US20150300633A1 - Burner tip and burner - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a burner tip, especially to a burner tip for high-temperature applications in synthesis gas production.
- the invention relates to a burner, especially to a burner for synthesis gas production.
- a burner for a synthesis gas reactor is described schematically in DE 10 2008 006 572 A1.
- This comprises an outer burner element having a tip with a cavity and with a displacement body arranged in the cavity. Guided around the displacement body is a cooling water passage for cooling the burner tip.
- the burner also comprises an inner burner element which is arranged concentrically to an outer tube. A passage is formed between the inner burner element and the outer burner element for the feed of a pulverized fuel, for example pulverized coal.
- the inner burner element in the region of its tip, has a cavity with a displacement body arranged therein.
- a cooling water passage is guided around the cavity and cools the tip of the inner burner element.
- a pilot burner is arranged centrally to the inner burner element, wherein a feed passage for an oxygen/steam mixture is formed between the inner burner element and the pilot burner.
- the pilot burner is of a hollow walled design, having a displacement body in the region of the tip of the pilot burner and around the body is guided a cooling water passage to be able to cool the pilot burner tip.
- the tips of burners in synthesis gas reactors are subjected to high temperatures during operation of the reactors providing a considerable heat input into the burner tip.
- the inputted heat is dissipated by means of the cooling water flowing in the described cooling water passages.
- the burner tip can also be provided with a thermal barrier coating, as is described in DE 10 2008 006 572 A1.
- the respective burner elements are usually constructed from a plurality of tubes and a tip which interconnects the tubes and in which a displacement body is also arranged.
- the tip in this case is usually assembled from an outer annular part and an inner annular part, wherein the outer annular part is connected to the outer tube and the inner annular part is connected to the inner tube.
- the annular parts are welded together by their ends which face away from the outer tube or the inner tube.
- the displacement body is connected to a centrally arranged tube which divides the interspace between the outer tube and the inner tube into an annular feed passage for cooling water and an annular discharge passage for cooling water.
- Each burner element therefore has a complex construction.
- the burner tips are relatively large, and therefore heavy, which reduces their manageability, for example in the course of maintenance.
- the wall thicknesses of the tubes or of the tip parts are typically at least 3 mm, which makes heat dissipation difficult and increases the susceptibility to temperature fluctuations. Furthermore, suspended particles and cooling water can lead over time to a constriction of the cooling water passages in the region of the burner tip or even to blocking of the cooling water passages, which entails an increased maintenance requirement so that such constrictions can be discovered in good time.
- the materials from which the burner tips are produced are expensive and time consuming in processing since the parts of which the burner tips consist have to be welded together.
- the welding of the parts for forming the respective burner tip is not simple since the typically used nickel-based superalloys require special welding procedures.
- a burner tip with a burner discharge orifice and at least one burner tip part which encompasses the burner discharge orifice and has a burner-tip wall with an end wall which forms a closed end of the burner tip part.
- the burner tip part in its interior has a cavity which reaches up the end wall and the burner-tip wall has an inner side pointing towards the cavity.
- a displacement body with an outer side facing the inner side of the burner-tip wall, is arranged in the cavity, wherein at least one flow passage is formed between the inner side of the burner-tip wall and the outer side of the displacement body.
- the displacement body is connected to the inner side of the burner-tip wall via support structures which extend from the outer side of the displacement body to the inner side of the burner-tip wall.
- the position of the displacement body inside the burner-tip wall can be fixed. Furthermore, the entire structure consisting of burner-tip wall and displacement body can be of an altogether more stable design.
- the support structures can be designed especially as rib-like or pillar-like structures, wherein adjacent rib-like or pillar-like structures converge to form arches on the outer side of the displacement body and/or on the inner side of the burner-tip wall, at least in the region of the burner tip end wall. These arches can especially be designed as pointed arches similar to the arches in gothic architecture.
- the design of the support structures as rib-like or pillar-like structures with converging arches enables the production of the burner tip by means of an additive manufacturing process, for example by means of selective laser melting.
- the density of support structures which connect the displacement body to the burner-tip wall, is increased at least in the region of the end wall in comparison to other regions of the burner-tip wall.
- the burner-tip wall can then be of a thinner design in comparison to regions without increased density of support structures. They can especially have thicknesses of below 3 mm, for example thicknesses in the region of 0.5 to 2 mm. In this way, in regions which are subjected to especially high temperatures and/or to especially pronounced temperature fluctuations the heat which is absorbed by the burner-tip wall can be dissipated more rapidly to the cooling fluid.
- the thinner wall can be kept cooler than a thicker wall, which in turn has a favorable effect upon the available operating period up to a maintenance.
- the displacement body can especially be formed in one piece with the support structures and the burner-tip wall. This allows a particularly stable structure and enables the production with a large number of structures at the outset.
- the production can in this case be carried out by means of an additive manufacturing process, for example by means of selective laser melting.
- the burner-tip wall can be lined with a thermal barrier coating, at least in the region of the end wall.
- a thermal barrier coating at least in the region of the end wall.
- the thermal barrier coating is applied to the thinner regions, especially in the region of the end wall, is advantageous. Due to the fact that in this embodiment the burner-tip wall is thinner in the regions with a thermal barrier coating, it can achieve the effect of the entire wall thickness in these regions, despite the applied thermal barrier coating, not exceeding the thickness of the remaining regions without a thermal barrier coating.
- the displacement body in the burner tip according to the invention can especially be of hollow design.
- a saving can be made in weight and material in comparison to burner tips according to the prior art in which the displacement body is designed as a solid body.
- the burner tip which can have diameters of 50 cm and more, is easier to manage, for example in the course of a maintenance or repair process.
- this has near end in relation to the end wall, a far end in relation to the end wall, an interior space, and, in the region of the far end, has at least one opening which is open towards the interior space.
- a cooling fluid for example cooling water
- a flow guiding element can be arranged in the displacement-body opening in such a way that it divides the displacement-body opening into an inflow section and an outflow section and in such a way that a flow path around the flow guiding element is formed between the inflow section and the outflow section.
- the displacement body has at least one additional opening which is open towards the interior space. This is then arranged between the near end of the displacement body and the displacement-body opening which is arranged in the region of far end. Between the displacement-body opening and the additional displacement-body opening, the displacement-body interior space forms a flow path for cooling fluid, such as cooling water.
- a collecting chamber, branching from the flow path, for foreign bodies in the fluid flowing through the flow path can be located in the displacement-body interior space.
- the collecting chamber in the displacement-body interior space is located in a region of the flow path in which a change of flow direction takes place. It is especially advantageous if the change of flow direction entails a substantial flow reversal. In this case, the space in the hollow displacement body is sufficient in order to provide an adequately large collecting chamber.
- the collecting of foreign bodies, such as suspended particles, in the cooling fluid leads to the fluid passages leading around the outer side of the displacement body blocking more slowly and as a result a constriction of the flow cross section can be delayed for a longer period. This in turn has a favorable effect upon the maintenance intervals.
- swirl vanes which at least partially project into the burner discharge orifice, can also be formed in one piece with the burner-tip wall.
- swirl vanes have been inserted from the burner side facing away from the burner tip into the burner discharge orifice which is encompassed by the burner-tip wall. With this insertion, damage to the swirl vanes and/or to the burner tip wall can occur.
- the insertion of swirl vanes is superfluous.
- the flow passage which is formed between the inner side of the burner-tip wall and the outer side of the displacement body also extends at least partially through the swirl vanes.
- the swirl blading assembly can also additionally be given the form of a nozzle which decreases the flow passage of the oxygen-steam mixture in specific regions.
- the burner-tip wall and the displacement body are of toroidal design.
