EP3460325A1 - Brennkammer und gaswasserheizer damit - Google Patents

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EP3460325A1
EP3460325A1 EP17873938.9A EP17873938A EP3460325A1 EP 3460325 A1 EP3460325 A1 EP 3460325A1 EP 17873938 A EP17873938 A EP 17873938A EP 3460325 A1 EP3460325 A1 EP 3460325A1
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Chengzhi XUE
Xianfeng Dai
Guorong LIANG
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Wuhu Midea Kitchen and Bath Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
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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
    • F23D14/02—Premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air upstream of the combustion zone
    • F23D14/04—Premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air upstream of the combustion zone induction type, e.g. Bunsen burner
    • F23D14/045—Premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air upstream of the combustion zone induction type, e.g. Bunsen burner with a plurality of burner bars assembled together, e.g. in a grid-like arrangement
    • 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
    • F23D14/48—Nozzles
    • F23D14/58—Nozzles characterised by the shape or arrangement of the outlet or outlets from the nozzle, e.g. of annular configuration
    • F23D14/583—Nozzles characterised by the shape or arrangement of the outlet or outlets from the nozzle, e.g. of annular configuration of elongated shape, e.g. slits
    • F23D14/586—Nozzles characterised by the shape or arrangement of the outlet or outlets from the nozzle, e.g. of annular configuration of elongated shape, e.g. slits formed by a set of sheets, strips, ribbons or the like
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D2203/00—Gaseous fuel burners
    • F23D2203/10—Flame diffusing means
    • F23D2203/108—Flame diffusing means with stacked sheets or strips forming the outlets

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  • the present disclosure relates to a field of house appliance, and more particularly to a burner and a gas water heater with the same.
  • a burner is provided by the present disclosure, the burner may reduce emission of nitrogen oxides in fume and reduce environment pollution.
  • the present disclosure further provides a gas water heater with the burner.
  • the burner according to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure includes at least one burning unit, the burning unit includes a burner casing, in which the burner casing has a first rich burning cavity, a second rich burning cavity and a lean burning cavity therein, and the burner casing thereon is provided with a rich burning injection inlet in communication with the first rich burning cavity and the second rich burning cavity, a lean burning injection inlet in communication with the lean burning cavity, a first rich burning flame port in communication with the first rich burning cavity, a second rich burning flame port in communication with the second rich burning cavity and a lean burning opening in communication with the lean burning cavity; a flow-adjustment device, arranged in the lean burning opening and provided with a plurality of lean burning flame ports in communication with the lean burning cavity, in which the first rich burning flame port and the second rich burning flame port are located at two sides of the plurality of lean burning flame ports respectively.
  • a first blind passage and a second blind passage are defined between the flow-adjustment device and two side walls of the lean burning opening respectively, the first blind passage is located between the first rich burning flame port and the plurality of lean burning flame ports, and the second blind passage is located between the second rich burning flame port and the plurality of lean burning flame ports.
  • a maximum width of the first blind passage and a maximum width of the second blind passage are equal and denoted by W2, and a maximum width of the first rich burning flame port and a maximum width of the second rich burning flame port are equal and denoted by W1, in which W2 ⁇ W1.
  • the first rich burning flame port and the second rich burning flame port of the burning unit are located at two sides of the plurality of lean burning flame ports respectively, so as to form the stable flame structure having the lean burning flame in the middle and the rich burning flames at both sides, thereby reducing the flame temperature and controlling emission of the nitrogen oxides in the fume after the burning.
  • the maximum width of the first blind passage and the maximum width of the second blind passage may be equal and denoted by W2
  • the maximum width of the first rich burning flame port and the maximum width of the second rich burning flame port are equal and denoted by W1, in which W2 ⁇ W1, thereby further ensuring the structural stability of the burning flames and reducing the emission of nitrogen oxides.
  • the burner according to embodiments of the present disclosure further includes the following additional technical features.
