EP2584260A1 - Totally aerated combustion burner - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a totally aerated combustion burner (or a fully primary aerated burner) which is equipped with a combustion plate having formed therein a multiplicity of flame holes and which discharges a premixed gas from the flame holes to perform totally aerated combustion (or fully primary aerated combustion) of the gas.
- JP-2001-090913 A As this kind of totally aerated combustion burner, there is known one described in JP-2001-090913 A .
- a side of the burner as is equipped with a combustion plate is defined as an upper surface, that a width direction of the burner is defined as a lateral direction, and that a depth direction of the burner is defined as a longitudinal direction, respectively.
- the burner has: a distribution chamber facing the lower surface of the combustion plate; a mixing chamber located on the lower side of the distribution chamber; an air supply chamber located on the lower side of the mixing chamber, thereby supplying the primary air from a combustion fan; and a plurality of nozzle holes parallely formed in the front surface of the mixing chamber at a lateral distance from one another.
- the burner has disposed therein an inclined plate extending from the front side of the mixing chamber in a manner to be inclined upward toward the rear thereof.
- the inclined plate is provided with a plurality of openings at a lateral distance from one another so as to introduce therein the primary air from the air supply chamber. It is so arranged that the fuel gas ejected from each of the nozzle holes comes into collision with that portion of the inclined plate which is free from formation of the openings (also referred to as "an opening-free portion"), thereby diffusing the fuel gas.
- the diffused fuel gas gets mixed with the primary air introduced from the openings so that the mixing of the fuel gas with the primary air is accelerated.
- a totally aerated combustion burner equipped with a combustion plate in which a multiplicity of flame holes are formed to perform totally aerated combustion by ejecting a premixed gas from the flame holes.
- the burner comprises, when such a side of the burner as is equipped with the combustion plate is defined as an upper surface, a width direction of the burner is defined as a lateral direction, and a depth direction of the burner is defined as a longitudinal direction: a distribution chamber facing a lower surface of the combustion plate; a mixing chamber on a lower side of the distribution chamber; and an air supply chamber on a lower side of the mixing chamber to thereby supply primary air from a combustion fan.
- the mixing chamber has a front surface with a plurality of nozzle holes disposed in parallel with, and at a lateral distance from, one another so that a fuel gas to be ejected from the nozzle holes and the primary air from the air supply chamber get mixed in the mixing chamber to thereby generate the premixed gas for introduction thereof to the combustion plate through the distribution chamber.
- the burner also comprises: a wall plate disposed upright on a bottom surface of the mixing chamber in a manner to lie opposite to the front surface of the mixing chamber while leaving a ventilation clearance to the front surface so that the fuel gas ejected from each of the nozzle holes collides with the wall plate; and an air inlet formed in such a portion at the bottom surface of the mixing chamber as to face the ventilation clearance, the air inlet being for introducing the primary air from the air supply chamber into the mixing chamber.
- the primary air flows from the air supply opening through the ventilation clearance between the front surface of the mixing chamber and the wall plate. Then, the fuel gas ejected from each of the nozzle holes collides with the wall plate and is diffused. The diffused fuel gas gets mixed with the primary air that flows through the ventilation clearance, and the mixing of the fuel gas and the primary air is accelerated.
- openings for introducing the primary air need not be formed in the wall plate. Therefore, even if the nozzle holes are deviated sidewise in some degree relative to the wall plate, it is possible to cause the fuel gas to collide with the wall plate to thereby stably mix the fuel gas and the primary air together. Accurate alignment between the nozzle holes and the wall plate consequently becomes unnecessary. As a result, the assembly of the burner becomes easy, and the cost reduction thereof can be achieved.
- the wall plate is preferably inclined forward in an upward direction. According to this arrangement, the primary air introduced from the air inlet into the ventilation clearance collides with the wall plate from the lower side, so that the mixing of the primary air with the fuel gas flowing along the wall plate is accelerated.
- the air inlet is wide and the ventilation clearance becomes gradually smaller toward the upper side, whereby the pressure loss can be reduced.
- the air supply chamber has an air supply opening which is formed on the bottom surface of the air supply chamber at a position rearward of the air inlet so that the primary air from the combustion fan flows into the air inlet, there will be generated a flow of the primary air along the ceiling portion of the air supply chamber toward the air inlet.
- the primary air will flow into the air inlet while it has a forward-looking directional component.
- the primary air flows partially toward that portion of the ventilation clearance which lies closer to the front end thereof. Consequently, the primary air will not collide with the wall plate successfully.
