube d'alimentation de la torche. Le mélange combustible-comburant dans la zone de combustion devenant déficitaire au niveau de la quantité d'air nécessaire à une parfaite combustion, il faut par conséquent un apport extérieur de comburant par tout moyen disponible dans la technique pour améliorer la combustion du gaz . Jusqu'à présent, on a fait appel à des dispositifs d'injection alimentés, par exemple, par de la vapeur d'eau traversant des injecteurs, ou d'autres fluides moteurs tels que l'air ou un gaz, qui induisent l'air et les turbulences nécessaires à la combustion. Cependant, ces dispositifs ont des rendements faibles, ce qui impose d'utiliser des quantités importantes de fluides pour compenser leur manque d' efficacité.This is generally due to the fact that the excess gas to be burned has a relatively low pressure and a high flow rate of up to 10 000 000 Nm 3 / day, consecutive for example, to a malfunction on a refining unit of the petroleum or at an oil or gas production site. The pressure of the gas to burn remaining generally low, this does not allow ventilation of the flame sufficiently activated by the pressure of the gas leaving the torch supply tube. Since the fuel-oxidant mixture in the combustion zone becomes deficient in the amount of air necessary for perfect combustion, an external supply of oxidant is therefore necessary by any means available in the art to improve the combustion of the gas. Up to now, use has been made of injection devices supplied, for example, by steam passing through injectors, or other working fluids such as air or a gas, which induce air and turbulence necessary for combustion. However, these devices have low yields, which requires the use of large quantities of fluids to compensate for their lack of efficiency.
Il en résulte, en raffinerie, dans le cas par exemple d'utilisation de la vapeur d'eau comme fluide moteur, une forte consommation ayant pour effets :This results in a refinery, in the case for example of the use of water vapor as a working fluid, a high consumption having the effects:
- une émission importante de bruit, due au passage de la vapeur d'eau dans les tubes et les injecteurs ;- a significant emission of noise, due to the passage of water vapor in the tubes and the injectors;
- un refroidissement de la flamme, qui ne permet pas d'assurer les conditions correctes de combustion des gaz, par exemple les gaz acides comme H2S, pour lequel la température de 700 °C requise pour sa complète oxydation n'est, dans ces conditions, pas atteinte, produisant ainsi des émissions toxiques et malodorantes ; un bilan énergétique du site pouvant être déficitaire, car dépendant de la production de la vapeur d' eau .a cooling of the flame, which does not make it possible to ensure the correct conditions for combustion of the gases, for example the acid gases such as H 2 S, for which the temperature of 700 ° C. required for its complete oxidation is not, in these conditions, not reached, thus producing toxic and smelly emissions; an energy balance of the site can be in deficit, because dependent on the production of water vapor.
Sur les champs de production d'huile et de gaz, il n'y a généralement pas de vapeur d'eau disponible et la pression du gaz à brûler est trop faible pour être utilisable comme source d'énergie de mélange combustibe- comburant suffisante. Par conséquent, la combustion des rejets, qui sont des gaz riches en hydrocarbures et parfois en hydrocarbures liquides appelés condensats, devient incomplète et s'accompagne habituellement d'épaisses fumées noires .On the oil and gas production fields, there is generally no water vapor available and the pressure of the gas to be burnt is too low to be usable as a sufficient fuel-oxidant mixture energy source. Therefore, the combustion of tailings, which are gases rich in hydrocarbons and sometimes in liquid hydrocarbons called condensates, becomes incomplete and is usually accompanied by thick black smoke.
Les constructeurs de torches ont envisagé une solution qui consiste à apporter de l'air dans la zone de combustion au moyen de groupes dé ventilateurs de puissance élevée, disposés par exemple sous la torche, et à étager la distribution du gaz à l'aide de vannes automatiques commandées par une instrumentation complexe. Cette solution s'avère difficilement applicable, car d'un coût d'investissement et de frais opératoires élevé, et de plus, elle est rendue peu fiable par l'installation des ventilateurs sous la flamme dans une atmosphère chaude et corrosive, et soulève également des problèmes de sécurité dus à des retombées possibles d'hydrocarbures liquides facilement inflammables sur les ventilateurs chauds.The manufacturers of torches have considered a solution which consists in bringing air into the combustion zone by means of groups of high power fans, for example arranged under the torch, and in staging the distribution of the gas using automatic valves controlled by complex instrumentation. This solution proves to be difficult to apply, because of a high investment cost and operating costs, and moreover, it is made unreliable by the installation of fans under a flame in a hot and corrosive atmosphere, and also raises safety problems due to possible fallout of easily flammable liquid hydrocarbons on hot fans.