  • a ratio of the amount of air to that of fuel gas in theory for complete burning of fuel gas is denoted by ⁇ S
  • ⁇ R a mixture ratio of the amount of air to that of fuel gas at the rich burning injection inlet
  • a ratio of the amount of air to that of fuel gas in theory for complete burning of fuel gas is denoted by ⁇ S
  • ⁇ L a mixture ratio of the amount of air to that of fuel gas at the lean burning injection inlet
  • the burner casing includes: a first lean burning casing portion and a second lean burning casing portion, in which the first lean burning casing portion and the second lean burning casing portion are connected together and define the lean burning cavity and the lean burning opening together, and the flow-adjustment device is arranged between the first lean burning casing portion and the second lean burning casing portion and located at the lean burning opening; and a first rich burning casing portion and a second rich burning casing portion, in which the first rich burning casing portion is connected to the first lean burning casing portion and is located outside of the first lean burning casing portion, the first rich burning casing portion and the first lean burning casing portion together define the first rich burning cavity and the first rich burning flame port, the second rich burning casing portion is connected to the second lean burning casing portion and located outside of the second lean burning casing portion, the second rich burning casing portion and the second lean burning casing portion define the second rich burning cavity and the second rich burning flame
  • the burner casing further includes a plurality of connecting slats, in which two ends of each connecting slat are connected to the first rich burning casing portion and the second rich burning casing portion respectively, and the plurality of connecting slats divide each of the first rich burning flame port, the second rich burning flame port and the lean burning flame port into a plurality of segments.
  • the burner casing further includes a lean burning injector, connected to the first lean burning casing portion and the second lean burning casing portion, in which the lean burning injection inlet is arranged on the lean burning injector; and a rich burning injector, connected to the first rich burning casing portion and the second rich burning casing portion and in communication with the first rich burning cavity and the second rich burning cavity, in which the rich burning injector is located above the lean burning injector and the rich burning injection inlet is arranged on the rich burning injector.
  • a lean burning injector connected to the first lean burning casing portion and the second lean burning casing portion, in which the lean burning injection inlet is arranged on the lean burning injector
  • a rich burning injector connected to the first rich burning casing portion and the second rich burning casing portion and in communication with the first rich burning cavity and the second rich burning cavity, in which the rich burning injector is located above the lean burning injector and the rich burning injection inlet is arranged on the rich burning injector.
  • the burning unit further includes a rich burning nozzle configured to provide the rich burning injection inlet with the fuel gas and corresponding to the rich burning injector port; and a lean burning nozzle configured to provide the lean burning injection inlet with the fuel gas and corresponding to the lean burning injector port.
  • the burner further includes a primary air adjusting plate arranged in front of the rich burning injector port and the lean burning injector port so as to adjust an amount of injection air.
  • the burner further includes a secondary air adjusting plate arranged below the burning unit, in which the primary air adjusting plate extends downwardly and defines a pressure balancing chamber between the primary air adjusting plate and the secondary air adjusting plate.
  • a plurality of burning units are provided and arranged along a width direction of the burning unit.
  • the gas water heater having the burner of the above embodiments is provided.
  • the gas water heater according to embodiments of the present disclosure also has the above technical effects. That is to say, the gas water heater according to embodiments of the present disclosure is provided with the burner according to the above embodiments, thereby the stability of flame structure may be improved, the temperature of the flame may be reduced and the emission of nitrogen oxides in fume of the gas water heater may be reduced.
  • first and second are used herein for purposes of description and are not intended to indicate or imply relative importance or significance or to imply the number of indicated technical features.
  • the feature defined with “first” and “second” may comprise one or more of this feature.
  • the term “a plurality of” means two or more than two, unless specified otherwise.
  • the terms “mounted,” “connected,” “coupled,” “fixed” and the like are used broadly, and may be, for example, fixed connections, detachable connections, or integral connections; may also be mechanical or electrical connections; may also be direct connections or indirect connections via intervening structures; may also be inner communications of two elements, which can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
  • the burner according to embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one burning unit 1, each burning unit 1 includes a burner casing 11 and a flow-adjustment device 14.
  • the burner casing 11 defines a first rich burning cavity 1111, a second rich burning cavity 1121 and a lean burning cavity 1141 therein.