- a burner tip with a burner discharge orifice and at least one burner tip part which encompasses the burner discharge orifice and has a burner-tip wall with an end wall which forms a closed end of the burner tip part.
- swirl vanes which at least partially project into the burner discharge orifice, are formed in one piece with the burner-tip wall.
- swirl vanes were inserted from the burner side facing away from the burner tip into the burner discharge orifice which is encompassed by the burner wall. With this insertion, damage to the swirl vanes and/or to the burner tip wall can occur. As a result of the one-piece design of the swirl vanes with the burner-tip wall, the insertion of swirl vanes is superfluous.
- the flow passage which is formed between the inner side of the burner-tip wall and the outer side of the displacement body also extends at least partially through the swirl vanes. In this way, a common cooling of burner tip and swirl vanes is made possible.
- a burner according to the invention is provided with a burner tip according to the invention.
- the characteristics and advantages associated therewith are gathered from those of the burner tip according to the invention.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a burner, as is used in synthesis gas reactors.
- FIG. 2 shows the tip of a first burner element.
- FIG. 3 shows the tip of a second burner element.
- FIG. 4 shows the tip of pilot burner used in the burner.
- FIG. 5 shows an alternative embodiment of the tip from FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 6 shows a further alternative embodiment of the tip from FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 7 shows yet another alternative embodiment from FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 8 shows the embodiment from FIG. 7 in a section along the line VIII-VIII.
- the burner is constructed in a rotationally symmetrical manner around a burner axis A and comprises a tubular feed line section and a burner tip 1 which is connected to the feed line section and encompasses a burner orifice 3 .
- the burner comprises a first, outer burner element 2 which in the tubular section of the burner is formed from three inter-inserted tubes 4 , 6 , 8 .
- a cooling fluid feed passage 7 and a cooling fluid discharge passage 9 are formed between the tubes.
- cooling fluid water is especially considered.
- the outer burner element 2 deviates from the pure tubular shape and is inclined in the direction towards the center of the burner discharge orifice 3 .
- the region of the tip it has a cavity in which a displacement body 5 is arranged at a distance from the wall of the burner element 2 in this region.
- a flow passage 10 formed in this case between the inner side of the wall 11 A of the burner element 2 in the tip region and the outer side of the displacement body is a flow passage 10 by means of which the cooling fluid, for example water, is directed through the tip of the outer burner element 2 in order to cool this.
- the part of the outer burner element 2 which deviates from the tubular shape constitutes an outer burner tip part 11 which is formed as an independent part and the wall 11 A of which is welded to the tubular section of the outer burner element 2 .
- the wall 11 A of the burner tip part 11 has an approximately U-shaped bend so that it can be connected both to the outer tube 4 and to the inner tube 8 of the tubular section of the outer burner element 2 .
- the displacement body 5 is fitted onto the center tube 6 . To this end, it has a groove 5 A, the width of which is adapted to the wall thickness of the center tube 6 of the tubular section.
- the burner furthermore comprises an inner burner element 12 which apart from in the region of the burner tip 1 is also formed from three inter-inserted tubes 14 , 16 , 18 .
- an inner burner tip part 21 In the region of the burner tip 1 , an inner burner tip part 21 , with a cavity located therein, is connected to the tubular section of the inner burner element 12 .
- a displacement body 15 is arranged in this cavity, wherein the outer side of the displacement body has a distance from the inner side of the burner-tip wall 21 A in the region of the inner burner tip part 21 so that a flow passage is formed between the two.
- the feed of cooling fluid into the flow passage is carried out via a feed passage 17 which is formed between the inter-inserted tubes 14 , 16 of the tubular section of the inner burner element 12
- the discharge of the cooling fluid from the region of the inner burner tip part 21 is carried out via a discharge passage 19 which is formed between the inter-inserted tubes 16 , 18
- the inner burner tip part is designed as an independent part, the wall 21 A of which is welded to the outer tube 14 and to the inner tube 18 of the tubular section.
- the wall 21 A in the widest sense is bent in a U-shaped manner so that it can be welded both to the outer tube 14 and to the inner tube 18 of the three inter-inserted tubes 14 , 16 , 18 of the tubular section.
- the displacement body 15 is fitted onto the center tube 16 of the tubular section. To this end, it has a groove 15 A, the width of which is adapted to the wall thickness of the center tube 16 .
- the inner burner element 12 has an outside diameter which is smaller than the inside diameter of the outer burner element 2 so that an annular passage is formed between the two, serving for the feed of a pulverized fuel, for example for the feed of pulverized coal.
- the inner burner element 12 encloses a largely cylindrical chamber in which is arranged a pilot burner 22 .
- this pilot burner comprises a tubular section 22 A which is formed from three tubes 24 , 26 , 28 and to which is connected a pilot burner tip part 31 in the region of the burner tip 1 .
- the pilot burner tip part 31 has a cavity in which is arranged a displacement body 25 , wherein the outer side of the displacement body has a distance from the inner side of the wall 31 A of the pilot burner tip part 31 so that a flow passage 30 is formed between the two.
- the wall 31 A of the tip part 31 is welded to the tubular section.
- the wall 31 A of the pilot burner tip part 31 is bent in this case in the widest sense in a U-shaped manner so that on one side it can be welded to the outer tube 24 of the tubular section of the pilot burner 22 and to the inner tube 28 of the tubular section of the pilot burner 22 .
- the displacement body 25 is fitted onto the center tube 26 of the tubular section. To this end, it has a groove 25 A, the width of which is adapted to the wall thickness of the center tube 26 .
- the tubular section of the pilot burner 22 has an outside diameter which is smaller than the inside diameter of the inner burner element 12 so that an oxygen/steam passage 23 is formed between the two.
- This serves for the feed of water vapor which is required in the synthesis gas reactor for converting pulverized fuel into synthesis gas, and, if necessary, for the feed of oxygen or air.
- the supplied water vapor, and, if necessary, the supplied oxygen or the supplied air is swirled in order to promote the synthesis gas reaction.
- swirl vanes 32 are arranged in the region of the burner tip 1 between the inner burner element 12 and the pilot burner 22 .
- the pilot burner 22 encloses an essentially cylindrical cavity in which are arranged an ignition burner and a device for flame monitoring. These two elements are shown in only a greatly schematized form in FIG. 1 and are grouped under the designation 33 .
- FIG. 2 shows the construction of the outer burner tip part 11 . Also to be seen are the inter-inserted tubes 4 , 6 , 8 of the tubular section of the outer burner element 2 .
- the outer burner tip part 11 terminates in an end wall 34 which constitutes the end of the outer burner tip part.
- This displacement body as is shown in FIG. 2 , is of hollow design. It has a near end 36 in relation to the end wall 34 and a far end 38 in relation to the end wall with a groove 5 A for fitting onto the center tube 6 of the tubular section of the burner element.
- a displacement-body opening 40 which is open towards the interior space 42 of the hollow displacement body 5 so that the interior space 42 is accessible through the displacement-body opening 40 .
- the burner-tip wall 11 A which is bent in an approximately U-shaped manner, is connected both to the outer tube 4 and to the inner tube 8 of the tubular section of the outer burner element 2 , whereas the displacement body 5 is connected to the center tube 6 of the tubular section of the outer burner element 2 in such a way that the displacement-body opening 40 is open towards the feed passage 7 which is formed between the outer tube 4 and the center tube 6 .
- the displacement-body interior space 42 is consequently fluidically connected to the feed passage 7 for the cooling fluid.
- the hollow displacement body 5 which consists in the main of a relatively thin wall 44 , is connected to the inner side of the burner-tip wall 11 A via support structures 46 .
- These support structures can be of rib-like or pillar-like design so that they obstruct the flow in the flow passage 10 as little as possible and possibly even guide the flow.