La Demanderesse a donc effectué des recherches en vue de trouver des solutions qui soient, à la fois, satisfaisantes sur le plan technique, simples, fiables et dont le coût d'investissement correspondant soit faible, en raffinerie comme sur un site de production, pour obtenir une combustion sans fumées d'un gaz pouvant contenir des hydrocarbures liquides.The Applicant has therefore carried out research with a view to finding solutions which are, at the same time, technically satisfactory, simple, reliable and whose corresponding investment cost is low, in a refinery as well as on a production site, for obtain smoke-free combustion of a gas which may contain liquid hydrocarbons.
EXPOSE SOMMAIRE DE L'INVENTIONSUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
La Demanderesse est ainsi parvenue à mettre au point un appareil de type torchère à gaz, pour faciliter la combustion de gaz combustibles dans l'atmosphère, comprenant une zone de combustion alimentée en au moins un gaz combustible par au moins un tube d'arrivée de gaz à brûler, et qui se caractérise en ce que l'extrémité dudit tube est entourée d'une pluralité de dispositifs disposés autour de celle-ci, composés chacun d'un venturi et d'une alimentation en fluide moteur, et destinés à accroître la quantité d'air dans la zone de combustion.The Applicant has thus succeeded in developing an apparatus of the gas flare type, to facilitate the combustion of combustible gases in the atmosphere, comprising a combustion zone supplied with at least one combustible gas by at least one inlet tube of gas to be burned, and which is characterized in that the end of said tube is surrounded by a plurality of devices arranged around it, each composed of a venturi and a supply of working fluid, and intended to increase the amount of air in the combustion zone.
Cet appareil a pour avantage majeur de permettre une combustion sans fumée, même lorsque la pression du gaz est faible et le débit élevé, et que celui-ci contient des hydrocarbures liquides.This appliance has the major advantage of allowing smokeless combustion, even when the gas pressure is low and high flow, and that it contains liquid hydrocarbons.
Son utilisation supprime le recours à des ventilateurs ainsi que le bruit résultant du passage d'un fluide, tel que la vapeur d'eau dans des injecteurs.Its use eliminates the use of fans and the noise resulting from the passage of a fluid, such as water vapor in injectors.
La Demanderesse a également mis au point un procédé pour faciliter la combustion de gaz combustibles dans l'atmosphère, dans un appareil de type torchère à gaz, comprenant une zone de combustion alimentée en au moins un gaz combustible par au moins un tube d'arrivée du gaz à brûler, et qui se caractérise en ce que, pendant la combustion du gaz, on alimente au moyen d'au moins un fluide moteur une pluralité de dispositifs disposés autour de l'extrémité dudit tube et comprenant chacun un venturi et une alimentation en fluide moteur.The Applicant has also developed a method for facilitating the combustion of combustible gases in the atmosphere, in an apparatus of the gas flare type, comprising a combustion zone supplied with at least one combustible gas by at least one inlet tube. gas to be burned, and which is characterized in that, during the combustion of the gas, a plurality of devices arranged around the end of said tube are supplied by means of at least one working fluid, each comprising a venturi and a supply in working fluid.
En plus d'une combustion complète sans fumée, l'appareil et le procédé conformes à l'invention permettent, d'une part, de diminuer la consommation de fluide moteur, par exemple la vapeur d'eau, et, d'autre part d'augmenter la fiabilité de l'installation par l'absence de pièces en mouvement, tels que des ventilateurs, d'avoir un procédé de mise en œuvre aisée, et d'offrir des coûts d'installation et opérationnel relativement faibles . D'autres avantages et caractéristiques de l'appareil et du procédé selon l'invention ressortiront de la suite de la présente description, dans laquelle on se référera aux figures 1 à 3 des dessins annexés, qui n'ont pas de caractère limitatif.In addition to complete smoke-free combustion, the apparatus and method according to the invention make it possible, on the one hand, to reduce the consumption of working fluid, for example water vapor, and, on the other hand to increase the reliability of the installation by the absence of moving parts, such as fans, to have an easy implementation process, and to offer relatively low installation and operational costs. Other advantages and characteristics of the apparatus and of the method according to the invention will emerge from the remainder of the present description, in which reference will be made to FIGS. 1 to 3 of the appended drawings, which have no limiting character.