  • the burner casing 11 is provided with a rich burning injection inlet 131 in communication with the first rich burning cavity 1111 and the second rich burning cavity 1121, a lean burning injection inlet 121 in communication with the lean burning cavity 1141, a first rich burning flame port 118 in communication with the first rich burning cavity 1111, a second rich burning flame port 119 in communication with the second rich burning cavity 1121 and a lean burning opening 115 in communication with the lean burning cavity 1141 thereon.
  • the flow-adjustment device 14 is arranged in the lean burning opening 115 and the flow-adjustment device 14 is provided with a plurality of lean burning flame ports 141 in communication with the lean burning cavity 1141, the first rich burning flame port 118 and the second rich burning flame port 119 are located at two sides of the plurality of lean burning flame ports 141 respectively.
  • a first blind passage 116 and a second blind passage 117 may be defined between the flow-adjustment device 14 and two side walls of the lean burning opening 115 respectively, the first blind passage 116 is located between the first rich burning flame port 118 and the plurality of lean burning flame ports 141, and the second blind passage 117 is located between the second rich burning flame port 119 and the plurality of lean burning flame ports 141.
  • the maximum width of the first blind passage 116 and the maximum width of the second blind passage 117 may be equal and denoted by W2, the maximum width of the first rich burning flame port 118 and the maximum width of the second rich burning flame port 119 are equal and denoted by W1, in which W2 ⁇ W1, thereby improving stability of the flow at the flame ports of the burning unit 1, and further ensuring the structural stability of the burning flames.
  • Gas can be sufficiently burned, reducing emission of nitrogen oxides in fume.
  • the burner may include one or more burning units 1, for example, the burner includes a plurality of burning units 1, the plurality of burning units 1 are arranged side by side and are arrayed along a width direction of the burning unit 1.
  • the width direction refers to a left-right direction shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 7 .
  • Each burning unit 1 includes the burner casing 11 and the flow-adjustment device 14, the flow-adjustment device 14 is arranged in the burner casing 11.
  • the burner casing 11 defines the first rich burning cavity 1111 therein, the second rich burning cavity 1121 and the lean burning cavity 1141 therein.
  • the burner casing 11 is provided with the rich burning injection inlet 131, the lean burning injection inlet 121, the first rich burning flame port 118, the second rich burning flame port 119 and the lean burning opening 115 thereon.
  • the rich burning injection inlet 131 is configured to introduce air for the rich burning and the lean burning injection inlet 121 is configured to introduce air for the lean burning. Referring to Fig. 1-Fig. 3 and Fig. 6 , the rich burning injection inlet 131 is located above the lean burning injection inlet 121.
  • the rich burning injection inlet 131 is in communication with the first rich burning cavity 1111 and the second rich burning cavity 1121, the first rich burning cavity 1111 is in communication with the first rich burning flame port 118, the second rich burning cavity 1121 is in communication with the second rich burning flame port 119, the lean burning injection inlet 121 is in communication with the lean burning cavity 1141, as well the lean burning cavity 1141 is in communication with the lean burning opening 115.
  • the first rich burning flame port 118 and the second lean burning flame port 141 are arranged at two sides of the lean burning opening 115 respectively.
  • the air is introduced in from the rich burning injection inlet 131 and is mixed with fuel gas to form rich burning gas, the rich burning gas after being mixed may enter the first rich burning cavity 1111 and the second rich burning cavity 1121, then be led to the first rich burning flame port 118 and the second rich burning flame port 119 respectively.
  • the air introduced in by the lean burning injection inlet 121 is mixed with the fuel gas to form lean burning gas which flows to the lean burning cavity 1141 then.
  • the flow-adjustment device 14 is arranged in the lean burning opening 115, the flow-adjustment device 14 is provided with the plurality of lean burning flame ports 141, the lean burning cavity 1141 is in communication with the plurality of lean burning flame ports 141, and the lean burning gas may be led to the plurality of lean burning flame ports 141.
  • the plurality of lean burning flame ports 141 are located between the first rich burning flame port 118 and the second rich burning flame port 119.
  • a structure having a middle configured to be the lean burning flame ports 141 and two sides configured to be the rich burning ports may be formed at the top of each burning unit 1. That is to say, the burning unit 1 may allow a flame structure having a lean flame in the middle and rich flames at the two sides during the burning, so that stability of the flame may be improved, and temperature of the burning flame may be reduced, controlling emission of nitrogen oxides in fume.