- FIG. 3 shows the construction of the inner burner tip part 21 and the inter-inserted tubes 14 , 16 , 18 , adjoining it, of the tubular section of the inner burner element 12 .
- the inner burner tip part 21 has a wall 21 A with an end wall 47 which forms the closed end of the inner burner tip part 21 .
- a displacement body 15 is located in the cavity of the inner burner tip part 21 .
- This displacement body in turn is itself of hollow design and has a wall 54 enclosing an interior space 52 .
- the displacement body 15 has a near end 48 in relation to the end wall 47 and a far end 49 in relation to the end wall 47 with a groove 15 A for fitting onto the center tube 16 of the tubular section of the burner element.
- a displacement-body opening via which the displacement-body interior space 52 is accessible.
- the wall 21 A of the inner burner tip part 21 is bent in an approximately U-shaped manner, wherein the ends of the burner-tip wall 21 A are connected to the outer tube 14 of the tubular section of the inner burner element 12 and to its inner tube 18 .
- the displacement-body wall 54 is connected to the center tube 16 of the tubular section of the inner burner element 12 so that the displacement-body opening 50 is open towards the feed passage 17 formed between the outer tube 14 and the center tube 16 of the tubular section of the inner burner element 12 .
- the displacement-body interior space 52 is fluidically connected to the feed passage 17 for the cooling fluid.
- the displacement-body wall 54 is connected via support structures, which for example can be of rib-like or pillar-like design, to the inner side of the burner-tip wall 21 A so that a defined distance is provided between the outer side of the displacement body and the inner side of the burner-tip wall 21 A in order to form the flow passage 20 .
- the support structures can also be designed in such a way that they guide the flow through the flow passage, but in any case they are designed so that they obstruct the flow as little as possible.
- Swirl vanes 32 are formed in one piece with the burner tip part 21 of the inner burner element 12 .
- the swirl vanes 32 are hollow and have in each case an interior space 58 which via a cooling fluid inlet opening 59 and a cooling fluid outlet opening 60 is fluidically connected to the flow passage 20 which leads around the displacement body 15 .
- the displacement-body interior space 58 is therefore part of the cooling circuit so that the swirl vanes 32 together with the inner burner tip part 21 are cooled by the cooling fluid.
- a tube 62 which serves as a guide for inserting the pilot burner 22 , is also formed in one piece with the inner burner tip part 21 and the swirl vanes 32 in the present exemplary embodiment. Exemplary embodiments without a tube 62 for guiding the pilot burner 22 are also possible, however.
- the structure of the pilot burner 22 in the region of the burner tip 1 is shown in FIG. 4 .
- the pilot burner tip part 31 and the tubular section of the pilot burner 22 which is formed from the three inter-inserted tubes 24 , 26 , 28 can be seen in the figure.
- the pilot burner tip part 31 has a wall 31 A which is bent in an approximately U-shaped manner and encloses an interior space of the pilot burner tip part 31 .
- a displacement body 25 is arranged in the interior space.
- the displacement body 25 located in the interior space of the pilot burner tip part 21 is also of hollow design. It has a near end 66 pointing towards the end side 76 and a far end 68 facing away from this with a groove 25 A of fitting onto the center tube 26 of the tubular section of the burner element.
- a displacement-body opening 70 via which the interior space 72 of the displacement body 25 is accessible.
- the displacement-body interior space 72 is enclosed by a wall 74 which via support structures 76 , for example the already described pillar-like or rib-like structures, is connected to the inner side of the burner-tip wall 31 A.
- the support structures 76 can be of a flow-guiding design. In any case, however, they are designed so that they do not obstruct the flow through the flow passage 30 which is formed between the outer side of the displacement body and the inner side of the burner-tip wall 31 A.
- the two ends of the wall 31 A—which is bent in an approximately U-shaped manner—of the pilot burner tip part 31 are connected to the outer tube 24 and to the inner tube 28 of the tubular section of the pilot burner 22 , and the displacement-body wall 74 is connected to the center tube 26 of the tubular section.
- the connection is constructed in this case at a point of the displacement-body wall 74 which is selected in such a way that the displacement-body opening 70 is open towards the feed passage which is formed between the outer tube 24 of the tubular section of the pilot burner 22 and its center tube 26 .
- the displacement-body interior space 72 is consequently integrated into the cooling fluid circuit.
- the outside diameter of the pilot burner 22 is selected so that it can be inserted into the tube 62 of the inner burner element 12 .
- the pilot burner 22 also encloses a largely cylindrical interior space in which an ignition burner and a flame monitoring device can be arranged.
- the burner tip parts 11 , 21 , 31 are produced separately in each case from the tubular sections which are formed by the inter-inserted tubes. Subsequently, the inter-inserted tubes are then connected to the respective burner tip parts by means of a welding process, for example.
- the burner tip parts can especially be produced in one piece in each case by means of an additive manufacturing process.
- the described complex structures in which hollow displacement bodies are connected to the burner-tip walls via support structures, are made possible.
- the one-piece production of the swirl vanes 32 and the tube 62 with the inner burner tip part 21 can also be ensured by the additive production by means of an additive manufacturing process 5 .
- an additive manufacturing process especially selective laser sintering can be applied.
- FIG. 3 A modification of the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 3 is described below with reference to FIG. 5 .
- the modification is concentrated in the main upon the embodiment of the displacement body and its interior space.
- the remaining elements of the exemplary embodiment described in FIG. 3 such as the swirl vanes, are therefore not shown in FIG. 5 .
- Elements which correspond to those from FIG. 3 are identified by the same designations as in FIG. 3 and are not explained again in order to avoid repetitions.
- the displacement body of the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 5 differs from the displacement body of the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 3 mainly by the fact that its opening 50 is enlarged. Furthermore, a flow guiding element 80 projects from the inner side for the inner burner wall into the displacement-body opening 50 so that the flow guiding element 80 divides the opening into an inflow section 81 and an outflow section 82 .
- a flow path 83 is formed around the flow guiding element 80 .
- a collecting chamber 85 branches from the flow path 83 , wherein the access to the collecting chamber is arranged in approximately the original flow direction, that is to say the flow direction before the flow reversal. Suspended particles present in the cooling fluid are not able to reproduce the abrupt direction change, on account of their inertia, during the flow reversal as easily as the fluid itself so that the suspended particles make their way into the collecting chamber 85 and can be deposited there.
- FIG. 6 A further alternative to the exemplary embodiment from FIG. 3 is shown in FIG. 6 . Elements which correspond to those from FIG. 3 are identified in this case by the same designations as in FIG. 3 and are not explained again in order to avoid repetitions. As in FIG. 5 , in FIG. 6 the swirl vanes 32 and also the cylindrical tube 62 are not shown since these do not differ from the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 3 .
- the essential difference to the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 3 lies in the fact that the end wall 147 is of a thinner design than in the case of the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 3 .
- the density of support structures 146 is increased in its region.
- the support structures 146 are designed as pillar-like structures which converge to form arches on the displacement body 15 .
- the arches are designed as pointed arches so that the pillar-like support structures form a type of arch which has the shape of a gothic arch.
- the thin wall can also extend beyond the end wall 147 and even form the entire burner-tip wall 21 A.
- the thin wall can also extend beyond the end wall 147 and even form the entire burner-tip wall 21 A.
- the described pointed arch-like design of the support structures can be realized by means of the already mentioned additive manufacturing process.
- the design of the support structures and of the wall thickness described with reference to FIG. 6 can also be realized in the case of the burner tip parts 11 , 31 of the outer burner element 2 and of the pilot burner 22 .
- FIGS. 7 and 8 An alternative form of the support structures, which also enables a reduction of the wall thickness of the burner-tip wall, is shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 .