DESCRIPTION SOMMAIRE DES FIGURESSUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
La figure 1 représente schématiquement un appareil selon l'invention, en vue de face et en coupe ;Figure 1 schematically shows an apparatus according to the invention, in front view and in section;
La figure 2 est une vue schématique détaillée de l'un des dispositifs de la figure 1, en vue de face et en coupe ; La figure 3 illustre une utilisation particulière de l'invention pour brûler des gaz acides tels que l'hydrogène sulfuré .Figure 2 is a detailed schematic view of one of the devices of Figure 1, in front view and in section; FIG. 3 illustrates a particular use of the invention for burning acid gases such as hydrogen sulfide.
EXPOSE DETAILLE PS L'INVENTI N Appareil selon l'inventionDETAILED PRESENTATION OF THE INVENTI N Device according to the invention
L'appareil de combustion selon l'invention est représenté sur la figure 1 tel qu'il peut être installé sur la partie supérieure d'une torchère à gaz. II comporte une zone de combustion 1, avec une arrivée de gaz combustible constituée par un tube 2 de gaz à brûler. Autour de l'extrémité de ce tube d'arrivée de gaz à brûler 2 sont disposés de façon sensiblement annulaire une pluralité de dispositifs 3 d'amenée de fluide moteur sous pression.The combustion apparatus according to the invention is shown in Figure 1 as it can be installed on the upper part of a gas flare. It comprises a combustion zone 1, with a fuel gas inlet constituted by a tube 2 of gas to be burned. Around the end of this combustion gas inlet tube 2 are arranged in a substantially annular manner a plurality of devices 3 for supplying pressurized working fluid.
Comme on peut le voir sur la figure 1, les dispositifs 3 sont inclinés vers la zone de combustion, c'est-à-dire vers l'axe BB du tube 2, leurs axes de symétrie AA formant un angle β avec l'axe de symétrie BB du tube 2 d'arrivée du gaz à brûler compris entre 1° et 70°, et de préférence entre 5° et 60°.As can be seen in FIG. 1, the devices 3 are inclined towards the combustion zone, that is to say towards the axis BB of the tube 2, their axes of symmetry AA forming an angle β with the axis of symmetry BB of the tube 2 inlet of the gas to be burned between 1 ° and 70 °, and preferably between 5 ° and 60 °.
La figure 2 illustre une forme de réalisation d'un dispositif 3. Ce dernier est composé d'une arrivée de fluide moteur 4 , à la sortie de laquelle est placé un corps formant venturi 5, lui-même constitué d'une partie tronconique inférieure 6, appelée généralement " convergent ", et qui se prolonge par une partie cylindrique 7 appelée " col " , cette dernière étant prolongée par une partie tronconique supérieure 8 appelée " divergent" .FIG. 2 illustrates an embodiment of a device 3. The latter is composed of an inlet for working fluid 4, at the outlet of which is placed a body forming a venturi 5, itself consisting of a lower frustoconical part 6, generally called "convergent", and which is extended by a cylindrical part 7 called "neck", the latter being extended by an upper frustoconical part 8 called "divergent".
L'alimentation en fluide moteur 4 de chacun des venturis 5, à partir du tube d'alimentation 13, comporte un tube central 9, qui est habituellement de section transversale annulaire et disposé sensiblement coaxialement à l'axe AA du venturi 5. Le tube central 9 s'étend depuis l'extérieur, en passant dans le convergent 6, jusqu'à un point situé dans le venturi 5, en général au niveau de la jonction du convergent 6 et du col 7.The supply of working fluid 4 to each of the venturis 5, from the supply tube 13, comprises a central tube 9, which is usually of annular cross section and disposed substantially coaxially with the axis AA of the venturi 5. The tube central 9 extends from the outside, passing through the convergent 6, to a point located in the venturi 5, generally at the junction of the convergent 6 and the neck 7.