- a guide plate is disposed vertically downward at a longitudinal position between the air inlet in a ceiling portion of the air supply chamber and the air supply opening such that the flow of the primary air directed to the air inlet along the ceiling portion of the air supply chamber is curved downward to a portion below the air inlet.
- the primary air can be effectively prevented from flowing into the air inlet while it maintains a forward-looking directional component.
- the primary air efficiently collides with the wall plate, so that the mixing of the fuel gas with the primary air can be accelerated.
- the burner further comprises gutter-shaped baffle plates each being disposed in the ventilation clearance so as to be longitudinally elongated under the respective nozzle holes, and rising plate portions on respective lateral sides of each baffle plate are laterally inclined so that the upper-side distance of the rising plate portions becomes larger.
- the primary air is obstructed by the baffle plates and does not collide with the fuel gas to be ejected from each of the nozzle holes. It is consequently possible to make the fuel gas surely collide with the wall plate without being influenced by the primary air even at the time of a weak burn at which the ejection of the fuel gas is made small in quantity. The mixing of the fuel gas and the primary air can thus be accelerated. Moreover, because the rising plate portions on respective lateral sides of each baffle plate are inclined so that the upper-side distance of the rising plate portions becomes larger, the primary air does not hit the fuel gas ejected from each of the nozzle holes even if the nozzle holes are somewhat deviated sidewise relative to the baffle plates. Accurate alignment of the nozzle holes and the baffle plates therefore becomes unnecessary.
- baffle plates and the guide plate are disposed, preferably a plurality of the baffle plates are integrally press-formed into a single piece of plate member with a rear end portion thereof being bent downward to form the guide plate. According to this arrangement, the number of parts of the burner can be reduced, and a still further cost reduction thereof can be achieved.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 show a totally aerated combustion burner 1 according to one embodiment of the invention.
- the burner 1 has a burner main body 2 which is formed into a box shape, and a combustion plate 3 which is made of ceramics and which is provided with a multiplicity of flame holes 3a. By the way, the flame holes 3a are not illustrated in FIG. 1 .
- the description is made in the following on condition that such a side of the burner as is equipped with the combustion plate 3 is defined as an upper surface, that the width direction of the burner 1 is defined as a lateral direction, and that the depth direction of the burner 1 is defined as a longitudinal direction.
- the burner main body 2 On an outer peripheral part of the upper surface of the burner main body 2, there is disposed a flange portion 2a to which is connected a lower end of a combustion housing (not illustrated) in which are housed an object to be subjected to heating, such as a heat exchanger, and the like. Further, the burner main body 2 contains therein: a distribution chamber 4 which faces the lower surface of the combustion plate 3; and, on the lower side thereof, a mixing chamber 5 which is partitioned from the distribution chamber 4 by a floor wall 2b which is integral with the burner main body 2. Still furthermore, an air supply chamber 6 is disposed on the lower side of the mixing chamber 5. It is thus so arranged that the primary air is supplied to the air supply chamber 6 by a combustion fan 7.
- a laterally elongated opening portion 41 which is communicated with the mixing chamber 5.
- the distribution chamber 4 is partitioned into an upper and a lower, i.e., a total of two, spaces by a partition plate 42. It is thus so arranged that a premixed gas that has flown into the lower space of the distribution chamber 4 through the opening portion 41 is introduced into the combustion plate 3 through a multiplicity of distribution holes 42a, formed in the partition plate 42, and the upper space of the distribution chamber 4.
- the premixed gas introduced into the combustion plate 3 is ejected from the flame holes 3a so as to perform totally aerated combustion.
- the front surface 51 of the mixing chamber 5 is closed by a vertical wall 2c which is integral with the burner main body 2.
- the front surface 51 is provided with a plurality of nozzle holes 52 which are made up of holes penetrating the vertical wall 2c in a manner parallel with, and at a lateral distance from, one another.
- a gas manifold 8 through a partition plate 81 which defines a nozzle passage 52a communicating with the plurality of nozzle holes 52.
- the partition plate 81 is provided with an opening (not illustrated) which communicates a gas passage 82 inside the gas manifold 8 and the nozzle passage 52a together.
- the gas manifold 8 is provided with a solenoid valve 83 having a valve body 83a which opens and closes the above-mentioned opening. It is thus so arranged that, when the solenoid valve 83 is opened, the fuel gas is supplied to the nozzle passage 52a so that the fuel gas is ejected from each of the nozzle holes 52.