- FIG. 8 shows a section along the line VIII-VIII shown in FIG. 7 .
- the support structures shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 have the form of ribs 86 which are formed between the displacement-body wall 54 and the burner-tip wall 21 A and extend from the far end of the displacement body 15 around its near end and back towards the far end.
- the ribs 86 extend in parallel and converge to form arches both on the outer side of the displacement body and on the inner side of the burner wall.
- the arches are pointed arches so that between the individual ribs flow passages 20 are formed with cross sections which correspond to an ellipse running to a point at its ends.
- This design of the support structures also allows a reduction of the wall thickness with high stability of the thinner wall.
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A burner tip having a burner outlet opening includes a burner tip part (21) which surrounds the burner outlet opening and has a burner tip wall (21A) with an end wall (67) forming a closed end of the burner tip part (21). The burner tip part (21) has in its interior a hollow space extending to the end wall (47), wherein the burner tip wall (21A) has an inner side facing towards the hollow space. A displacement body in the hollow space has an outer side facing towards the inner side of the burner tip wall (21A), forming at least one flow channel between the inner side of the burner tip wall (21A) and the outer side of the displacement body. In a first aspect, the displacement body (15) is connected to the inner side of the burner tip wall (21A) by supporting structures (56), which extend from the outer side of the displacement body to the inner side of the burner tip wall (21A). In a second aspect, swirl blades (32) project at least partially into the burner outlet opening (3), and the burner tip wall (21A). The swirl blades are each a single piece with that wall.
Description
- The present application is a 35 U.S.C. §§371 national phase conversion of PCT/EP2013/072422, filed Oct. 25, 2013, which claims priority of European Patent Application No. 12197209.5, filed Dec. 14, 2012, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein. The PCT International Application was published in the German language.
- The present invention relates to a burner tip, especially to a burner tip for high-temperature applications in synthesis gas production. In addition, the invention relates to a burner, especially to a burner for synthesis gas production.
- A burner for a synthesis gas reactor is described schematically in
DE 10 2008 006 572 A1. This comprises an outer burner element having a tip with a cavity and with a displacement body arranged in the cavity. Guided around the displacement body is a cooling water passage for cooling the burner tip. The burner also comprises an inner burner element which is arranged concentrically to an outer tube. A passage is formed between the inner burner element and the outer burner element for the feed of a pulverized fuel, for example pulverized coal. Also, in the region of its tip, the inner burner element has a cavity with a displacement body arranged therein. A cooling water passage is guided around the cavity and cools the tip of the inner burner element. - A pilot burner is arranged centrally to the inner burner element, wherein a feed passage for an oxygen/steam mixture is formed between the inner burner element and the pilot burner. Like the outer and the inner burner elements the pilot burner is of a hollow walled design, having a displacement body in the region of the tip of the pilot burner and around the body is guided a cooling water passage to be able to cool the pilot burner tip.
- The tips of burners in synthesis gas reactors are subjected to high temperatures during operation of the reactors providing a considerable heat input into the burner tip. The inputted heat is dissipated by means of the cooling water flowing in the described cooling water passages. In order to reduce the heat input, the burner tip can also be provided with a thermal barrier coating, as is described in
DE 10 2008 006 572 A1. - The respective burner elements are usually constructed from a plurality of tubes and a tip which interconnects the tubes and in which a displacement body is also arranged. The tip in this case is usually assembled from an outer annular part and an inner annular part, wherein the outer annular part is connected to the outer tube and the inner annular part is connected to the inner tube. Moreover, the annular parts are welded together by their ends which face away from the outer tube or the inner tube. The displacement body is connected to a centrally arranged tube which divides the interspace between the outer tube and the inner tube into an annular feed passage for cooling water and an annular discharge passage for cooling water. Each burner element therefore has a complex construction. Furthermore, the burner tips are relatively large, and therefore heavy, which reduces their manageability, for example in the course of maintenance.
- For production engineering reasons, the wall thicknesses of the tubes or of the tip parts are typically at least 3 mm, which makes heat dissipation difficult and increases the susceptibility to temperature fluctuations. Furthermore, suspended particles and cooling water can lead over time to a constriction of the cooling water passages in the region of the burner tip or even to blocking of the cooling water passages, which entails an increased maintenance requirement so that such constrictions can be discovered in good time.
- Moreover, the materials from which the burner tips are produced are expensive and time consuming in processing since the parts of which the burner tips consist have to be welded together. The welding of the parts for forming the respective burner tip is not simple since the typically used nickel-based superalloys require special welding procedures.
- Compared with the described prior art, it is the object of the present invention to provide an advantageous burner tip, especially for burner elements of a synthesis gas burner. In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide an advantageous burner, especially for synthesis gas production.
- According to a first aspect of the invention, provision is made for a burner tip with a burner discharge orifice and at least one burner tip part which encompasses the burner discharge orifice and has a burner-tip wall with an end wall which forms a closed end of the burner tip part. The burner tip part in its interior has a cavity which reaches up the end wall and the burner-tip wall has an inner side pointing towards the cavity. A displacement body, with an outer side facing the inner side of the burner-tip wall, is arranged in the cavity, wherein at least one flow passage is formed between the inner side of the burner-tip wall and the outer side of the displacement body. The displacement body is connected to the inner side of the burner-tip wall via support structures which extend from the outer side of the displacement body to the inner side of the burner-tip wall.
- By means of the support structures, the position of the displacement body inside the burner-tip wall can be fixed. Furthermore, the entire structure consisting of burner-tip wall and displacement body can be of an altogether more stable design.
- The support structures can be designed especially as rib-like or pillar-like structures, wherein adjacent rib-like or pillar-like structures converge to form arches on the outer side of the displacement body and/or on the inner side of the burner-tip wall, at least in the region of the burner tip end wall. These arches can especially be designed as pointed arches similar to the arches in gothic architecture. The design of the support structures as rib-like or pillar-like structures with converging arches enables the production of the burner tip by means of an additive manufacturing process, for example by means of selective laser melting.
- In a specific embodiment of the burner tip with support structures, the density of support structures, which connect the displacement body to the burner-tip wall, is increased at least in the region of the end wall in comparison to other regions of the burner-tip wall. Where the density of the support structures is increased, the burner-tip wall can then be of a thinner design in comparison to regions without increased density of support structures. They can especially have thicknesses of below 3 mm, for example thicknesses in the region of 0.5 to 2 mm. In this way, in regions which are subjected to especially high temperatures and/or to especially pronounced temperature fluctuations the heat which is absorbed by the burner-tip wall can be dissipated more rapidly to the cooling fluid. As a result, the thinner wall can be kept cooler than a thicker wall, which in turn has a favorable effect upon the available operating period up to a maintenance.
- Within the scope of the burner tip according to the invention, the displacement body can especially be formed in one piece with the support structures and the burner-tip wall. This allows a particularly stable structure and enables the production with a large number of structures at the outset. The production, as already mentioned, can in this case be carried out by means of an additive manufacturing process, for example by means of selective laser melting.
- The burner-tip wall can be lined with a thermal barrier coating, at least in the region of the end wall. In particular, if the burner-tip wall has thicker and thinner regions, an embodiment in which the thermal barrier coating is applied to the thinner regions, especially in the region of the end wall, is advantageous. Due to the fact that in this embodiment the burner-tip wall is thinner in the regions with a thermal barrier coating, it can achieve the effect of the entire wall thickness in these regions, despite the applied thermal barrier coating, not exceeding the thickness of the remaining regions without a thermal barrier coating.
