US3320743A - Gasifier and burner - Google Patents

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US3320743A
US3320743A US496215A US49621565A US3320743A US 3320743 A US3320743 A US 3320743A US 496215 A US496215 A US 496215A US 49621565 A US49621565 A US 49621565A US 3320743 A US3320743 A US 3320743A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23R—GENERATING COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGH VELOCITY, e.g. GAS-TURBINE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
    • F23R3/00—Continuous combustion chambers using liquid or gaseous fuel
    • F23R3/28—Continuous combustion chambers using liquid or gaseous fuel characterised by the fuel supply
    • F23R3/30—Continuous combustion chambers using liquid or gaseous fuel characterised by the fuel supply comprising fuel prevapourising devices

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  • This invention relates to a gasifier and burner and more particularly to an apparatus designed to convert a liquid hydrocarbon fuel into a gas and thereafter burn the gas, so produced or generated, for some useful purpose and in an efficient manner.
  • a gasifier and burner for use in a jet engine, such as, for example, may be used in propelling airplanes, although it will be understood that the principles of the invention are not limited to this application but may be employed in other apparatuses where it is desired to gasify a liquid fuel and then effect a useful combustion of this fuel.
  • the fuel to be gasified is discharged into a gasifying chamber or the like in which sufiicient air is present to bring about a combustion of a part, but only a relatively small part, of the fuel.
  • the heat from this combustion serves to gasify the remainder of the fuel, and this gasified fuel is then conveyed to the air stream, which flows into the combustion chamber and also the gasifying chamber so that it is mixed with air entering the burner or combustion chamber to there secure a premixture of gasified fuel and air which pro-motes eflicient combustion.
  • the gasifying chamber or gasifying apparatus is mounted within the combustion chamber so that the gasified fuel burns in a space around the gasifying chamber, and the air supply which supplies combustion air for the complete combustion of the fuel in the combu tion chamber also supplies the relatively smaller amount of air which supports combustion of a part of the fuel in the gasifying chamber to gasify the remainder.
  • One object of the invention is to provide an efficient and simple apparatus for gasifying a liquid fuel and delivering this fuel to a combustion chamber or to an apparatus in which the gasified fuel may be burned.
  • Another object of the invenition is to provide an improved gasifier and burner in which a liquid fuel may be gasified by the consumption of a part of the fuel, and the gasified fuel, together with the products of combustion, then delivered to a combustion chamber with a quantity of air to support combustion of the gasified fuel.
  • Still another object of the invention is to provide an improved gasi-fier and burner for liquid hydrocarbon fuel which will be simple in construction, and relatively efiicient and reliable in operation.
  • FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a jet engine embodying my invention, some parts being broken away to show the interior mechanism.
  • FIGURE 2 is a sectional view of one of the burners of such an engine, this burner embodying my invention.
  • FIGURE 3 is a somewhat enlarged sectional view on line 33 of FIG. 2, and
  • FIGURE 4 is a somewhat enlarged sectional view on line 44 of FIG. 2.
  • a jet engine comprising a casing of generally tubular form, this casing being 3,320,743 Patented May 23, 1967 an outer shell within which the mechanism of the engine is contained.
  • a compressor shown generally at 11, by which air is drawn into the casing 10, which is open at its forward end as shown at 12.
  • the compressor is carried upon a shaft 13 rotatably mounted within the casing 10 in a suitable manner, this shaft extending rearwardlly and having mounted upon its rear end turbine blades 14 by means of which the shaft is rotated by the products of combustion which pass rearwardly from the burner, as will be more fully described hereinafter.
  • Each of the casings 17 may be termed the outer burner casing, and within each of such casings is disposed an inner burner casing 18.
  • This latter casing is, as shown in FIG. 2, of a shape generally similar to the outer burner casing 17, but of smaller dimensions so as to be spaced therefrom, leaving an annular passage between two casings as shown at 19.
