EP1645802A3 - Brûleur à prémélange - Google Patents

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EP1645802A3
EP1645802A3 EP05108942.3A EP05108942A EP1645802A3 EP 1645802 A3 EP1645802 A3 EP 1645802A3 EP 05108942 A EP05108942 A EP 05108942A EP 1645802 A3 EP1645802 A3 EP 1645802A3
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combustion air
swirl
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premix burner
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Stefano Bernero
Christian Jörg Motz
Christian Oliver Paschereit
Martin Zajadatz
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General Electric Technology GmbH
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23R—GENERATING COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGH VELOCITY, e.g. GAS-TURBINE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
    • F23R3/00—Continuous combustion chambers using liquid or gaseous fuel
    • F23R3/28—Continuous combustion chambers using liquid or gaseous fuel characterised by the fuel supply
    • F23R3/286—Continuous combustion chambers using liquid or gaseous fuel characterised by the fuel supply having fuel-air premixing devices
    • 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
    • F23D17/002—Burners for combustion conjointly or alternatively of gaseous or liquid or pulverulent fuel gaseous or liquid 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
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23R—GENERATING COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGH VELOCITY, e.g. GAS-TURBINE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
    • F23R2900/00—Special features of, or arrangements for continuous combustion chambers; Combustion processes therefor
    • F23R2900/00014—Reducing thermo-acoustic vibrations by passive means, e.g. by Helmholtz resonators

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Pre-Mixing And Non-Premixing Gas Burner (AREA)
  • Gas Burners (AREA)
EP05108942.3A 2004-10-11 2005-09-28 Brûleur à prémélange Not-in-force EP1645802B1 (fr)

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DE102004049491A DE102004049491A1 (de) 2004-10-11 2004-10-11 Vormischbrenner

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EP1645802A2 EP1645802A2 (fr) 2006-04-12
EP1645802A3 true EP1645802A3 (fr) 2013-05-08
EP1645802B1 EP1645802B1 (fr) 2015-08-19

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EP05108942.3A Not-in-force EP1645802B1 (fr) 2004-10-11 2005-09-28 Brûleur à prémélange

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EP (1) EP1645802B1 (fr)
DE (1) DE102004049491A1 (fr)

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US7780437B2 (en) 2010-08-24

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