  • the flow-adjustment device 14 is arranged in the lean burning opening 115 and is connected to the two side walls of the lean burning opening 115.
  • the flow-adjustment device 14 defines the first blind passage 116 and the second blind passage 117 with the two side walls of the lean burning opening 115 respectively, nether the first blind passage 116 nor the second blind passage 117 is in communication with the lean burning cavity 1141.
  • the first rich burning flame port 118 may be spaced apart from the plurality of lean burning flame ports 141 by means of the first blind passage 116, and the second rich burning flame port 119 may be spaced apart from the plurality of lean burning flame ports 141 by means of the second blind passage 117, thereby the flame structure being more stable, the emission of nitrogen oxides in fume being effectively controlled.
  • the maximum width of the first rich burning flame port 118 refers to the maximum width of a narrow side of the first rich burning flame port 118 along a left-right direction
  • the maximum width of the second rich burning flame port 119 refers to the maximum width of a narrow side of the second rich burning flame port 119 along the left-right direction
  • the maximum width of the first blind passage 116 and the maximum width of the second blind passage 117 refer to the maximum widths of narrow sides of the first blind passage 116 and the second blind passage 117 along the left-right direction respectively.
  • the maximum widths of narrow sides of the first blind passage 116 and the second blind passage 117 are equal and configured to be W2, the maximum widths of narrow sides of the first rich burning flame port 118 and the second rich burning flame port 119 are equal and configured to be W1, the maximum widths W2 of narrow sides of the first blind passage 116 and the second blind passage 117 are larger than or equal to the maximum widths W1 of narrow sides of the first rich burning flame port 118 and the second rich burning flame port 119. W2 ⁇ W1, thereby further ensuring the structural stability of the burning flames.
  • the first rich burning flame port 118 and the second rich burning flame port 119 of the burning unit 1 are located at two sides of the plurality of lean burning flame ports 141 respectively, so as to form the stable flame structure having the lean burning flame in the middle and the rich burning flames at two sides, thereby reducing the flame temperature and controlling emission of the nitrogen oxides in the fume after the burning.
  • the maximum width of the first blind passage 116 and the maximum width of the second blind passage 117 may be equal and denoted by W2, the maximum width of the first rich burning flame port 118 and the maximum width of the second rich burning flame port 119 are equal and denoted by W1, in which W2 ⁇ W1, thereby further ensuring the structural stability of the burning flames and reducing the emission of nitrogen oxides.
  • a sectional area of the rich burning injection inlet 131 is denoted by S1
  • a sectional area of the lean burning injection inlet 121 is denoted by S2
  • the amount of air introduced by the rich burning injection inlet 131 and the lean burning injection inlet 121 may be controlled, moreover the mixture proportion of the air introduced by the rich burning injection inlet 131 to the fuel gas and the mixture proportion of the air introduced by the lean burning injection inlet 121 to the fuel gas are good, so as to control the primary air ratio of the rich burning or the lean burning.
  • the primary air ratio refers to a ratio of the proportion of the amount of air to that of fuel gas when the fuel gas is mixed with the air in advance, to the proportion of the amount of air to that of fuel gas in theory for a complete burning of fuel gas.
  • a top surface of an outer side wall of the first blind passage 116 is flush with a top surface of an outer side wall of the second blind passage 117 and is higher than a top surface of the flow-adjustment device 14.
  • a top surface of an outer side wall of the first rich burning flame port 118 is flush with that of the second rich burning flame port 119 and is higher than the top surface of the outer side wall of the first blind passage 116 and the top surface of the outer side wall of the second blind passage 117.
  • a height difference between the top surface of the outer side wall of the first blind passage 116 and the top surface of the flow-adjustment device 14 and a height difference between the top surface of the outer side wall of the second blind passage 117 and the top surface of the flow-adjustment device 14 are denoted by HI
  • a height difference between the top surface of the outer side wall of the first rich burning flame port 118 and the top surface of the flow-adjustment device 14 and a height difference between the top surface of the outer side wall of the second rich burning flame port 119 and the top surface of the flow-adjustment device 14 are denoted by H2, in which H2 ⁇ H1, thereby facilitating control of stability of the flow at the rich burning flame ports and the lean burning flame port 141, further improving the stability of the burning flame.