  • the outer burner casing 17 is open at its forward end and, as shown in FIG. 1, is connected with the compres sor 11 by a passage or throat 21 through which air is forced by the compressor through the annular space 19 between the inner and outer burner casing to provide oxygen to support combustion for gasifying the fuel in the gasifying chamber and also to provide combustion air for burning the gasified fuel in the combustion chamber.
  • the inner burner casing 18 is provided with a plurality of openings 22 at various and numerous places in its periphery and along its length, so that a part of the air which is delivered to the annular space 19 passes through these openings into the inner casing.
  • the air which passes through the space 19 serves to cool the burner which, as will be obvious, he comes quite hot, and the annular space 19 is reduced in size and finally closed at its rear end, as shown at 23, so that this air will eventually pass into the inner casing and be expelled at the open rear end thereof.
  • the inner burner casing 18 is provided with a tip 24 at its forward end which serves to admit air and fuel to the gasifier and burner, as Will now be explained.
  • This tip is provided with a nose portion 25 within which is a fuel passage 26, which passage communicates with a second passage 27 in an arm 28 secured to or formed integrally with the nose 25, and the passage 27 communicates with a fuel inlet member 29, which leads to a source of supply of a suitable fuel.
  • the tip 24 is also provided with an air opening 30 of venturi shape to admit air into the inner burner casing 18, the opening communicating with the throat 21 so as to receive air from the compressor, and the opening or passage 30 is directed toward a cooperating intake member 31 spaced from the member 30 so as to permit the entrance of gasified fuel into the air stream at this point.
  • the air which passes through the member 31 will pass around the nose 25 and pass rearwardly into the inner burner casing 18.
  • This swirler 32 is carried supporting members 33 and 34, which members are fovided with openings 35 and 36 to permit the passage 3 a part of the air, entering through the tip 24, around 1e swirler 32, and into the inner burner casing 318.
  • a gasifying iamber 40 is also supported within the inner casing 18 , this chamber being carried upon the fuel lpe 41, which pipe is secured at its forward end to a lpple 42, secured in turn to the nose 25, so that the in- :rior of the fuel pipe 41 is in communication with the assage 26 in the nose 25.
  • the gasifying chamber 40 provided with an open sleeve or thimble 45 at its forard face which surrounds the fuel pipe 41 and which imits gasifying air to this chamber around the .pipe.
  • the gasifying chamber is of substantially conical )rm, and adjacent its reduced end the pipe 41'is proided with a plurality of fuel or oil openings 46 to disharge the fuel into the chamber 40 in relatively fine :reams.
  • the oil will be inoduced under any suitable pressure into the chamber through the openings 46, and that the entire quantity f fuel consumed by the burner passes through these penings, the amount of fuel consumed being suitably egulated by regulating the amount delivered to the urner through the passages leading to these openings.
  • An ignition device in the form of a spark plug 47 is iounted within a pipe 48 leading from the gasifying hamber to the outer burner casing 17 so that the plug accessible at the surface of the outer casing. From this lug electrodes 49 lead into the gasifyingv chamber so as 3 effect ignition of the fuel therein.
  • a fuel pipe50 is secured to the forward "face of the asifying chamber and communicates, at its rear end, ith-this chamber.
  • This pipe extends forwardly to have threaded engagement with a partition member 51 in the p 24 so that the forward end of the pipe '50 communiates with a space '52 in the tip surrounding the memers 30 and 31. It may here be noted that the fuel devered to the gasifying chamber 40 through the openigs 46 is only partly consumed in this chamber and the emainder of the fuel gasified.
  • a part of the ir passing through the swirler flows through the combus- Ion chamber and into the gasifying chamber 40 through 1e thimble 45, and fuel is introduced into this chamber trough the openings 46 in the pape 41.
  • the air in the haimber 46, mixed with products of combustion and asified fuel is only sufficient for combustion f a relatively small part of the fuel, and when the latter i ignited by the terminals 49 .of the spark plug 47, enough If the fuel burns to gasify the remainder of the liquid uel.
  • the mixture of the gasified fuel and the products f combustion in the gasifier chamber 40 pass out hrough the pipe 50 and are led forwardly into the cham- Ier '2 and the vent-uri air inlet to be returned to the comustion chamber mixed with the air.
