EP1706669A2 - Flexible nozzle mixing burner comprising a swirl chamber - Google Patents
Flexible nozzle mixing burner comprising a swirl chamberInfo
- Publication number
- EP1706669A2 EP1706669A2 EP05700928A EP05700928A EP1706669A2 EP 1706669 A2 EP1706669 A2 EP 1706669A2 EP 05700928 A EP05700928 A EP 05700928A EP 05700928 A EP05700928 A EP 05700928A EP 1706669 A2 EP1706669 A2 EP 1706669A2
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- EP
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- Prior art keywords
- oxygen
- gas
- containing gas
- burner
- fuel gas
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- 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
- F23D14/60—Devices for simultaneous control of gas and combustion air
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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
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- 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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- 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
- F23D14/32—Burners for combustion of a gas, e.g. of a gas stored under pressure as a liquid using a mixture of gaseous fuel and pure oxygen or oxygen-enriched air
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- 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
- F23D14/70—Baffles or like flow-disturbing devices
Definitions
- the invention relates to an external mixing burner with a burner head, at least one fuel gas tube and at least one tube for an oxygen-containing gas, wherein the burner head has outlet openings from the fuel gas pipe and from the tube for the oxygen-containing gas. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for operating an externally mixing burner, which has at least one fuel gas tube and at least one tube for oxygen-containing gas, through which fuel gas or oxygen-containing gas flow to the burner head.
- External mixing burners are used for a wide variety of applications. For example, for heating and melting of metals or glass, a variety of differently designed burners are used. Finding a burner that is suitable for all phases of the melting process and for different load cases of the furnace is a challenge.
- Object of the present invention is therefore to develop a burner that can be advantageously used for a variety of applications and for each phase of an application.
- gas supply lines for fuel gas and oxygen-containing gas are provided, which are each associated with a source of fuel gas or oxygen-containing gas and of which at least one gas supply line opens eccentrically into a swirl chamber between the gas supply and the fuel gas pipe and / or between the gas supply line and the tube for oxygen-containing gas is mounted.
- At least one of the gas supply lines upstream of the swirl chamber divides into two lines, wherein one of these lines opens eccentrically into the swirl chamber and the other of these lines opens directly into the fuel gas pipe or into the tube for oxygen-containing gas.
- valves are provided in the gas supply lines, in particular that valves are provided in the part of the gas supply lines in which at least one gas supply line is already divided into two lines, and a control or regulating device is available which controls or regulates the opening degrees of the valves , whereby the shape of the flame of the burner is adjustable.
- valves are designed as solenoid valves. These allow a gradually variable setting of the flame shape.
- the solenoid valves can be partially or completely replaced by control valves. These allow a continuously variable adjustment of the flame shape.
- the swirl chamber preferably has a circular cross-section in a section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fuel gas tube.
- the gas supply line opens tangentially into the swirl chamber.
- the stated object is achieved in that the fuel gas and / or the oxygen-containing gas is introduced eccentrically into a swirl chamber in which the fuel gas or the oxygen-containing gas is impinged by a swirl flow and the fuel gas or oxygen-containing gas after leaving the swirl chamber the fuel gas pipe or the tube for oxygen-containing gas is supplied.
- the per unit time via the swirl chamber and without the swirl chamber supplied to the burner amounts of fuel gas and oxygen-containing gas are controlled or regulated, the fuel gas and the oxygen-containing gas are passed through valves whose degrees of opening are controlled or regulated so that the burner is a flame generated, which has a desired and adjustable via the control or regulation form.
- both air is suitable as an oxidizing agent, as well as oxygen-containing gas with an oxygen content of air increased oxygen content
- oxygen-containing gas with an oxygen content of air increased oxygen content
- oxygen-enriched air is used as the oxygen-containing gas. This has the advantage that it is still inexpensive and also already partially shows the benefits of using oxygen for combustion, which are in the air reduced nitrogen content and the higher achievable combustion temperature.
- a gas having an oxygen content greater than the oxygen content of air in particular with an oxygen content greater than 30 vol.%.
- a gas having an oxygen content greater than 70% by volume, in particular greater than 99.5% by volume is used as the oxygen-containing gas.
- the benefits of oxygen are maximally pronounced, but the cost of the oxidizing agent increases, so that for each application a balance should take place, which oxygen content is technically desirable or necessary and economically justifiable.