Une pluralité de tubes 10 est avantageusement prévue autour du tube central 9. La disposition de ces tubes 10 est généralement régulière et annulaire, les tubes 10 pouvant être disposés suivant au moins une couronne dont le centre est situé sur l'axe AA du corps formant venturi.A plurality of tubes 10 is advantageously provided around the central tube 9. The arrangement of these tubes 10 is generally regular and annular, the tubes 10 can be arranged in at least one ring whose center is located on the axis AA of the body forming venturi.
De préférence, les tubes 10 et le tube central 9 sont identiques entre eux, présentent une section transversale globalement circulaire et sont disposés de façon annulaire, suivant au moins une couronne dont le centre est situé sur 1 ' axe AA du venturi .Preferably, the tubes 10 and the central tube 9 are identical to each other, have a generally circular cross section and are arranged in an annular manner, along at least one ring, the center of which is located on the axis AA of the venturi.
Le nombre de tubes 10 est calculé en fonction du débit d'air nécessaire à la combustion et du diamètre interne du corps du venturi.The number of tubes 10 is calculated as a function of the air flow rate required for combustion and the internal diameter of the body of the venturi.
Avantageusement, tous les tubes d'alimentation 13 sont reliés à une même source de fluide moteur sous pression.Advantageously, all the supply tubes 13 are connected to the same source of pressurized working fluid.
De préférence, au moins les tubes 10 disposés de façon sensiblement annulaire autour de l'axe AA du venturi 5 et situés les plus à l'extérieur de cet axe injectent le fluide moteur dans le venturi suivant un angle α, formé avec l'axe AA du venturi 5, supérieur à 3°, et de préférence sensiblement égal à celui que forme le divergent 8 avec ledit axe. Leur partie inférieure 12 peut être cylindrique et sensiblement parallèle à l'axe AA du venturi 5, tandis que, comme cela est visible sur la figure 1, l'angle d'inclinaison α de leur partie supérieure 11 par rapport à l'axe AA est sensiblement égal à l'angle d'inclinaison du divergent 8 par rapport à ce même axe AA. Dans une variante de l'invention non représentée sur les figures, les axes des tubes 10 peuvent former avec l'axe AA du venturi 5 un angle sensiblement égal à celui que forme le divergent avec l'axe dudit venturi.Preferably, at least the tubes 10 disposed substantially annularly around the axis AA of the venturi 5 and located furthest out of this axis inject the working fluid into the venturi at an angle α, formed with the axis AA of the venturi 5, greater than 3 °, and preferably substantially equal to that formed by the divergent 8 with said axis. Their lower part 12 may be cylindrical and substantially parallel to the axis AA of the venturi 5, while, as can be seen in FIG. 1, the angle of inclination α of their upper part 11 relative to the axis AA is substantially equal to the angle of inclination of the divergent 8 with respect to this same axis AA. In a variant of the invention not shown in the figures, the axes of the tubes 10 can form with the axis AA of the venturi 5 an angle substantially equal to that formed by the divergent with the axis of said venturi.
Les tubes 10 pénètrent tous généralement dans le venturi 5 d'une même profondeur, qui peut être identique ou inférieure à la profondeur de pénétration du tube central 9 dans le venturi 5. Selon une variante (non représentée sur les figures) , le tube central 9 est remplacé par une seconde pluralité de tubes disposés de façon annulaire autour de l'axe AA, de telle sorte qu'ils soient entourés par les tubes 10. Comme indiqué ci-dessus, dans un même dispositif, les tubes 10 ainsi que le tube central 9 (ou la pluralité de tubes qui le remplacent) peuvent être identiques les uns aux autres, présentent une section transversale globalement circulaire et sont de préférence tous reliés au tube d'alimentation 13, lui-même étant relié à une source de fluide moteur. Ils sont dimensionnés de telle sorte qu'ils transportent entre 1% et 33% du fluide moteur et, de préférence, entre 5% et 33% dudit fluide.The tubes 10 generally all penetrate into the venturi 5 of the same depth, which can be identical to or less than the depth of penetration of the central tube 9 into the venturi 5. According to a variant (not shown in the figures), the central tube 9 is replaced by a second plurality of tubes arranged annularly around the axis AA, so that they are surrounded by the tubes 10. As indicated below above, in the same device, the tubes 10 as well as the central tube 9 (or the plurality of tubes which replace it) may be identical to each other, have a generally circular cross section and are preferably all connected to the tube d supply 13, itself being connected to a source of working fluid. They are dimensioned so that they transport between 1% and 33% of the working fluid and, preferably, between 5% and 33% of said fluid.
