John Zink Company, LLC

John Guarco

Lev Tsirulnikov

Michael Gamburg

Richard T Waibel

Edmund S Schindler

Jon Moore

Michael Brecker

Glen Altpfart

Andrew S Barrieau

A burner assemblage includes an elongated, round burner assembly having a central axis and including internal baffle structure. The baffle structure is arranged to cause concentric primary and secondary air flows to move in a direction generally parallel to said axis. The secondary air flow is generally annular in shape and the same is disposed in generally surrounding relationship relative to said primary air flow. The assemblage also includes a swirler structure for swirling the air primary and secondary air flowing through the central portions of the burner. The swirler structure includes a first swirler component located in a position for swirling the primary air flow. The first swirler component has an outer circumferential edge that extends around the axis of the burner in radially spaced relationship thereto. The swirler also includes a second generally annular swirler component located in a position for swirling the secondary air flow independently of the swirling of the primary air flow. The second swirler component has an internal annular edge that extends around the axis in spaced relationship thereto. The internal annular edge of the second swirler component is greater in diameter than the outer circumferential edge of the first swirler component so that the two swirler components may be arranged concentrically in essentially the same plane. Ideally the swirler components are arranged to swirl the respective primary and secondary air flows in the same general direction and with essentially the same intensity.

Burner assembly with swirler formed from concentric components

The present invention provides improved methods of reducing NO emissions in the flue gases produced by a steam boiler fired by a fluid fuel and combustion air burner and including a steam drum provided with make-up water from which produced steam and blowdown steam are withdrawn. In accordance with the invention at least a portion of the blowdown steam is combined with the fluid fuel or combustion air or both.

Methods of utilizing boiler blowdown for reducing NOx

A round burner capable of being operated with reduced CO and NO emissions includes a venturi tube positioned to direct a flow of air through the burner and into a combustion zone in a combustion chamber through an entrance in a wall of the combustion chamber. The venturi tube has inlet and outlet ends and a throat. The outlet end of the venturi tube has a larger internal diameter than either the inlet end or the throat and the same is positioned adjacent the entrance to the combustion chamber. The inlet end of the venturi tube is also positioned further from the entrance than the outlet end of the venturi tube. The burner may include a duct system that includes an inlet disposed in fluid communication with the combustion zone and an outlet disposed in fluid communication with the venturi tube adjacent the throat thereof. The system is arranged and adapted to recirculate a stream of flue gas from a location within said combustion chamber adjacent the combustion zone by induction into the venturi tube at a low pressure location adjacent the throat of the venturi tube so that the recirculated stream of internal flue gas is inducted into and intermixed with the flow of air at the throat of the venturi tube. Alternatively or cumulatively, the burner may include a fuel gas injector arrangement having an injector nozzle extending through the wall at a location adjacent the combustion zone. The injector nozzle is in fluid communication with the combustion chamber and is positioned to direct a flow of fuel gas into the combustion chamber at a location in the wall radially beyond the inner edge of the entrance. Also disclosed is a method for operating the burner to reduce CO and NO emissions.

Low NOx and low Co burner and method for operating same

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