- the swirling gas flow is imparted with a swirling flow.
- the advantage here is that a good mixing of the fuel with the oxygen with a slightly shortened flame arises.
- a swirl flow is impressed on the flow of the oxygen-containing gas. This is advantageous because the flame is somewhat shortened here and the burner can be structurally somewhat easier to manufacture.
- the combustion gas flow and the flow of the oxygen-containing gas are impressed on each other in the same direction swirl flows.
- the advantage here is that the flame is very short and quiet.
- a further embodiment of the invention provides that the fuel gas flow and the flow of the oxygen-containing gas to each other opposite swirl flows are impressed. This is recommended in case an extremely short, bushy flame is needed.
- a significant advantage of the invention is that the change in the flame length can be changed continuously (without changing the amount of fuel during operation). There are no changes to the burner (such as nozzle change) are made. Thus, the current flame length can be reduced to one third of its maximum length.
- the invention is particularly suitable for processes in which solid material is melted into liquid material, since here the melting materials change in shape and the flame shape of this change can be adapted.
- Another great advantage of the invention is that the change in the flame length is infinitely and during the operation of the burner, the impression of a swirl flow started and can be stopped again, without the burner would have to be turned off and without any structural changes, such as Changing a conventional swirl disk would be necessary.
- the change in the shape of the flame takes place via the change at least one of the two gas flows alone on the setting of the opening degree of the valves described, which in turn is done via the control or regulating device having the invention.
- the external mixing burner according to the invention is particularly suitable for melting metals or glass.
- Figure 2 is a section along the line A - A
- Figure 3 is a section along the line B - B.
- the figures show a burner 1 with a burner head 2, a tube 4 for an oxygen-containing gas and with a fuel gas tube 3 (not shown).
- the two tubes are arranged concentrically, in such a way that the fuel gas tube 3 is mounted within the tube 4.
- a thus constructed burner 1 is also called parallel flow burner.
- fuel gas for example, natural gas is used.
- Oxygen-enriched air is introduced into the swirl chamber 9 via the gas feed line 7 and the line 7a. There, a swirl flow of the same direction is impressed on this gas stream. In this case, the valve 12 is opened and the valve 13 is closed.
- the flow of oxygen-enriched air leaves the swirl chamber and is introduced into the tube 4.
- the natural gas stream is introduced into the fuel gas tube 3.
- the two gas streams mix and there is a characteristic flame.
- the shape of the resulting flame depends directly on the setting of the valves 10, 11, 12 and 13.
- valves 10, 11, 12 and / or 13 By forming the valves 10, 11, 12 and / or 13 as control valves intermediate positions, ie adjustable degrees of opening of these valves are possible. As a result, the shape of the flame is infinitely adjustable. The change in the shape of the flame takes place without difficulty during the operation of the burner 1 by means of the control or regulating device for the valves 10, 11, 12, 13.
- the supply quantities of fuel gas and oxygen-containing gas must be taken.
- the once selected supply quantities remain constant during the operation of the burner. Only by the choice of valve positions for the valves 10, 11, 12, 13 a short, bushy and wide flame is generated up to a long, narrow flame.
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PL05700928T PL1706669T3 (en) | 2004-01-22 | 2005-01-14 | Flexible nozzle mixing burner comprising a swirl chamber |
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DE102004003343A DE102004003343A1 (en) | 2004-01-22 | 2004-01-22 | Flexible parallel flow burner with swirl chamber |
PCT/EP2005/000332 WO2005071314A2 (en) | 2004-01-22 | 2005-01-14 | Flexible nozzle mixing burner comprising a swirl chamber |
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EP1706669A2 true EP1706669A2 (en) | 2006-10-04 |
EP1706669B1 EP1706669B1 (en) | 2010-07-14 |
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Country Status (15)
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US (1) | US20070287108A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1706669B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2007518959A (en) |
KR (1) | KR20060132676A (en) |
AT (1) | ATE474190T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU2005206625A1 (en) |
BR (1) | BRPI0507029A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2554034A1 (en) |
DE (2) | DE102004003343A1 (en) |
EA (1) | EA008661B1 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2349012T3 (en) |
NO (1) | NO330418B1 (en) |
PL (1) | PL1706669T3 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2005071314A2 (en) |
ZA (1) | ZA200604745B (en) |
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