  • H2 and H1 may satisfy H2 ⁇ H1, thereby further ensuing the stability of the flames at the lean burning flame port 141 and the rich burning flame ports, reducing the emission of nitrogen oxides in fume.
  • a ratio of the amount of air to that of the fuel gas in theory for complete burning of fuel gas may be denoted by ⁇ S
  • ⁇ R / ⁇ S refers to a primary air ratio of the rich burning.
  • the ratio of the amount of air to that of the fuel gas in theory for complete burning of fuel gas may be denoted by ⁇ S
  • O R /O S refers to a primary air ratio of the lean burning.
  • the burner casing 11 may include a first lean burning casing portion 113, a second lean burning casing portion 114, a first rich burning casing portion 111 and a second rich burning casing portion 112.
  • the first lean burning casing portion 113 and the second lean burning casing portion 114 are connected together and define the lean burning cavity 1141 and the lean burning opening 115.
  • the flow-adjustment device 14 is arranged between the first lean burning casing portion 113 and the second lean burning casing portion 114 and located at the lean burning opening 115.
  • the first rich burning casing portion 111 is connected to the first lean burning casing portion 113 and is located outside of the first lean burning casing portion 113.
  • the first rich burning casing portion 111 and the first lean burning casing portion 113 define the first rich burning cavity 1111 and the first rich burning flame port 118 together.
  • the second rich burning casing portion 112 is connected to the second lean burning casing portion 114 and located outside of the second lean burning casing portion 114.
  • the second rich burning casing portion 112 and the second lean burning casing portion 114 define the second rich burning cavity 1121 and the second rich burning flame port 119 together.
  • the first rich burning flame port 118 and the second rich burning flame port 119 are located at two sides of the lean burning opening 115 respectively.
  • the flow-adjustment device 14 is arranged at the lean burning opening 115 and is provided with the plurality of lean burning flame ports 141.
  • the plurality of lean burning flame ports 141 are arranged at the top of the flow-adjustment device 14.
  • the first rich burning flame port 118 and the second rich burning flame port 119 are located at two sides of the plurality of lean burning flame ports 141 respectively, thereby facilitating formation of the stable flame structure having the lean burning flame in the middle and the rich burning flames at two sides, so as improving the stability of the flames, reducing the temperature of flames and reducing the emission of nitrogen oxides.
  • the burner casing 11 may further include a plurality of connecting slats 17. Two ends of each connecting slat 17 are connected to the first rich burning casing portion 111 and the second rich burning casing portion 112 respectively.
  • the plurality of connecting slats 17 divide each of the first rich burning flame port 118, the second rich burning flame port 119 and the lean burning flame port 141 into a plurality of segments.
  • the lean burning flame and the rich burning flame may be divided into a plurality of segments, thereby increasing a heat dissipation area of the flame and reducing the flame temperature.
  • the burner casing 11 may further include a lean burning injector 12 and a rich burning injector 13.
  • the lean burning injector 12 is connected to the first lean burning casing portion 113 and the second lean burning casing portion 114.
  • the lean burning injection inlet 121 is arranged on the lean burner.
  • the rich burning injector 13 is connected to the first rich burning casing portion 111 and the second rich burning casing portion 112 and is in communication with the first rich burning cavity 1111 and the second rich burning cavity 1121.
  • the rich burning injector 13 is located above the lean burning injector 12, and the rich burning injection inlet 131 is arranged on the rich burning injector 13.
  • the fuel gas and the introduced air may be led to the first rich burning cavity 1111 and the second rich burning cavity 1121 through the rich burning injector 13, the fuel gas and the air are mixed in the first rich burning cavity 1111 and the second rich burning cavity 1121, and the mixed gas is led to the first rich burning flame port 118 and the second rich burning flame port 119.
  • the fuel gas and the introduced air may be led to the lean burning cavity 1141 through the lean burning injector 12, the fuel gas and the air may be mixed in the lean burning cavity 1141 and the mixed gas and air may be led to the lean burning flame port 141.
