High velocity injection of enriched oxygen gas having low amount of oxygen enrichment

Methods and apparatus for combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel in a combustion chamber of a furnace or boiler are presented, the combustion normally using only air as an oxidant, part of the air entering the combustion chamber through one or more burners, and a remaining portion of air entering the comb...

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Main Author OVIDIU MARIN,BENJAMIN BUGEAT,ERIC STREICHER
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 12.04.2006
Subjects
AIR
AIR SUPPLY
BLASTING
BURNERS
COMBUSTION APPARATUS
COMBUSTION PROCESSES
DRAUGHT-INDUCING
HEATING
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
METHODSOR APPARATUS FOR COMBUSTION USING FLUID FUELOR SOLID FUEL SUSPENDED IN
SUPPLYING NON-COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID OR GAS
WEAPONS
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Summary:Methods and apparatus for combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel in a combustion chamber of a furnace or boiler are presented, the combustion normally using only air as an oxidant, part of the air entering the combustion chamber through one or more burners, and a remaining portion of air entering the combustion chamber at a plurality of locations downstream of the burners. The methods comprise injecting oxygen-enriched gas through a plurality of lances into the combustion chamber at a plurality of downstream locations, the oxygen-enriched gas injected at a velocity ranging from subsonic to supersonic, and the oxygen-enriched gas being present in an amount sufficient to provide an oxygen concentration of no more than 2% on a volume basis greater than when air is used alone as oxidant.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN20028007175