Avantageusement, les dispositifs 3 disposés de façon annulaire autour de l'extrémité du tube 2 d'arrivée du gaz à brûler sont tous identiques.Advantageously, the devices 3 arranged annularly around the end of the tube 2 for the arrival of the gas to be burned are all identical.
Une variante de l'invention peut également être utilisée, comme indiqué sur cette figure 3, pour le brûlage des gaz nécessitant une forte température de combustion, par exemple l'hydrogène sulfuré, dont la température d'oxydation est supérieure à 700°C.A variant of the invention can also be used, as indicated in this FIG. 3, for the combustion of gases requiring a high combustion temperature, for example hydrogen sulfide, the oxidation temperature of which is greater than 700 ° C.
Comme on peut le voir sur la figure 3 , la zone de combustion 1 est couverte par un corps formant venturi 15, dans lequel est injecté le gaz à brûler par l'intermédiaire du tube 2, ledit corps permettant de maintenir une température et un temps de résidence plus élevés tout en préservant la flamme des perturbations extérieures. Conformément à l'invention, une pluralité de dispositifs est disposée de façon annulaire autour de l'extrémité du tube 2 d'arrivée du gaz à brûler, de façon telle que le fluide moteur sortant de chacun des divergents de la pluralité de dispositifs est injecté dans le corps formant venturi 15, améliorant ainsi la combustion du gaz à brûler.As can be seen in FIG. 3, the combustion zone 1 is covered by a venturi body 15, into which the gas to be burned is injected via the tube 2, said body making it possible to maintain a temperature and a time higher residence while preserving the flame from external disturbances. According to the invention, a plurality of devices is arranged annularly around the end of the tube 2 for supplying the gas to be burned, so that the working fluid leaving each of the diverging points of the plurality of devices is injected in the venturi body 15, thereby improving the combustion of the gas to be burned.
Procédé selon l'inventionMethod according to the invention
Selon l'invention, pour améliorer la combustion des gaz par apport supplémentaire de comburant, on alimente au moyen d'un fluide l'arrivée de fluide moteur 4 de chacun des dispositifs 3.According to the invention, in order to improve the combustion of the gases by additional supply of oxidizer, the by means of a fluid the supply of working fluid 4 from each of the devices 3.
Comme fluide moteur, on utilise généralement de l'air, de l'air enrichi avec de l'oxygène, un gaz lui-même combustible ou de la vapeur d'eau. La pression du fluide moteur est habituellement comprise entre 0,5 et 6.105 PaAs the working fluid, air, air enriched with oxygen, a gas which is itself combustible or water vapor, is generally used. The pressure of the working fluid is usually between 0.5 and 6.10 5 Pa
(0,5 à 6 bars) et, de préférence, entre 1 et 3.105 Pa (1 à(0.5 to 6 bars) and preferably between 1 and 3.10 5 Pa (1 to
3 bars) .3 bars).
Il ne se produit donc aucune combustion à l'intérieur des dispositifs 3, car ces derniers ont simplement pour rôle d'améliorer la combustion des gaz combustibles, en provoquant une augmentation de l'induction du comburantThere is therefore no combustion inside the devices 3, because the latter simply have the role of improving the combustion of the combustible gases, by causing an increase in the induction of the oxidant.