- a wall plate 55 upright in a manner to lie opposite to the front surface 51 of the mixing chamber 5 while leaving (or maintaining) a ventilation clearance 54 between the front surface 51 and the wall plate 55 so that the fuel gas to be ejected from each of the nozzle holes 52 collides with the wall plate 55.
- the wall plate 55 is inclined upward in a forward direction at a predetermined angle ⁇ . If this inclination angle ⁇ is set to be too large, the pressure loss at the ventilation clearance 54 increases. Accordingly, the inclination angle ⁇ shall preferably be set to a range of 5 degrees to 45 degrees. In this embodiment, the inclination angle ⁇ is set to about 20 degrees.
- a laterally elongated air inlet 56 which introduces the primary air from the air supply chamber 6 into the mixing chamber 5.
- the wall plate 55 and the air inlet 56 by bending a front portion of a plate member which is other than the burner main body 2 that constitutes the bottom surface 53 of the mixing chamber 5.
- the ventilation clearance 54 is provided with a longitudinally elongated baffle plate 57 so as to be positioned under each of the nozzle holes 52.
- Each of the baffle plates 57 is formed, as shown in FIG. 3 , into a gutter (or trough) shape having rising (or erected) plate portions 57a, 57a on respective lateral sides of each baffle plate 57.
- the rising plate portions 57a, 57a on lateral sides are inclined in the lateral direction so that the lateral distance between the rising plate portions 57a, 57a becomes larger toward the upper side.
- the rising plate portions 57a are not disposed in that rear portion of the baffle plates 57 which is closer to the wall plate 55.
- the bottom surface 61 of the air supply chamber 6 is provided with an air supply opening 62 into which the primary air from the combustion fan 7 flows.
- a guide plate 63 vertically downward so as to introduce the flow of the primary air which is directed to the air inlet 56 along the ceiling portion of the air supply chamber 6, by curving it (i.e., the flow of the primary air) downward to a position below the air inlet 56.
- a single piece of plate member 9 is press-formed to thereby integrally form a plurality of baffle plates 57. The rear end portion of this plate member 9 is bent downward to thereby form the guide plate 63.
- the primary air flows from the air inlet 56 through the ventilation clearance 54 between the front surface 51 of the mixing chamber 5 and the wall plate 55.
- the fuel gas ejected from each of the nozzle holes 52 collides with the wall plate 55 and is diffused.
- the diffused fuel gas gets mixed with the primary air that flows through the ventilation clearance 54 to thereby accelerate the mixing of the fuel gas and the primary air.
- the fuel gas and the primary air get sufficiently mixed with each other while they flow from the ventilation clearance 54 to that portion of the mixing chamber 5 which lies rearward of the wall plate 55, whereby a homogeneous premixed gas sufficiently mixed together is generated.
- the opening portion for introducing the primary air it is not necessary in this invention to form in the wall plate 55 the opening portion for introducing the primary air. Accordingly, even if the nozzle holes 52 are somewhat deviated sidewise relative to the wall plate 55, it is still possible to cause the fuel gas to collide with the wall plate 55 to thereby stably mix the fuel gas and the primary air together. Consequently, accurate positional alignment of the nozzle holes 52 with the wall plate 55 becomes unnecessary. As a result, the assembly of the burner becomes easy, and the cost reduction thereof can be achieved.
- the wall plate 55 stands upright, there is a possibility that the primary air flowing through the ventilation clearance 54 is not sufficiently supplied to the neighborhood of the wall plate 55, and that part of the fuel gas which is collided with the wall plate 55 flows to the upper end of the wall plate without getting mixed with the primary air.
- the wall plate 55 since the wall plate 55 is forwardly inclined in the upward direction, the primary air to be introduced from the air inlet 56 into the ventilation clearance 54 collides with the wall plate 55 from the lower part thereof to thereby accelerate the mixing of the primary air with the fuel gas flowing along the wall plate 55.
- the air inlet 56 remains wider and the ventilation clearance 54 gradually gets narrower toward the upper end. Therefore, the pressure loss can be reduced and the rotational number of the combustion fan 7 can be made smaller. As a result, the noise of the fan can be reduced.
- the primary air efficiently collides with the wall plate 55 and the mixing of the fuel gas and the primary air can be accelerated. Further, the fact that the rear portion of the baffle plates 57 is not provided with the rising plate portions 57a also contributes to the improvement in the efficiency of collision of the primary air with the wall plate 55.