  • the burning unit 1 may further include a rich burning nozzle 15 and a lean burning nozzle 16.
  • the rich burning nozzle 15 may be configured to provide the rich burning injection inlet 131 with the fuel gas and the lean burning nozzle 16 may be configured to provide the lean burning injection inlet 121 with the fuel gas.
  • the rich burning nozzle 15 is in communication with the rich burning injector 13 port and the lean burning nozzle 16 is in communication with the lean burning injection inlet 121.
  • the fuel gas may be injected into the rich burning injection inlet 131 through the rich burning nozzle 15.
  • the fuel gas is mixed with the air introduced by the rich burning injector 13 and is led to the first rich burning cavity 1111 and the second rich burning cavity 1121.
  • the fuel gas may be injected into the lean burning injection inlet 121 through the lean burning nozzle 16.
  • the fuel gas is mixed with the air introduced by the lean burning injector 12 and is led to the lean burning cavity 1141.
  • the ratio of the sectional area of the gas jet port of the rich burning nozzle 15 to that of the lean burning nozzle 16 may be controlled, so that the amount of air introduced by the lean burning injection inlet 121 and the amount of fuel gas injected by the lean burning nozzle 16, as well as the amount of air introduced by the rich burning injection inlet 131 and the amount of fuel gas injected by the rich burning nozzle 15 could have a good ratio, thereby the rich burning and the lean burning being more sufficient, and the emission of nitrogen oxides being reduced.
  • the burner may further include a primary air adjusting plate, the primary air adjusting plate is arranged in front of the rich burning injection inlet 131 and the lean burning injection inlet 121 so as to adjust an amount of injection air.
  • the amount of air introduced in the rich burning injection inlet 131 and the lean burning injection inlet 121 may be adjusted through the primary air adjusting plate, thereby a proportion of the amount of air to the fuel gas at the rich burning injection inlet 131 and the proportion of the amount of air to the fuel gas at the lean burning injection inlet 121 being further controlled.
  • the burner may further include a secondary air adjusting plate, the secondary air adjusting plate is arranged below the burning unit 1, and the primary air adjusting plate extends downwardly and defines a pressure balancing chamber between the primary air adjusting plate and the secondary air adjusting plate.
  • the primary air adjusting plate is arranged in front of the rich burning injection inlet 131 and the lean burning injection inlet 121 to adjust the amount of injection air
  • the secondary air adjusting plate is arranged below the burning unit 1 to adjust the air amount in a burning chamber
  • a lower end of the primary air adjusting plate extends downwardly and defines the pressure balancing chamber between the primary air adjusting plate and the secondary air adjusting plate.
  • air flow produced by an air blower of the burner flows to the rich burning injection inlet 131 and the lean burning injection inlet 121 through the pressure balancing chamber 21, so that primary air entering the rich burning injection inlet 131 and the lean burning injection inlet 121 is more evenly, so as to improve the burning effect.
  • the burner according to embodiments of the present disclosure may include the plurality of burning units 1, the primary air adjusting plate and the secondary air adjusting plate, in which the plurality of burning units 1 are arranged side by side along the width direction of the burning unit 1.
  • each burning unit 1 includes the burner casing 11, the flow-adjustment device 14, the rich burning injector 13, the lean burning injector 12, the rich burning nozzle 15 and the lean burning nozzle 16.
  • the burner casing 11 includes the first lean burning casing portion 113, the second lean burning casing portion 114, the first rich burning casing portion 111 and the second rich burning casing portion 112.
  • the first lean burning casing portion 113 and the second lean burning casing portion 114 are connected together and define the lean burning cavity 1141 and the lean burning opening 115.
  • the flow-adjustment device 14 is arranged between the first lean burning casing portion 113 and the second lean burning casing portion 114 and located at the lean burning opening 115.
  • the first rich burning casing portion 111 is connected to the first lean burning casing portion 113 and is located outside of the first lean burning casing portion 113.
  • the first rich burning casing portion 111 and the first lean burning casing portion 113 define the first rich burning cavity 1111 and the first rich burning flame port 118 together.