- The displacement body in the burner tip according to the invention can especially be of hollow design. As a result of the hollow design of the displacement body, a saving can be made in weight and material in comparison to burner tips according to the prior art in which the displacement body is designed as a solid body. On account of the lower weight, the burner tip, which can have diameters of 50 cm and more, is easier to manage, for example in the course of a maintenance or repair process.
- In a development of the embodiment variant with a hollow displacement body, this has near end in relation to the end wall, a far end in relation to the end wall, an interior space, and, in the region of the far end, has at least one opening which is open towards the interior space. In this way, it becomes possible to make the hollow displacement body accessible to a cooling fluid, for example cooling water, flowing through the flow passage between the outer side of the displacement body and the inner side of the burner-tip wall. To this end, for example a flow guiding element can be arranged in the displacement-body opening in such a way that it divides the displacement-body opening into an inflow section and an outflow section and in such a way that a flow path around the flow guiding element is formed between the inflow section and the outflow section. Alternatively, there is the possibility that the displacement body has at least one additional opening which is open towards the interior space. This is then arranged between the near end of the displacement body and the displacement-body opening which is arranged in the region of far end. Between the displacement-body opening and the additional displacement-body opening, the displacement-body interior space forms a flow path for cooling fluid, such as cooling water.
- If a flow path for cooling fluid is formed inside the hollow displacement body, a collecting chamber, branching from the flow path, for foreign bodies in the fluid flowing through the flow path can be located in the displacement-body interior space. In this case, it is advantageous if the collecting chamber in the displacement-body interior space is located in a region of the flow path in which a change of flow direction takes place. It is especially advantageous if the change of flow direction entails a substantial flow reversal. In this case, the space in the hollow displacement body is sufficient in order to provide an adequately large collecting chamber. The collecting of foreign bodies, such as suspended particles, in the cooling fluid leads to the fluid passages leading around the outer side of the displacement body blocking more slowly and as a result a constriction of the flow cross section can be delayed for a longer period. This in turn has a favorable effect upon the maintenance intervals.
- In the burner tip according to the invention, swirl vanes, which at least partially project into the burner discharge orifice, can also be formed in one piece with the burner-tip wall. Previously, swirl vanes have been inserted from the burner side facing away from the burner tip into the burner discharge orifice which is encompassed by the burner-tip wall. With this insertion, damage to the swirl vanes and/or to the burner tip wall can occur. As a result of the one-piece design of the swirl vanes with the burner-tip wall, the insertion of swirl vanes is superfluous. Moreover, there is also the possibility that the flow passage which is formed between the inner side of the burner-tip wall and the outer side of the displacement body also extends at least partially through the swirl vanes. In this way, a common cooling of burner tip and swirl vanes is made possible. By means of specific manufacturing processes (additive manufacturing processes) the swirl blading assembly can also additionally be given the form of a nozzle which decreases the flow passage of the oxygen-steam mixture in specific regions.
- In the burner tip according to the invention, the burner-tip wall and the displacement body are of toroidal design.
- According to a second aspect of the invention, provision is made for a burner tip with a burner discharge orifice and at least one burner tip part which encompasses the burner discharge orifice and has a burner-tip wall with an end wall which forms a closed end of the burner tip part. According to the second aspect of the invention, swirl vanes, which at least partially project into the burner discharge orifice, are formed in one piece with the burner-tip wall.
- Previously, swirl vanes were inserted from the burner side facing away from the burner tip into the burner discharge orifice which is encompassed by the burner wall. With this insertion, damage to the swirl vanes and/or to the burner tip wall can occur. As a result of the one-piece design of the swirl vanes with the burner-tip wall, the insertion of swirl vanes is superfluous.
- In a development of the burner tip according to the second aspect of the invention, the flow passage which is formed between the inner side of the burner-tip wall and the outer side of the displacement body also extends at least partially through the swirl vanes. In this way, a common cooling of burner tip and swirl vanes is made possible.
- With the aid of specific manufacturing processes (additive manufacturing processes), it can achieve the effect of the swirl vanes forming a blading assembly which has the form of a nozzle which reduces the flow cross section for an oxygen-steam mixture flowing through the blading assembly in specific regions of said blading assembly.
- A burner according to the invention is provided with a burner tip according to the invention. The characteristics and advantages associated therewith are gathered from those of the burner tip according to the invention.
- Further features, characteristics and advantages of the present invention arise from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the attached figures.
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FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a burner, as is used in synthesis gas reactors. -
FIG. 2 shows the tip of a first burner element. -
FIG. 3 shows the tip of a second burner element. -
FIG. 4 shows the tip of pilot burner used in the burner. -
FIG. 5 shows an alternative embodiment of the tip fromFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 6 shows a further alternative embodiment of the tip fromFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 7 shows yet another alternative embodiment fromFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 8 shows the embodiment fromFIG. 7 in a section along the line VIII-VIII. - The basic construction of a burner for synthesis gas reactors is described below with reference to
FIG. 1 . - The burner is constructed in a rotationally symmetrical manner around a burner axis A and comprises a tubular feed line section and a burner tip 1 which is connected to the feed line section and encompasses a
burner orifice 3. - Referring to
FIGS. 1 and 2 , the burner comprises a first,outer burner element 2 which in the tubular section of the burner is formed from threeinter-inserted tubes fluid feed passage 7 and a coolingfluid discharge passage 9, via which cooling fluid can be fed to the burner tip 1 and discharged from this respectively. As cooling fluid, water is especially considered. In the region of the burner tip 1, theouter burner element 2 deviates from the pure tubular shape and is inclined in the direction towards the center of theburner discharge orifice 3. Furthermore, in the region of the tip it has a cavity in which adisplacement body 5 is arranged at a distance from the wall of theburner element 2 in this region. Formed in this case between the inner side of thewall 11A of theburner element 2 in the tip region and the outer side of the displacement body is aflow passage 10 by means of which the cooling fluid, for example water, is directed through the tip of theouter burner element 2 in order to cool this. The part of theouter burner element 2 which deviates from the tubular shape constitutes an outerburner tip part 11 which is formed as an independent part and thewall 11A of which is welded to the tubular section of theouter burner element 2. - In this case, the
wall 11A of theburner tip part 11 has an approximately U-shaped bend so that it can be connected both to theouter tube 4 and to theinner tube 8 of the tubular section of theouter burner element 2. Thedisplacement body 5 is fitted onto thecenter tube 6. To this end, it has agroove 5A, the width of which is adapted to the wall thickness of thecenter tube 6 of the tubular section. - Referring to
FIGS. 1 and 3 , the burner furthermore comprises aninner burner element 12 which apart from in the region of the burner tip 1 is also formed from threeinter-inserted tubes burner tip part 21, with a cavity located therein, is connected to the tubular section of theinner burner element 12. Adisplacement body 15 is arranged in this cavity, wherein the outer side of the displacement body has a distance from the inner side of the burner-tip wall 21A in the region of the innerburner tip part 21 so that a flow passage is formed between the two. The feed of cooling fluid into the flow passage is carried out via afeed passage 17 which is formed between theinter-inserted tubes inner burner element 12, and the discharge of the cooling fluid from the region of the innerburner tip part 21 is carried out via adischarge passage 19 which is formed between theinter-inserted tubes wall 21A of which is welded to theouter tube 14 and to theinner tube 18 of the tubular section. To this end, thewall 21A in the widest sense is bent in a U-shaped manner so that it can be welded both to theouter tube 14 and to theinner tube 18 of the threeinter-inserted tubes displacement body 15 is fitted onto thecenter tube 16 of the tubular section. To this end, it has agroove 15A, the width of which is adapted to the wall thickness of thecenter tube 16. - The