- the primary air is disturbed by the baffle plates 57, the primary air will not collide with the fuel gas ejected from each of the nozzle holes 52. Therefore, even at the time of weak burning at which the amount of ejection of the fuel gas is made small, the fuel gas can be caused to surely collide with the wall plate 55 without being influenced by the primary air, whereby the mixing of the fuel gas and the primary air can be accelerated. Further, since the distance between the upper ends of the rising plate portions 57a, 57a on both lateral sides of the baffle plates 57 is made larger, the primary air will not collide with the fuel gas ejected from the nozzle holes 52 even if the nozzle holes 52 may be slightly deviated sidewise relative to the baffle plates 57. Accordingly, accurate positional alignment between the nozzle holes 52 and the baffle plates 57 becomes unnecessary.
- the plurality of baffle plates 57 and the guide plate 63 are integrally press-formed into a single piece of sheet plate member 9 in this embodiment, the number of parts can be reduced, and further cost reduction can be achieved.
- the invention is not limited to the embodiment.
- a gas manifold may be installed on the front surface 51 of the mixing chamber 5 so as to close the front surface 51.
- a plurality of nozzle holes are formed in parallel with one another on the gas manifold.
- the upper and the lower directions do not define the direction at the time of using the burner.
- This invention includes not only a burner to be used in an overhead posture in which the combustion plate 3 is directed upward, but also a burner to be used in a downward posture in which the combustion plate 3 is directed downward, as well as in a lateral posture in which the combustion plate 3 is directed laterally.
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- The present invention relates to a totally aerated combustion burner (or a fully primary aerated burner) which is equipped with a combustion plate having formed therein a multiplicity of flame holes and which discharges a premixed gas from the flame holes to perform totally aerated combustion (or fully primary aerated combustion) of the gas.
- As this kind of totally aerated combustion burner, there is known one described in
JP-2001-090913 A - Moreover, at the front part of the mixing chamber, the burner has disposed therein an inclined plate extending from the front side of the mixing chamber in a manner to be inclined upward toward the rear thereof. The inclined plate is provided with a plurality of openings at a lateral distance from one another so as to introduce therein the primary air from the air supply chamber. It is so arranged that the fuel gas ejected from each of the nozzle holes comes into collision with that portion of the inclined plate which is free from formation of the openings (also referred to as "an opening-free portion"), thereby diffusing the fuel gas. According to this arrangement, the diffused fuel gas gets mixed with the primary air introduced from the openings so that the mixing of the fuel gas with the primary air is accelerated.
- However, in the prior art as described above, if the position of the opening-free portion in the inclined plate and the position of the nozzle holes are out of lateral alignment with each other, the fuel gas ejected from the nozzle holes sometimes does not collide with the opening-free portion of the inclined plate but enters the openings, resulting in poor mixing of the fuel gas and the primary air. Accordingly, it becomes necessary to accurately align the opening-free portion with the nozzle holes. As a result, the assembling of the above-mentioned parts becomes troublesome, thereby bringing about an increase in cost.
- It is an object of the invention to provide a totally aerated combustion burner capable of stably mixing the fuel gas and the primary air even if the nozzle holes are out of alignment in some degree.
- In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, according to the invention, there is provided a totally aerated combustion burner equipped with a combustion plate in which a multiplicity of flame holes are formed to perform totally aerated combustion by ejecting a premixed gas from the flame holes. The burner comprises, when such a side of the burner as is equipped with the combustion plate is defined as an upper surface, a width direction of the burner is defined as a lateral direction, and a depth direction of the burner is defined as a longitudinal direction: a distribution chamber facing a lower surface of the combustion plate; a mixing chamber on a lower side of the distribution chamber; and an air supply chamber on a lower side of the mixing chamber to thereby supply primary air from a combustion fan. The mixing chamber has a front surface with a plurality of nozzle holes disposed in parallel with, and at a lateral distance from, one another so that a fuel gas to be ejected from the nozzle holes and the primary air from the air supply chamber get mixed in the mixing chamber to thereby generate the premixed gas for introduction thereof to the combustion plate through the distribution chamber. The burner also comprises: a wall plate disposed upright on a bottom surface of the mixing chamber in a manner to lie opposite to the front surface of the mixing chamber while leaving a ventilation clearance to the front surface so that the fuel gas ejected from each of the nozzle holes collides with the wall plate; and an air inlet formed in such a portion at the bottom surface of the mixing chamber as to face the ventilation clearance, the air inlet being for introducing the primary air from the air supply chamber into the mixing chamber.