  • the second rich burning casing portion 112 is connected to the second lean burning casing portion 114 and located outside of the second lean burning casing portion 114.
  • the second rich burning casing portion 112 and the second lean burning casing portion 114 define the second rich burning cavity 1121 and the second rich burning flame port 119 together.
  • the first rich burning flame port 118 and the second rich burning flame port 119 are located at two sides of the lean burning opening 115 respectively.
  • the flow-adjustment device 14 is arranged at the lean burning opening 115 and is provided with the plurality of lean burning flame ports 141.
  • the plurality of lean burning flame ports 141 are arranged at the top of the flow-adjustment device 14.
  • the first rich burning flame port 118 and the second rich burning flame port 119 are located at two sides of the plurality of lean burning flame ports 141 respectively, thereby facilitating formation of the stable flame structure having the lean burning flame in the middle and the rich burning flames at two sides, so as improving the stability of the flames, reducing the temperature of flames and reducing the emission of nitrogen oxides.
  • the lean burning injector 12 is connected to the first lean burning casing portion 113 and the second lean burning casing portion 114.
  • the lean burning injection inlet 121 is arranged on the lean burner.
  • the rich burning injector 13 is connected to the first rich burning casing portion 111 and the second rich burning casing portion 112 and is in communication with the first rich burning cavity 1111 and the second rich burning cavity 1121.
  • the rich burning injector 13 is located above the lean burning injector 12, and the rich burning injection inlet 131 is arranged on the rich burning injector 13.
  • the fuel gas and the introduced air may be led to the first rich burning cavity 1111 and the second rich burning cavity 1121 through the rich burning injector 13, the fuel gas and the air are mixed and led to the first rich burning flame port 118 and the second rich burning flame port 119.
  • the fuel gas and the introduced air may be led to the lean burning cavity 1141 through the lean burning injector 12, the fuel gas and the air may be mixed led to the lean burning flame port 141.
  • the rich burning nozzle 15 may be configured to provide the rich burning injection inlet 131 with the fuel gas and the lean burning nozzle 16 may be configured to provide the lean burning injection inlet 121 with the fuel gas.
  • the rich burning nozzle 15 is in communication with the rich burning injector 13 port.
  • the lean burning nozzle 16 is in communication with the lean burning injection inlet 121.
  • the fuel gas may be injected into the rich burning injection inlet 131 through the rich burning nozzle 15.
  • the fuel gas is mixed with the air introduced by the rich burning injector 13 and is led to the first rich burning cavity 1111 and the second rich burning cavity 1121.
  • the fuel gas may be injected into the lean burning injection inlet 121 through the lean burning nozzle 16.
  • the fuel gas is mixed with the air introduced by the lean burning injector 12 and is led to the lean burning cavity 1141.
  • the ratio of the amount of air to that of fuel gas at the rich burning injection inlet 131 and the ratio of the amount of air to that of fuel gas at the lean burning injection inlet 121 may be controlled, and then the primary air ratio of the rich burning and the primary air ratio of the lean burning may be further controlled.
  • the ratio of the amount of air to that of fuel gas in theory for a complete burning of fuel gas may be denoted by ⁇ S
  • the mixture ratio of the amount of air to that of fuel gas at the rich burning injection inlet 131 may be denoted by ⁇ R
  • the mixture ratio of the amount of air to that of fuel gas at the lean burning injection inlet 121 may be denoted by ⁇ L
  • the primary air ratio of the rich burning and the lean burning can be controlled, so that the fuel gas and the air are mixed fully and have a good burning proportion, so as forming the stable flame structure and reducing the emission of nitrogen oxides in fume.
  • the first blind passage 116 and the second blind passage 117 may be defined between the flow-adjustment device 14 and two side walls of the lean burning opening 115 respectively, the first blind passage 116 is located between the first rich burning flame port 118 and the plurality of lean burning flame ports 141, and the second blind passage 117 is located between the second rich burning flame port 119 and the plurality of lean burning flame ports 141.
  • the top surface of the outer side wall of the first blind passage 116 is flush with the top surface of the outer side wall of the second blind passage 117 and is higher than the top surface of the flow-adjustment device 14.