  • the combustion chamber is usually in excess of that equired for combustion, so that, while there is complete :om'bustion, this air will also serve to cool the casing.
  • a gasifier and burner comprising a housing providing a combustion chamber, said chamber having air inlet means adjacent one end and outlet means adjacent the other end, a gasifying chamber in said combustion chamber between said inlet and outlet means, said gasifying chamber having an opening directed toward and in communication with said air inlet means to receive therefrom only a small fraction of the air, means for delivering liquid fuel to said gasifying chamber wherein only a portion of the fuel is consumed, and flame choking means to conduct such gasified fuel from the gasifying chamber to said air inlet means forwardly of the combustion chamber for delivery as a flameless mixture composed of products of combustion and unburned gasified fuel to the combustion chamber with the air passing thereinto, said conducting means comprising a tubular member having a length many times its widest cross-section dimension, said tubular member passing through the combustion chamber to the forward end thereof.
  • a gasifier and burner comprising a housing providing a combustion chamber, a gasifying chamber within said combustion chamber and spaced rearwardly from the forward end thereof, ,fuelinlet means for discharging all the liquid fuel into the gasifying chamber, means. for igniting'said' fuel in the gasifying chamber, air inlet means for introducing a stream of air into the forward end of the combustion chamber, said gasifying chamber being in the path of said air stream and having a forwardly directed opening to receive a part of the air whereby only a portion of the fuel introduced into said gasifying chamber is consumed and the remainder of said fuel gasified by the heat of combustion of said consumed portion, said gasifying chamber having an outlet opening,
  • a gasifier and burner as in claim 2 wherein the forwardly directed opening in the gasifying chamber permits only restricted amounts of air thereto to support combustion of only a part of the fuel, and wherein said flame choking duct is long and narrow so as to choke the flame from said combustion occuring in the gasifying chamber.
  • a gasifier and burner comprising a housing providing a combustion chamber, a gasifying chamber within said combustion chamber and spaced rearwardly from the forward end thereof, fuel inlet means for discharging a liquid fuel into the gasifying chamber, means for igniting said fuel in the gasifying chamber, air inlet means for introducing a stream of air into the forward end of the combustion chamber, said gasifying chamber being in the path of said air stream and having a forwardly directed opening to receive a part of the air, said gasifying chamber having an oulet opening, and a flame-choking duct leading from said opening to said air inlet means forwardly of the combustion chamber to deliver gasified fuel to the air stream entering the combustion chamber through said inlet means and prior to its entry into the combustion chamber, and the forwardly directed opening in the gasifying chamber opens into the combustion chamber to permit the flame in the gasifying chamber to ignite the fuel in the combustion chamber.
  • a liquid fuel burner comprising:
  • a gasifier and burner of liquid hydrocarbon fuel comprising:
  • said outer and inner casing being open at their respective forward end for receiving a supply of combustion air, and said inner casing being open at its outer end to define an exhaust for the products of combustion generated in said combustion chamher,
  • said inner casing having a plurality of openings formed thereinto connecting the annular space defined between said casing into communication with the combustion chamber defined by said inner casing.
  • said gasifying chamber having an inlet opened in communication with said combustion chamber, and an outlet
  • (l) means for imparting a swirl to said combustible fuel mixture as it enters said combustion chamber.
  • a gasifier and burner of liquid hydrocarbon fuel comprising:
  • said outer and inner casing being open at their respective forward end for receiving a supply of combustion air, and said inner casing being open at its outer end to define an exhaust for the products of combustion generated in said combustion chamber,
  • said inner casing having a plurality of openings formed thereinto connecting the annular space defined between said casing into communication 'with the combustion chamber defined thereby.
  • said gasifying chamber having an inlet open in communication with said combustion chamber, and an outlet

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US2960823A (en) * 1955-05-27 1960-11-22 Phillips Petroleum Co Process and apparatus for the improved combustion of liquid fuels
US3119234A (en) * 1960-09-13 1964-01-28 Rolls Royce Combustion chamber for a gas turbine engine

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