- According to the invention, the primary air flows from the air supply opening through the ventilation clearance between the front surface of the mixing chamber and the wall plate. Then, the fuel gas ejected from each of the nozzle holes collides with the wall plate and is diffused. The diffused fuel gas gets mixed with the primary air that flows through the ventilation clearance, and the mixing of the fuel gas and the primary air is accelerated. It is to be noted here that openings for introducing the primary air need not be formed in the wall plate. Therefore, even if the nozzle holes are deviated sidewise in some degree relative to the wall plate, it is possible to cause the fuel gas to collide with the wall plate to thereby stably mix the fuel gas and the primary air together. Accurate alignment between the nozzle holes and the wall plate consequently becomes unnecessary. As a result, the assembly of the burner becomes easy, and the cost reduction thereof can be achieved.
- Now, if the wall plate stands vertically, there is a possibility that the primary air flowing through the ventilation clearance is not sufficiently supplied to the neighborhood of the wall plate and, therefore, that a part of the fuel gas collided with the wall plate flows to the upper end of the wall plate without getting mixed with the primary air. As a solution, according to the invention, the wall plate is preferably inclined forward in an upward direction. According to this arrangement, the primary air introduced from the air inlet into the ventilation clearance collides with the wall plate from the lower side, so that the mixing of the primary air with the fuel gas flowing along the wall plate is accelerated. In addition, unlike the case in which the wall plate is disposed, without inclination, closer to the nozzle holes so that the longitudinal width of the ventilation clearance is made smaller, the air inlet is wide and the ventilation clearance becomes gradually smaller toward the upper side, whereby the pressure loss can be reduced.
- In case the air supply chamber has an air supply opening which is formed on the bottom surface of the air supply chamber at a position rearward of the air inlet so that the primary air from the combustion fan flows into the air inlet, there will be generated a flow of the primary air along the ceiling portion of the air supply chamber toward the air inlet. As a result, the primary air will flow into the air inlet while it has a forward-looking directional component. Then, the primary air flows partially toward that portion of the ventilation clearance which lies closer to the front end thereof. Consequently, the primary air will not collide with the wall plate successfully. As a solution, preferably a guide plate is disposed vertically downward at a longitudinal position between the air inlet in a ceiling portion of the air supply chamber and the air supply opening such that the flow of the primary air directed to the air inlet along the ceiling portion of the air supply chamber is curved downward to a portion below the air inlet. According to this arrangement, the primary air can be effectively prevented from flowing into the air inlet while it maintains a forward-looking directional component. As a result, the primary air efficiently collides with the wall plate, so that the mixing of the fuel gas with the primary air can be accelerated.
- Moreover, according to the invention, preferably the burner further comprises gutter-shaped baffle plates each being disposed in the ventilation clearance so as to be longitudinally elongated under the respective nozzle holes, and rising plate portions on respective lateral sides of each baffle plate are laterally inclined so that the upper-side distance of the rising plate portions becomes larger.
- According to this arrangement, the primary air is obstructed by the baffle plates and does not collide with the fuel gas to be ejected from each of the nozzle holes. It is consequently possible to make the fuel gas surely collide with the wall plate without being influenced by the primary air even at the time of a weak burn at which the ejection of the fuel gas is made small in quantity. The mixing of the fuel gas and the primary air can thus be accelerated. Moreover, because the rising plate portions on respective lateral sides of each baffle plate are inclined so that the upper-side distance of the rising plate portions becomes larger, the primary air does not hit the fuel gas ejected from each of the nozzle holes even if the nozzle holes are somewhat deviated sidewise relative to the baffle plates. Accurate alignment of the nozzle holes and the baffle plates therefore becomes unnecessary.
- By the way, it is also conceivable to widen the breadth between the rising plate portions on both lateral sides of each of the baffle plates all the way down to the lower ends thereof. In such an arrangement, however, the pressure loss of the primary air flowing between the adjoining baffle plates becomes large. In contrast to this, if the rising plate portions are laterally inclined as described above, the clearance between the adjoining baffle plates becomes larger at the lower part of the clearance, and the pressure loss of the primary air can thus be reduced.