(l'air) et une turbulence favorisant le mélange entre le carburant et le comburant . Lors du fonctionnement de l'appareil selon l'invention (voir figure 1) , le gaz combustible est introduit coaxialement dans la zone de combustion 1 suivant les flèches G. La combustion se produit dans la zone de combustion 1. Elle est favorisée par les dispositifs 3, qui, grâce à l'introduction d'un fluide moteur, seul ou en mélange, suivant les flèches H, entraînent de l'air à travers le venturi 5, suivant les flèches I. Cet air entraîné ressort par le divergent 8 du dispositif concerné et vient alors améliorer la combustion des gaz. Ainsi, l'utilisation des dispositifs 3 permet donc une combustion complète d'un gaz contenant un hydrocarbure, un mélange d'hydrocarbures, un gaz acide ou un mélange de ces gaz, grâce à un entraînement d'air élevé avec une faible quantité de fluide moteur. Ceci se traduit par une réduction du bruit, par rapport aux torches existantes, où est réalisée une induction d'air à l'aide de tubes classiques alimentés en vapeur d'eau au niveau de la zone de combustion. En effet, comme le bruit est dû à la détente du fluide moteur dans les tubes, l'utilisation d'une quantité moindre de fluide moteur entraîne une réduction du bruit . La Demanderesse a constaté, au cours d'essais qu'elle a effectués, que l'utilisation de l'appareil selon l'invention requiert un débit de la vapeur nécessaire pour assurer une combustion sans fumées, qui est 14 fois inférieur au débit exigé par les torches classiques pour l'obtention du même résultat.(air) and turbulence favoring the mixture between the fuel and the oxidizer. During operation of the apparatus according to the invention (see FIG. 1), the combustible gas is introduced coaxially into the combustion zone 1 according to the arrows G. The combustion occurs in the combustion zone 1. It is favored by the devices 3, which, thanks to the introduction of a working fluid, alone or as a mixture, according to the arrows H, entrain air through the venturi 5, according to the arrows I. This entrained air comes out from the divergent 8 of the device concerned and then comes to improve the combustion of gases. Thus, the use of the devices 3 therefore allows complete combustion of a gas containing a hydrocarbon, a mixture of hydrocarbons, an acid gas or a mixture of these gases, thanks to a high air entrainment with a small amount of motor fluid. This results in a reduction in noise, compared to existing torches, where an air induction is carried out using conventional tubes supplied with water vapor at the combustion zone. Indeed, as the noise is due to the expansion of the working fluid in the tubes, the use of a lesser amount of working fluid results in a reduction in the noise. The Applicant has found, during tests it has carried out, that the use of the apparatus according to the invention requires a flow rate of the steam necessary for ensuring smoke-free combustion, which is 14 times lower than the required flow rate by conventional torches to obtain the same result.
L'appareil selon l'invention a en outre l'avantage de pouvoir être réalisable facilement sur une plateforme, en peu de temps, en aménageant simplement une torche classique, ce qui n'occasionne qu'un arrêt de faible durée du fonctionnement de l'unité de raffinage, ou sur un site de production d'huile ou de gaz. Les pertes d'exploitation sont donc minimes . The device according to the invention also has the advantage of being able to be easily produced on a platform, in a short time, by simply fitting a conventional torch, which only causes a short-term shutdown of the operation of the device. refinery, or on an oil or gas production site. The operating losses are therefore minimal.

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1. Appareil de type torchère à gaz, pour faciliter la combustion de gaz combustibles dans l'atmosphère, comprenant une zone de combustion (1) alimentée en au moins un gaz combustible par au moins un tube (2) d'arrivée de gaz à brûler, caractérisé en ce que l'extrémité dudit tube est entourée d'une pluralité de dispositifs (3) disposés autour de celle-ci, composés chacun d'un venturi (5) et d'une alimentation en fluide moteur (4), et destinés à accroître la quantité d'air dans la zone de combustion.1. Apparatus of the gas flare type, for facilitating the combustion of combustible gases in the atmosphere, comprising a combustion zone (1) supplied with at least one combustible gas by at least one tube (2) of gas inlet to burn, characterized in that the end of said tube is surrounded by a plurality of devices (3) arranged around it, each consisting of a venturi (5) and a supply of working fluid (4), and intended to increase the amount of air in the combustion zone.