inner burner element 12 has an outside diameter which is smaller than the inside diameter of theouter burner element 2 so that an annular passage is formed between the two, serving for the feed of a pulverized fuel, for example for the feed of pulverized coal. - The
inner burner element 12 encloses a largely cylindrical chamber in which is arranged apilot burner 22. Referring toFIGS. 1 and 4 , this pilot burner comprises a tubular section 22A which is formed from threetubes burner tip part 31 in the region of the burner tip 1. The pilotburner tip part 31 has a cavity in which is arranged adisplacement body 25, wherein the outer side of the displacement body has a distance from the inner side of thewall 31A of the pilotburner tip part 31 so that aflow passage 30 is formed between the two. As in the case of theouter burner element 2 and in the case of theinner burner element 12, thewall 31A of thetip part 31 is welded to the tubular section. Thewall 31A of the pilotburner tip part 31 is bent in this case in the widest sense in a U-shaped manner so that on one side it can be welded to theouter tube 24 of the tubular section of thepilot burner 22 and to theinner tube 28 of the tubular section of thepilot burner 22. Thedisplacement body 25 is fitted onto thecenter tube 26 of the tubular section. To this end, it has agroove 25A, the width of which is adapted to the wall thickness of thecenter tube 26. - Referring to
FIGS. 1 and 4 , the tubular section of thepilot burner 22 has an outside diameter which is smaller than the inside diameter of theinner burner element 12 so that an oxygen/steam passage 23 is formed between the two. This serves for the feed of water vapor which is required in the synthesis gas reactor for converting pulverized fuel into synthesis gas, and, if necessary, for the feed of oxygen or air. For promoting the synthesis gas reaction, the supplied water vapor, and, if necessary, the supplied oxygen or the supplied air, is swirled in order to promote the synthesis gas reaction. - To this end, swirl
vanes 32 are arranged in the region of the burner tip 1 between theinner burner element 12 and thepilot burner 22. - The
pilot burner 22 encloses an essentially cylindrical cavity in which are arranged an ignition burner and a device for flame monitoring. These two elements are shown in only a greatly schematized form inFIG. 1 and are grouped under thedesignation 33. -
FIG. 2 shows the construction of the outerburner tip part 11. Also to be seen are theinter-inserted tubes outer burner element 2. The outerburner tip part 11 terminates in anend wall 34 which constitutes the end of the outer burner tip part. A cavity, in which, as already described, thedisplacement body 5 is located, is formed in the outerburner tip part 11. This displacement body, as is shown inFIG. 2 , is of hollow design. It has anear end 36 in relation to theend wall 34 and afar end 38 in relation to the end wall with agroove 5A for fitting onto thecenter tube 6 of the tubular section of the burner element. In the region of thefar end 38, especially directly in front of thegroove 5A in the far end, provision is made for a displacement-body opening 40 which is open towards theinterior space 42 of thehollow displacement body 5 so that theinterior space 42 is accessible through the displacement-body opening 40. The burner-tip wall 11A, which is bent in an approximately U-shaped manner, is connected both to theouter tube 4 and to theinner tube 8 of the tubular section of theouter burner element 2, whereas thedisplacement body 5 is connected to thecenter tube 6 of the tubular section of theouter burner element 2 in such a way that the displacement-body opening 40 is open towards thefeed passage 7 which is formed between theouter tube 4 and thecenter tube 6. The displacement-bodyinterior space 42 is consequently fluidically connected to thefeed passage 7 for the cooling fluid. - The
hollow displacement body 5, which consists in the main of a relativelythin wall 44, is connected to the inner side of the burner-tip wall 11A viasupport structures 46. These support structures can be of rib-like or pillar-like design so that they obstruct the flow in theflow passage 10 as little as possible and possibly even guide the flow. -
FIG. 3 shows the construction of the innerburner tip part 21 and theinter-inserted tubes inner burner element 12. The innerburner tip part 21 has awall 21A with anend wall 47 which forms the closed end of the innerburner tip part 21. As has already been described with reference toFIG. 1 , adisplacement body 15 is located in the cavity of the innerburner tip part 21. This displacement body in turn is itself of hollow design and has awall 54 enclosing aninterior space 52. Furthermore, thedisplacement body 15 has anear end 48 in relation to theend wall 47 and afar end 49 in relation to theend wall 47 with agroove 15A for fitting onto thecenter tube 16 of the tubular section of the burner element. Arranged in the region of thefar end 49, especially directly in front of thegroove 15A in the far end, is a displacement-body opening via which the displacement-bodyinterior space 52 is accessible. Thewall 21A of the innerburner tip part 21 is bent in an approximately U-shaped manner, wherein the ends of the burner-tip wall 21A are connected to theouter tube 14 of the tubular section of theinner burner element 12 and to itsinner tube 18. The displacement-body wall 54 is connected to thecenter tube 16 of the tubular section of theinner burner element 12 so that the displacement-body opening 50 is open towards thefeed passage 17 formed between theouter tube 14 and thecenter tube 16 of the tubular section of theinner burner element 12. In this way, the displacement-bodyinterior space 52 is fluidically connected to thefeed passage 17 for the cooling fluid. The displacement-body wall 54 is connected via support structures, which for example can be of rib-like or pillar-like design, to the inner side of the burner-tip wall 21A so that a defined distance is provided between the outer side of the displacement body and the inner side of the burner-tip wall 21A in order to form theflow passage 20. As in the case of the outer burner tip part, the support structures can also be designed in such a way that they guide the flow through the flow passage, but in any case they are designed so that they obstruct the flow as little as possible. -
Swirl vanes 32 are formed in one piece with theburner tip part 21 of theinner burner element 12. The swirl vanes 32 are hollow and have in each case an interior space 58 which via a coolingfluid inlet opening 59 and a cooling fluid outlet opening 60 is fluidically connected to theflow passage 20 which leads around thedisplacement body 15. The displacement-body interior space 58 is therefore part of the cooling circuit so that theswirl vanes 32 together with the innerburner tip part 21 are cooled by the cooling fluid. - A
tube 62, which serves as a guide for inserting thepilot burner 22, is also formed in one piece with the innerburner tip part 21 and theswirl vanes 32 in the present exemplary embodiment. Exemplary embodiments without atube 62 for guiding thepilot burner 22 are also possible, however. Thetube 62 which is shown in the figure therefore represents only one option. - The structure of the
pilot burner 22 in the region of the burner tip 1 is shown inFIG. 4 . The pilotburner tip part 31 and the tubular section of thepilot burner 22 which is formed from the threeinter-inserted tubes - The pilot
burner tip part 31 has awall 31A which is bent in an approximately U-shaped manner and encloses an interior space of the pilotburner tip part 31. Adisplacement body 25 is arranged in the interior space. As in the case of theburner tip parts outer burner element 2 and of theinner burner element 12, thedisplacement body 25 located in the interior space of the pilotburner tip part 21 is also of hollow design. It has anear end 66 pointing towards theend side 76 and afar end 68 facing away from this with agroove 25A of fitting onto thecenter tube 26 of the tubular section of the burner element. Arranged in the region of thefar end 68, especially directly in front of thegroove 25A in the far end, is a displacement-body opening 70 via which theinterior space 72 of thedisplacement body 25 is accessible. The displacement-bodyinterior space 72 is enclosed by awall 74 which viasupport structures 76, for example the already described pillar-like or rib-like structures, is connected to the inner side of the burner-tip wall 31A. Also in the case of the burner-tip wall of the pilot burner, thesupport structures 76 can be of a flow-guiding design. In any case, however, they are designed so that they do not obstruct the flow through theflow passage 30 which is formed between the outer side of the displacement body and the inner side of the burner-tip wall 31A. - The two ends of the