- Moreover, in case the above-mentioned baffle plates and the guide plate are disposed, preferably a plurality of the baffle plates are integrally press-formed into a single piece of plate member with a rear end portion thereof being bent downward to form the guide plate. According to this arrangement, the number of parts of the burner can be reduced, and a still further cost reduction thereof can be achieved.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view, partly shown in section, of a burner according to an embodiment of this invention. -
FIG. 2 is a sectional side view of the burner according to the embodiment. -
FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the burner taken along the line III-III inFIG. 2 . -
FIGS. 1 and2 show a totallyaerated combustion burner 1 according to one embodiment of the invention. Theburner 1 has a burnermain body 2 which is formed into a box shape, and acombustion plate 3 which is made of ceramics and which is provided with a multiplicity offlame holes 3a. By the way, theflame holes 3a are not illustrated inFIG. 1 . The description is made in the following on condition that such a side of the burner as is equipped with thecombustion plate 3 is defined as an upper surface, that the width direction of theburner 1 is defined as a lateral direction, and that the depth direction of theburner 1 is defined as a longitudinal direction. - On an outer peripheral part of the upper surface of the burner
main body 2, there is disposed aflange portion 2a to which is connected a lower end of a combustion housing (not illustrated) in which are housed an object to be subjected to heating, such as a heat exchanger, and the like. Further, the burnermain body 2 contains therein: adistribution chamber 4 which faces the lower surface of thecombustion plate 3; and, on the lower side thereof, amixing chamber 5 which is partitioned from thedistribution chamber 4 by afloor wall 2b which is integral with the burnermain body 2. Still furthermore, anair supply chamber 6 is disposed on the lower side of themixing chamber 5. It is thus so arranged that the primary air is supplied to theair supply chamber 6 by acombustion fan 7. - At a rear part of the
floor wall 2b which is the bottom surface of thedistribution chamber 4, there is formed a laterallyelongated opening portion 41 which is communicated with themixing chamber 5. Thedistribution chamber 4 is partitioned into an upper and a lower, i.e., a total of two, spaces by apartition plate 42. It is thus so arranged that a premixed gas that has flown into the lower space of thedistribution chamber 4 through the openingportion 41 is introduced into thecombustion plate 3 through a multiplicity ofdistribution holes 42a, formed in thepartition plate 42, and the upper space of thedistribution chamber 4. The premixed gas introduced into thecombustion plate 3 is ejected from theflame holes 3a so as to perform totally aerated combustion. - The
front surface 51 of the mixingchamber 5 is closed by avertical wall 2c which is integral with the burnermain body 2. Thefront surface 51 is provided with a plurality of nozzle holes 52 which are made up of holes penetrating thevertical wall 2c in a manner parallel with, and at a lateral distance from, one another. Moreover, on an outer surface of thevertical wall 2c, there is mounted agas manifold 8 through apartition plate 81 which defines anozzle passage 52a communicating with the plurality of nozzle holes 52. Thepartition plate 81 is provided with an opening (not illustrated) which communicates agas passage 82 inside thegas manifold 8 and thenozzle passage 52a together. Thegas manifold 8 is provided with asolenoid valve 83 having avalve body 83a which opens and closes the above-mentioned opening. It is thus so arranged that, when thesolenoid valve 83 is opened, the fuel gas is supplied to thenozzle passage 52a so that the fuel gas is ejected from each of the nozzle holes 52. - On the
bottom surface 53 of the mixingchamber 5, there is disposed awall plate 55 upright in a manner to lie opposite to thefront surface 51 of the mixingchamber 5 while leaving (or maintaining) aventilation clearance 54 between thefront surface 51 and thewall plate 55 so that the fuel gas to be ejected from each of the nozzle holes 52 collides with thewall plate 55. Thewall plate 55 is inclined upward in a forward direction at a predetermined angle θ. If this inclination angle θ is set to be too large, the pressure loss at theventilation clearance 54 increases. Accordingly, the inclination angle θ shall preferably be set to a range of 5 degrees to 45 degrees. In this embodiment, the inclination angle θ is set to about 20 degrees. In that portion of thebottom surface 53 of the mixingchamber 5 which faces theventilation clearance 54, there is formed a laterally elongatedair inlet 56 which introduces the primary air from theair supply chamber 6 into the mixingchamber 5. Further, in this embodiment, there are formed thewall plate 55 and theair inlet 56 by bending a front portion of a plate member which is other than the burnermain body 2 that constitutes thebottom surface 53 of the mixingchamber 5. - Furthermore, the
ventilation clearance 54 is provided with a longitudinally elongatedbaffle plate 57 so as to be positioned under each of the nozzle holes 52. Each of thebaffle plates 57 is formed, as shown inFIG. 3 , into a gutter (or trough) shape having rising (or erected)plate portions baffle plate 57. The risingplate portions plate portions plate portions 57a are not disposed in that rear portion of thebaffle plates 57 which is closer to thewall plate 55. - At a position nearer to the rear side than the