2. Appareil selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les dispositifs (3) sont disposés de façon sensiblement symétrique et de préférence annulaire autour de l'extrémité du tube (2) d'arrivée du gaz à brûler. 2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the devices (3) are arranged in a substantially symmetrical and preferably annular manner around the end of the tube (2) for arrival of the gas to be burned.
3. Appareil selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce que l'axe AA du venturi (5) de chaque dispositif (3) forme avec l'axe BB du tube (2) d'arrivée de gaz à brûler un angle β compris entre 1° et 70° et, de préférence, entre 5° et 60°. 3. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the axis AA of the venturi (5) of each device (3) forms with the axis BB of the tube (2) for supplying gas to be burned an angle β of between 1 ° and 70 ° and preferably between 5 ° and 60 °.
4. Appareil selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que chaque dispositif (3) comporte une pluralité de tubes (10) disposés de façon sensiblement annulaire autour de l'axe AA du venturi (5) .4. Apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each device (3) comprises a plurality of tubes (10) arranged substantially annularly around the axis AA of the venturi (5).
5. Appareil selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que au moins les tubes (10) de chaque dispositif (3) , disposés de façon sensiblement annulaire autour de l'axe AA du venturi (5) et situés les plus à l'extérieur de cet axe, injectent le fluide moteur dans le venturi (5) suivant un angle α, formé avec l'axe AA du venturi (5), supérieur à 3°, et de préférence sensiblement égal à celui que forme le divergent (8) avec ledit axe.5. Apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that at least the tubes (10) of each device (3), arranged substantially annularly around the axis AA of the venturi (5) and located outermost from this axis, inject the working fluid into the venturi (5) at an angle α, formed with the axis AA of the venturi (5), greater than 3 °, and preferably substantially equal to that formed by the divergent (8) with said axis.
6. Appareil selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que les tubes d'alimentation (13) de tous les dispositifs6. Apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that the supply tubes (13) of all the devices
(3) sont reliés à une même source de fluide moteur sous pression.(3) are connected to the same source of pressurized working fluid.
7. Appareil selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le fluide moteur est choisi dans le groupe constitué par l'air, l'air enrichi avec de l'oxygène, la vapeur d'eau ou un gaz combustible.7. Apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the working fluid is chosen from the group consisting of air, air enriched with oxygen, water vapor or a combustible gas.
8. Appareil selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que chacun des tubes (10) de chaque dispositif (3) disposés de façon sensiblement annulaire autour de l'extrémité du tube (2) d'arrivée du gaz à brûler, est dimensionné de telle sorte qu'il puisse transporter entre 1% et 33%, et de préférence entre 5% et 33% du fluide moteur.8. Apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that each of the tubes (10) of each device (3) arranged in a substantially annular manner around the end of the tube (2) for supplying the gas to be burned, is dimensioned to so that it can transport between 1% and 33%, and preferably between 5% and 33% of the working fluid.
9. Appareil selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'arrivée de fluide moteur (4) de chaque dispositif (3) comprend un tube central (9) et une pluralité de tubes (10) disposés de façon annulaire autour de l'axe AA du venturi (5) .9. Apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the supply of working fluid (4) of each device (3) comprises a central tube (9) and a plurality of tubes (10) arranged annularly around of the axis AA of the venturi (5).
10. Appareil selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que l'arrivée de fluide moteur comprend deux pluralités de tubes disposés respectivement de façon annulaire autour de l'axe AA du venturi (5) .10. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the supply of working fluid comprises two pluralities of tubes arranged respectively in an annular manner around the axis AA of the venturi (5).
11. Appareil selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que les tubes (10) d'un même dispositif (3) sont tous identiques les uns aux autres et présentent une section transversale globalement circulaire.11. Apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that the tubes (10) of the same device (3) are all identical to each other and have a generally circular cross section.
12. Appareil selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les tubes (10) sont disposés de façon annulaire, suivant au moins une couronne dont le centre est situé sur l'axe AA du venturi (5) .12. Apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tubes (10) are arranged annularly, along at least one ring whose center is located on the axis AA of the venturi (5).
13. Appareil selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la zone de combustion13. Apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the combustion zone
(1) est recouverte par un venturi (15) disposé au-dessus des dispositifs (3). (1) is covered by a venturi (15) disposed above the devices (3).