wall 31A—which is bent in an approximately U-shaped manner—of the pilotburner tip part 31 are connected to theouter tube 24 and to theinner tube 28 of the tubular section of thepilot burner 22, and the displacement-body wall 74 is connected to thecenter tube 26 of the tubular section. The connection is constructed in this case at a point of the displacement-body wall 74 which is selected in such a way that the displacement-body opening 70 is open towards the feed passage which is formed between theouter tube 24 of the tubular section of thepilot burner 22 and itscenter tube 26. The displacement-bodyinterior space 72 is consequently integrated into the cooling fluid circuit. - The outside diameter of the
pilot burner 22 is selected so that it can be inserted into thetube 62 of theinner burner element 12. Thepilot burner 22 also encloses a largely cylindrical interior space in which an ignition burner and a flame monitoring device can be arranged. - Both in the case of the
outer burner element 2 and theinner burner element 12 and in the case of thepilot burner 22, theburner tip parts - The burner tip parts can especially be produced in one piece in each case by means of an additive manufacturing process. As a result, the described complex structures, in which hollow displacement bodies are connected to the burner-tip walls via support structures, are made possible. In particular, the one-piece production of the
swirl vanes 32 and thetube 62 with the innerburner tip part 21 can also be ensured by the additive production by means of anadditive manufacturing process 5. As an additive manufacturing process, especially selective laser sintering can be applied. - A modification of the exemplary embodiment shown in
FIG. 3 is described below with reference toFIG. 5 . The modification is concentrated in the main upon the embodiment of the displacement body and its interior space. The remaining elements of the exemplary embodiment described inFIG. 3 , such as the swirl vanes, are therefore not shown inFIG. 5 . Elements which correspond to those fromFIG. 3 are identified by the same designations as inFIG. 3 and are not explained again in order to avoid repetitions. - The displacement body of the exemplary embodiment shown in
FIG. 5 differs from the displacement body of the exemplary embodiment shown inFIG. 3 mainly by the fact that itsopening 50 is enlarged. Furthermore, aflow guiding element 80 projects from the inner side for the inner burner wall into the displacement-body opening 50 so that theflow guiding element 80 divides the opening into an inflow section 81 and anoutflow section 82. - A
flow path 83 is formed around theflow guiding element 80. - At the end of the
flow guiding element 80, the flow through theflow path 83 experiences aflow reversal 84. In the region of theflow reversal 84, a collectingchamber 85 branches from theflow path 83, wherein the access to the collecting chamber is arranged in approximately the original flow direction, that is to say the flow direction before the flow reversal. Suspended particles present in the cooling fluid are not able to reproduce the abrupt direction change, on account of their inertia, during the flow reversal as easily as the fluid itself so that the suspended particles make their way into the collectingchamber 85 and can be deposited there. In this way, some of the suspended particles can be removed from the fluid before flow passes through theflow passage 20 which is formed between the outer side of the displacement body and the inner side of the burner-tip wall 21A, as a result of which deposits of suspended particles in this flow passage can be reduced so that a constriction of the flow passage can be avoided or at least delayed. - Although the exemplary embodiment with the collecting
chamber 85 has been described with regard to the burner-tip part 21 of theinner burner element 12, a corresponding embodiment can also be provided in the case of theburner tip part 11 of theouter burner element 2 and also in the case of the pilotburner tip part 31. - A further alternative to the exemplary embodiment from
FIG. 3 is shown inFIG. 6 . Elements which correspond to those fromFIG. 3 are identified in this case by the same designations as inFIG. 3 and are not explained again in order to avoid repetitions. As inFIG. 5 , inFIG. 6 theswirl vanes 32 and also thecylindrical tube 62 are not shown since these do not differ from the exemplary embodiment shown inFIG. 3 . - The essential difference to the exemplary embodiment shown in
FIG. 3 lies in the fact that theend wall 147 is of a thinner design than in the case of the exemplary embodiment shown inFIG. 3 . In order to stabilize thethin end wall 147, the density of support structures 146 is increased in its region. The support structures 146 are designed as pillar-like structures which converge to form arches on thedisplacement body 15. In the present exemplary embodiment, the arches are designed as pointed arches so that the pillar-like support structures form a type of arch which has the shape of a gothic arch. - Although in the exemplary embodiment shown in
FIG. 6 only theend wall 147 is of a thinner design, the thin wall can also extend beyond theend wall 147 and even form the entire burner-tip wall 21A. By reducing the thickness of the burner-tip wall 21A in thermally highly loaded regions a more rapid heat dissipation to the cooling fluid can be achieved. Furthermore, a thinner wall is less prone to heat fluctuations. - The described pointed arch-like design of the support structures can be realized by means of the already mentioned additive manufacturing process. The design of the support structures and of the wall thickness described with reference to
FIG. 6 can also be realized in the case of theburner tip parts outer burner element 2 and of thepilot burner 22. - An alternative form of the support structures, which also enables a reduction of the wall thickness of the burner-tip wall, is shown in
FIGS. 7 and 8 . In this case,FIG. 8 shows a section along the line VIII-VIII shown inFIG. 7 . - The support structures shown in
FIGS. 7 and 8 have the form ofribs 86 which are formed between the displacement-body wall 54 and the burner-tip wall 21A and extend from the far end of thedisplacement body 15 around its near end and back towards the far end. In this case, theribs 86 extend in parallel and converge to form arches both on the outer side of the displacement body and on the inner side of the burner wall. In the present exemplary embodiment, the arches are pointed arches so that between the individual ribs flowpassages 20 are formed with cross sections which correspond to an ellipse running to a point at its ends. This design of the support structures also allows a reduction of the wall thickness with high stability of the thinner wall. The support structures described with reference to theFIGS. 7 and 8 can be used in the case of theburner tip part 11 of theouter burner element 2 and/or theburner tip part 21 of theinner burner element 12 and/or the pilotburner tip part 31. Although pointed arches have been described with reference toFIGS. 7 and 8 , other arch shapes can also be used, wherein the respective arch shape inter alia can be selected with regard to the chosen production method. - The present invention has been explained in detail based on specific exemplary embodiments for illustration purposes. In this case, elements of the individual exemplary embodiments can also be combined with each other. The invention is therefore not to be limited to individual exemplary embodiments but is only to experience a limitation as a result of the appended claims.
Claims (27)
1. A burner tip comprising:
a burner discharge orifice;
at least one burner tip part which encompasses the burner discharge orifice; the at least one burner tip part has a burner-tip wall with an end wall which forms a closed end of the burner tip part; wherein
the burner tip part has an interior with a cavity which reaches up to the end wall and the burner-tip wall has an inner side pointing towards the cavity;
a displacement body arranged in the cavity, the displacement body has an outer side facing the inner side of the burner-tip wall;
at least one flow passage between the inner side of the burner-tip wall and the outer side of the displacement body; and
support structures connecting the displacement body to the inner side of the burner-tip wall, the support structures extend from the outer side of the displacement body to the inner side of the burner-tip wall, and the displacement body is formed in one piece with the support structures and the burner-tip wall.
2. The burner tip as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising the support structures comprise rib-like or pillar-like structures and adjacent rib-like or pillar-like structures on at least one of the outer side of the displacement body the inner side of the burner-tip wall and these structures converge to form arches, at least in the region of the end wall.
3. The burner tip as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the arches comprises pointed arches.
4. The burner tip as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the support structures which connect the displacement body to the burner-tip wall have a density which is increased at least in the region of the end wall in comparison to other regions of the burner-tip wall.
5. The burner tip as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the burner-tip wall, where the density of the support structures is increased, is of thinner design in comparison to regions without increased density of support structures.
6. (canceled)
7. The burner tip as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising the burner-tip wall is lined with a thermal barrier coating on its outer side, at least in the region of the end wall.