air inlet 56, thebottom surface 61 of theair supply chamber 6 is provided with anair supply opening 62 into which the primary air from thecombustion fan 7 flows. Moreover, at a longitudinal position between theair inlet 56 in the ceiling portion of theair supply chamber 6 and theair supply opening 62, there is disposed aguide plate 63 vertically downward so as to introduce the flow of the primary air which is directed to theair inlet 56 along the ceiling portion of theair supply chamber 6, by curving it (i.e., the flow of the primary air) downward to a position below theair inlet 56. In this embodiment, a single piece ofplate member 9 is press-formed to thereby integrally form a plurality ofbaffle plates 57. The rear end portion of thisplate member 9 is bent downward to thereby form theguide plate 63. - According to this embodiment, the primary air flows from the
air inlet 56 through theventilation clearance 54 between thefront surface 51 of the mixingchamber 5 and thewall plate 55. The fuel gas ejected from each of the nozzle holes 52 collides with thewall plate 55 and is diffused. The diffused fuel gas gets mixed with the primary air that flows through theventilation clearance 54 to thereby accelerate the mixing of the fuel gas and the primary air. The fuel gas and the primary air get sufficiently mixed with each other while they flow from theventilation clearance 54 to that portion of the mixingchamber 5 which lies rearward of thewall plate 55, whereby a homogeneous premixed gas sufficiently mixed together is generated. - Unlike the inclined plate in the above-mentioned conventional example, it is not necessary in this invention to form in the
wall plate 55 the opening portion for introducing the primary air. Accordingly, even if the nozzle holes 52 are somewhat deviated sidewise relative to thewall plate 55, it is still possible to cause the fuel gas to collide with thewall plate 55 to thereby stably mix the fuel gas and the primary air together. Consequently, accurate positional alignment of the nozzle holes 52 with thewall plate 55 becomes unnecessary. As a result, the assembly of the burner becomes easy, and the cost reduction thereof can be achieved. - By the way, if the
wall plate 55 stands upright, there is a possibility that the primary air flowing through theventilation clearance 54 is not sufficiently supplied to the neighborhood of thewall plate 55, and that part of the fuel gas which is collided with thewall plate 55 flows to the upper end of the wall plate without getting mixed with the primary air. In contrast to this, according to this embodiment, since thewall plate 55 is forwardly inclined in the upward direction, the primary air to be introduced from theair inlet 56 into theventilation clearance 54 collides with thewall plate 55 from the lower part thereof to thereby accelerate the mixing of the primary air with the fuel gas flowing along thewall plate 55. Moreover, unlike the case in which thewall plate 55 is made close to the nozzle holes 52 without inclining it so that the longitudinal width of theventilation clearance 54 is made narrower, theair inlet 56 remains wider and theventilation clearance 54 gradually gets narrower toward the upper end. Therefore, the pressure loss can be reduced and the rotational number of thecombustion fan 7 can be made smaller. As a result, the noise of the fan can be reduced. - By the way, if the primary air that has flown from the
air supply opening 62 into theair supply chamber 6 along the ceiling portion of theair supply chamber 6 while maintaining the forward-looking directional component, the primary air will flow partially to the forward-side portion of theventilation clearance 54. As a result, the primary air will not collide with thewall plate 55. According to this embodiment, however, due to theguide plate 63 vertically and downwardly disposed on the ceiling portion of theair supply chamber 6, the flow of the primary air that is directed toward theair inlet 56 along the ceiling portion of theair supply chamber 6 will be guided downward. It is thus possible to effectively prevent the primary air from flowing into theair inlet 56 while maintaining the forward-looking directional component. As a result, the primary air efficiently collides with thewall plate 55 and the mixing of the fuel gas and the primary air can be accelerated. Further, the fact that the rear portion of thebaffle plates 57 is not provided with the risingplate portions 57a also contributes to the improvement in the efficiency of collision of the primary air with thewall plate 55. - Moreover, because the primary air is disturbed by the
baffle plates 57, the primary air will not collide with the fuel gas ejected from each of the nozzle holes 52. Therefore, even at the time of weak burning at which the amount of ejection of the fuel gas is made small, the fuel gas can be caused to surely collide with thewall plate 55 without being influenced by the primary air, whereby the mixing of the fuel gas and the primary air can be accelerated. Further, since the distance between the upper ends of the risingplate portions baffle plates 57 is made larger, the primary air will not collide with the fuel gas ejected from the nozzle holes 52 even if the nozzle holes 52 may be slightly deviated sidewise relative to thebaffle plates 57. Accordingly, accurate positional alignment between the nozzle holes 52 and thebaffle plates 57 becomes unnecessary. - By the way, it is also conceivable to widen the lateral width between the rising