14. Procédé pour faciliter la combustion de gaz combustibles dans l'atmosphère, dans un appareil de type torchère à gaz, comprenant une zone de combustion (1) alimentée en au moins un gaz combustible par au moins un tube (2) d'arrivée du gaz à brûler, caractérisé en ce que, pendant la combustion du gaz, on alimente au moyen d'au moins un fluide moteur une pluralité de dispositif (3) disposés autour de l'extrémité du tube (2) et comprenant chacun un venturi (5) et une alimentation en fluide moteur (4) .14. Method for facilitating the combustion of combustible gases in the atmosphere, in an apparatus of the gas flare type, comprising a combustion zone (1) supplied with at least one combustible gas by at least one inlet tube (2) gas to be burned, characterized in that, during the combustion of the gas, a plurality of devices (3) arranged around the end of the tube (2) and comprising are supplied by means of at least one working fluid each a venturi (5) and a supply of working fluid (4).
15. Procédé selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que les dispositifs (3) sont disposés de façon sensiblement annulaire autour de l'extrémité du tube (2) de l'arrivée du gaz à brûler.15. Method according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the devices (3) are arranged substantially annularly around the end of the tube (2) of the arrival of the gas to be burned.
16. Procédé selon les revendications 14 à 15, caractérisé en ce que chaque dispositif (3) comporte une pluralité de tubes (10) disposés de façon sensiblement annulaire autour de l'axe AA du venturi (5) .16. Method according to claims 14 to 15, characterized in that each device (3) comprises a plurality of tubes (10) arranged substantially annularly around the axis AA of the venturi (5).
17. Procédé selon les revendications 14 à 16, caractérisé en ce que au moins les tubes (10) de chaque dispositif (3), disposés de façon sensiblement annulaire autour de l'axe AA du venturi (5) et situés les plus à l'extérieur de cet axe, injectent le fluide moteur dans le venturi suivant un angle α, formé avec l'axe AA du venturi (5), supérieur à 3°, et de préférence sensiblement égal à celui que forme le divergent (8) avec ledit axe.17. Method according to claims 14 to 16, characterized in that at least the tubes (10) of each device (3), arranged in a substantially annular manner around the axis AA of the venturi (5) and located furthest to the center. outside this axis, inject the working fluid into the venturi at an angle α, formed with the axis AA of the venturi (5), greater than 3 °, and preferably substantially equal to that formed by the divergent (8) with said axis.
18. Procédé selon les revendications 14 à 17, caractérisé en ce que chaque tube (10) disposé de façon sensiblement annulaire autour de l'axe AA du venturi (5) transporte entre 1% et 33% et, de préférence, entre 5% et 33% du fluide moteur.18. Method according to claims 14 to 17, characterized in that each tube (10) disposed substantially annularly around the axis AA of the venturi (5) transports between 1% and 33% and, preferably, between 5% and 33% of the working fluid.
19. Procédé selon les revendications 14 à 18, caractérisé en ce que la pression du fluide moteur est comprise entre 0,5 et 6.105 Pa, et, de préférence, entre 1 et 3.105 Pa.19. Method according to claims 14 to 18, characterized in that the pressure of the working fluid is between 0.5 and 6.10 5 Pa, and preferably between 1 and 3.10 5 Pa.
20. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 14 à 19, caractérisé en ce que les dispositifs (16) injectent le fluide moteur dans un venturi (15) situé au-dessus de la zone de combustion (1) .20. Method according to one of claims 14 to 19, characterized in that the devices (16) inject the working fluid into a venturi (15) located above the combustion zone (1).
21. Utilisation d'un appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 13 ou d'un procédé selon l'une des revendications 14 à 20, notamment dans une raffinerie de pétrole ou sur un lieu de production de pétrole ou de gaz, pour faciliter la combustion d'un hydrocarbure, d'un mélange d'hydrocarbures, d'un gaz acide, ou d'un mélange de ces gaz . 21. Use of an apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 13 or of a process according to one of claims 14 to 20, in particular in an oil refinery or in an oil or gas production site, to facilitate the combustion of a hydrocarbon, a mixture of hydrocarbons, an acid gas, or a mixture of these gases.
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