8. The burner tip as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising the displacement body is hollow.
9. The burner tip as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the displacement body includes a near end in relation to the end wall, a far end in relation to the end wall, an interior space and, in the region of the far end, has at least one opening which is open towards the interior space.
10. The burner tip as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising a flow guiding element projecting from the inner side of the burner-tip wall into the displacement-body opening in such a way that it divides the displacement-body opening into an inflow section and an outflow section and in such a way that around the flow guiding element a flow path is formed between the inflow section and the outflow section.
11. The burner tip as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising the displacement body has at least one additional opening which is open towards the interior space and arranged between the near end of the displacement body and the at least one additional opening of the displacement-body is arranged in the region of the far end, and the displacement-body interior space forms a flow path between the displacement-body opening and the additional displacement-body opening.
12. The burner tip as claimed in claim 10 , wherein a collecting chamber, branching from the flow path, for receiving foreign bodies in a fluid flowing through said flow path is located in the displacement-body interior space.
13. The burner tip as claimed in claim 11 , wherein an inlet for the collecting chamber is located in a region of the flow path in which a change of flow direction takes place.
14. The burner tip as claimed in claim 1 , wherein swirl vanes, which project at least partially into the burner discharge orifice, are formed in one piece with the burner-tip wall.
15. The burner tip as claimed in claim 14 , in which the flow passage which is formed between the inner side of the burner-tip wall and outer side of the displacement body extends at least partially through the swirl vanes.
16. The burner tip as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the burner tip part and the displacement body are of toroidal design.
17. A burner tip comprising:
a burner discharge orifice and at least one burner tip part which encompasses the burner discharge orifice;
the burner tip part has a burner-tip wall with an end wall which forms a closed end of the burner tip part; and
swirl vanes, which project at least partially into the burner discharge orifice, are formed in one piece with the burner-tip wall.
18. The burner tip as claimed in claim 17 , in which
the burner tip part in its interior has a cavity which reaches up to the end wall and the burner-tip wall has an inner side pointing towards the cavity;
a displacement body, with an outer side facing the inner side of the burner-tip wall, is arranged in the cavity; and
at least one flow passage is formed between the inner side of the burner-tip wall and the outer side of the displacement body.
19. The burner tip as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the flow passage which is formed between the inner side of the burner tip wall and the outer side of the displacement body extends at least partially through the swirl vanes.
20. The burner tip as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the swirl vanes form a blading assembly which has the form of a nozzle which reduces the flow cross section in specific regions of the blading assembly for an oxygen-steam mixture flowing through said blading assembly.
21. A burner with a burner tip as claimed in claim 1 .
22. The burner tip as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the flow passage which is formed between the inner side of the burner tip wall and outer side of the displacement body extends at least partially through the swirl vanes.
23. A burner tip comprising:
a burner discharge orifice;
a plurality of concentric burner tip parts which encompass the burner discharge orifice;
a first outermost burner tip part having a first burner tip wall with a first end wall which forms a first closed end of the first burner tip part;
the first burner tip part has a first interior with a first cavity which reaches up to the first end wall;
the first burner tip wall has a first inner side pointing toward the first cavity;
a first displacement body arranged in the first cavity; the first displacement body having a first outer side facing the first inner side of the first burner tip wall;
at least one first flow passage defined between the first inner side of the burner tip wall and the first outer side of the displacement body;
first support structures connecting the first displacement body to the first inner side of the burner tip wall, wherein the first support structures extend from the first outer side of the first displacement body to the first inner side of the first burner tip wall;
wherein the first displacement body is formed in one piece with the first support structures and the first burner tip wall;
a second burner tip part spaced radially inwardly of the first burner tip part;
the second burner tip part having a second burner tip wall with a second end wall which forms a second closed end of the second burner tip part;
the second burner tip part has a second interior with a second cavity which reaches up to the second end wall;
the second burner tip wall has a second inner side pointing toward the second cavity;
a second displacement body arranged in the second cavity; the second displacement body having a second outer side facing the second inner side of the second burner tip wall;
at least one second flow passage defined between the second inner side of the burner tip wall and the second outer side of the displacement body;
second support structures connecting the second displacement body to the second inner side of the burner tip wall, wherein the second support structures extend from the second outer side of the second displacement body to the second inner side of the second burner tip wall;
wherein the second displacement body is formed in one piece with the second support structures and the second burner tip wall;
a pilot burner part spaced radially inward of the second burner tip part;
the pilot burner tip part having a pilot burner tip wall with a pilot end wall which forms a pilot closed end of the pilot burner tip part;
the pilot burner tip part has a pilot interior with a pilot cavity which reaches up to the pilot end wall;
the pilot burner tip wall has a pilot inner side pointing toward the pilot cavity;
a pilot displacement body arranged in the pilot cavity; the pilot displacement body having a pilot outer side facing the pilot inner side of the pilot burner tip wall;
at least one pilot flow passage defined between the pilot inner side of the burner tip wall and the pilot outer side of the displacement body;
pilot support structures connecting the pilot displacement body to the pilot inner side of the burner tip wall, wherein the pilot support structures extend from the pilot outer side of the pilot displacement body to the pilot inner side of the pilot burner tip wall; and
wherein the pilot displacement body is formed in one piece with the pilot support structures and the pilot burner tip wall.
24. The burner tip of claim 23 , further comprising respective support structures between the respective first, second and pilot outer side of each of the first, second and pilot displacement bodies and a respective one of the first, second and pilot inner sides of the respective burner tip wall.
25. The burner tip of claim 23 , wherein each of the burner tip displacement bodies includes a near end in relation to the respective end wall thereof, a far end in relation to the respective end wall thereof, a respective interior space and, in the region of the respective far end, has at least one respective opening which is open towards the respective interior space.
26. The burner tip as claimed in claim 25 , further comprising each of the first, second and pilot displacement bodies has at least one respective additional opening which is open towards the respective interior space and is arranged between the near end of the respective displacement body and the respective at least one opening of the displacement-body arranged in the region of the respective far end, and the respective displacement-body interior space forms a flow path between the respective displacement-body opening and the respective additional displacement-body opening.
27. A burner tip comprising:
a burner discharge orifice;
a plurality of concentric burner tip parts which encompass the burner discharge orifice;
a first outermost burner tip part having a first burner tip wall with a first end wall which forms a first closed end of the first burner tip part;
the first burner tip part has a first interior with a first cavity which reaches up to the first end wall;
the first burner tip wall has a first inner side pointing toward the first cavity;
a first displacement body arranged in the first cavity; the first displacement body having a first outer side facing the first inner side of the first burner tip wall;
at least one first flow passage defined between the first inner side of the burner tip wall and the first outer side of the displacement body;
first support structures connecting the first displacement body to the first inner side of the burner tip wall, wherein the first support structures extend from the first outer side of the first displacement body to the first inner side of the first burner tip wall;
wherein the first displacement body is formed in one piece with the first support structures and the first burner tip wall;
a second burner tip part spaced radially inwardly of the first burner tip part;
the second burner tip part having a second burner tip wall with a second end wall which forms a second closed end of the second burner tip part;
the second burner tip part has a second interior with a second cavity which reaches up to the second end wall;
the second burner tip wall has a second inner side pointing toward the second cavity;
a second displacement body arranged in the second cavity; the second displacement body having a second outer side facing the second inner side of the second burner tip wall;
at least one second flow passage defined between the second inner side of the burner tip wall and the second outer side of the displacement body;
second support structures connecting the second displacement body to the second inner side of the burner tip wall, wherein the second support structures extend from the second outer side of the second displacement body to the second inner side of the second burner tip wall; and
wherein the second displacement body is formed in one piece with the second support structures and the second burner tip wall.
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