plate portions 57a on both sides of each of thebaffle plates 57 down to the lower ends of the risingplate portions 57a. In such an arrangement, however, the pressure loss of the primary air to flow through the adjoiningbaffle plates plate portion 57a is laterally inclined as in this embodiment, the clearance between the adjoiningbaffle plates - Moreover, because the plurality of
baffle plates 57 and theguide plate 63 are integrally press-formed into a single piece ofsheet plate member 9 in this embodiment, the number of parts can be reduced, and further cost reduction can be achieved. - Although the embodiment of the invention has been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the invention is not limited to the embodiment. For example, although the
front surface 51 of the mixingchamber 5 is closed by thevertical wall 2c that is integral with the burnermain body 2 in the above-mentioned embodiment, a gas manifold may be installed on thefront surface 51 of the mixingchamber 5 so as to close thefront surface 51. In this case, a plurality of nozzle holes are formed in parallel with one another on the gas manifold. - Moreover, although such a side of the burner as is equipped with the combustion plate is defined as the upper surface, the upper and the lower directions do not define the direction at the time of using the burner. This invention includes not only a burner to be used in an overhead posture in which the
combustion plate 3 is directed upward, but also a burner to be used in a downward posture in which thecombustion plate 3 is directed downward, as well as in a lateral posture in which thecombustion plate 3 is directed laterally.
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- A totally aerated combustion burner equipped with a combustion plate in which a multiplicity of flame holes are formed to perform totally aerated combustion by ejecting a premixed gas from the flame holes, the burner comprising, when such a side of the burner as is equipped with the combustion plate is defined as an upper surface, a width direction of the burner is defined as a lateral direction, and a depth direction of the burner is defined as a longitudinal direction:a distribution chamber facing a lower surface of the combustion plate;a mixing chamber on a lower side of the distribution chamber;an air supply chamber on a lower side of the mixing chamber to thereby supply primary air from a combustion fan,wherein the mixing chamber has a front surface with a plurality of nozzle holes disposed in parallel with, and at a lateral distance from, one another so that a fuel gas to be ejected from the nozzle holes and the primary air from the air supply chamber get mixed in the mixing chamber to thereby generate the premixed gas for introduction thereof to the combustion plate through the distribution chamber;a wall plate disposed upright on a bottom surface of the mixing chamber in a manner to lie opposite to the front surface of the mixing chamber while leaving a ventilation clearance to the front surface so that the fuel gas ejected from each of the nozzle holes collides with the wall plate; andan air inlet formed in such a portion at the bottom surface of the mixing chamber as to face the ventilation clearance, the air inlet being for introducing the primary air from the air supply chamber into the mixing chamber.
- The totally aerated combustion burner according to claim 1, wherein the wall plate is inclined forward in an upward direction.
- The totally aerated combustion burner according to claim 2, wherein the air supply chamber has an air supply opening which is formed on the bottom surface of the air supply chamber at a position rearward of the air inlet so that the primary air from the combustion fan flows into the air inlet, wherein the burner further comprises a guide plate disposed vertically downward at a longitudinal position between the air inlet in a ceiling portion of the air supply chamber and the air supply opening such that the flow of the primary air directed to the air inlet along the ceiling portion of the air supply chamber is curved downward to a portion below the air inlet.
- The totally aerated combustion burner according to claim 1, further comprising:gutter-shaped baffle plates each being disposed in the ventilation clearance so as to be longitudinally elongated under the respective nozzle holes, wherein rising plate portions on respective lateral sides of each baffle plate are laterally inclined so that the upper-side distance of the rising plate portions becomes larger.
- The totally aerated combustion burner according to claim 3, further comprising:gutter-shaped baffle plates each being disposed in the ventilation clearance so as to be longitudinally elongated under the respective nozzle holes, wherein rising plate portions on respective lateral sides of each baffle plates are laterally inclined so that the upper-side distance of the rising plate portions becomes larger, and wherein a plurality of the baffle plates are integrally press-formed into a single piece of plate member with a rear end portion thereof being bent downward to form the guide plate.
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