  • the top surface of the outer side wall of the first rich burning flame port 118 is flush with the top surface of the outer side wall of the second rich burning flame port 119 and is higher than the top surface of the outer side wall of the first blind passage 116 and the top surface of the outer side wall of the second blind passage 117.
  • the height difference between the top surface of the outer side wall of the first blind passage 116 and the top surface of the flow-adjustment device 14 and the height difference between the top surface of the outer side wall of the second blind passage 117 and the top surface of the flow-adjustment device 14 are denoted by HI
  • the height difference between the top surface of the outer side wall of the first rich burning flame port 118 and the top surface of the flow-adjustment device 14 and the height difference between the top surface of the outer side wall of the second rich burning flame port 119 and the top surface of the flow-adjustment device 14 are denoted by H2
  • the maximum width of the first blind passage 116 and the maximum width of the second blind passage 117 are equal and may be denoted by W2
  • the maximum width of the first rich burning flame port 118 and the maximum width of the second rich burning flame port 119 are equal and may be denoted by W1, in which H2 ⁇ H1, W2 ⁇ W1, thereby facilitating control of stability of the flow at the rich burning flame ports
  • the primary air adjusting plate may be arranged in front of the rich burning injection inlet 131 and the lean burning injection inlet 121 of each burning unit 1, so as to adjust the amount of injection air.
  • the amount of air introduced from the rich burning injection inlet 131 and the lean burning injection inlet 121 of each the burning unit 1 may be adjusted through the primary air adjusting plate, thereby the proportion of the amount of air to that of fuel gas at the rich burning injection inlet 131 and the proportion of the amount of air to that of fuel gas at the lean burning injection inlet 121 being further controlled.
  • the secondary air adjusting plate is arranged below the burning unit 1 to adjust the amount of air in the burning chamber, the primary air adjusting plate extends downwardly and defines a pressure balancing chamber between the primary air adjusting plate and the secondary air adjusting plate.
  • the air flow produced by the air blower of the gas water heater flows to the rich burning injection inlet 131 and the lean burning injection inlet 121 through the pressure balancing chamber, so that primary air entering the rich burning injection inlet 131 and the lean burning injection inlet 121 is more evenly, so as to improve the burning effect.
  • the first rich burning flame port 118 and the second rich burning flame port 119 of the burning unit 1 are located at two sides of the plurality of lean burning flames 141, so as to form the stable flame structure having the lean burning flame in the middle and the rich burning flame at the two sides, reducing the flame temperature and controlling emission of the nitrogen oxides in the fume after the burning.
  • the maximum width of the first blind passage 116 and the maximum width of the second blind passage 117 may be equal and denoted by W2
  • the maximum width of the first rich burning flame port 118 and the maximum width of the second rich burning flame port 119 are equal and denoted by W1, in which W2 ⁇ W1.
  • the structure of the burner casing 11 and the primary air ratio of the rich burning and the lean burning are defined, thereby achieving a good proportion of the air introduced by the rich burning injection inlet 131 and the lean burning injection inlet 121 to the fuel gas, also improving the structural stability of the burning flame and reducing the emission of nitrogen oxides.
  • the gas water heater according to embodiments of the present disclosure also has the above technical effects. That is to say, the gas water heater according to embodiments of the present disclosure is provided with the burner according to the above embodiments, the temperature of the flame may be reduced and the emission of nitrogen oxides in fume of the gas water heater may be reduced.
  • a structure in which a first feature is "on" or “below” a second feature may include an embodiment in which the first feature is in direct contact with the second feature, and may also include an embodiment in which the first feature and the second feature are not in direct contact with each other, but are contacted via an additional feature formed therebetween.
  • a first feature "on,” “above,” or “on top of” a second feature may include an embodiment in which the first feature is right or obliquely “on,” “above,” or “on top of” the second feature, or just means that the first feature is at a height higher than that of the second feature; while a first feature “below,” “under,” or “on bottom of” a second feature may include an embodiment in which the first feature is right or obliquely “below,” “under,” or “on bottom of” the second feature, or just means that the first feature is at a height lower than that of the second feature.

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