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American Air Liquide, Inc.

M Usman Ghani

Pavol Pranda

Florian Gautier

Bernard Labegorre

Frederic Camy-Peyret

Rajani K Varagani

Susie Levesque

Sylvain Grillon

Ovidiu Marin

Frederick W Giacobbe

Erwin Penfornis

Fabienne Chatel-Pelage

Nicolas Perrin

In one embodiment, a method for generating heat energy includes injecting a stream having a concentration of at least 50% oxygen (Ostream) into a primary gas stream through a mixer, the mixer discharging the Ostream as two or more spaced jets traversing the primary stream, thereby enriching the primary gas stream. The method further includes mixing fuel with the enriched primary gas stream, thereby forming a fuel stream; and combusting the fuel stream, thereby forming a flue gas stream.

Device and method for efficient mixing of two streams

Apparatus and methods for improved combustion of oxygen and a mixture of a non-gaseous fuel, which includes providing: 1) a source of a mixture of non-gaseous fuel and conveying gas; 2) a source of oxygen; 3) a burner operatively associated with a combustion chamber; 4) a fuel duct in fluid communication with the source of mixed non-gaseous fuel and conveying gas; 5) a tubular oxygen lance fluidly communicating with the source of oxygen; and 6) at least two injection elements in fluid communication with the source of oxygen. The fuel duct includes a portion that extends along an axis towards the burner. The lance is disposed along the axis and has a diameter D. The injection elements are configured to inject oxygen into, and mix therewith, a flow of the mixture upstream of, or at, the burner. At least one of the injection elements receives oxygen from the lance. The injection elements are spaced apart by a distance X, which is greater than the length of diameter D.

Method and apparatus for injecting a gas into a two-phase stream

An improved process for burning a fuel to produce a flue gas is disclosed. The fuel is burned in a main combustion zone in the presence of a main combustion oxidant to produce combustion products. The combustion products are mixed in a post-combustion zone positioned downstream from the main combustion zone. The post-combustion zone is provided with a recirculation zone positioned proximate to the main combustion zone and an injection zone positioned downstream from the recirculation zone. An post-combustion oxidant is injected into the combustion products in the injection zone. At least one of (a) the residence time of the combustion products in the post-combustion zone, (b) the temperature range of the combustion products contained within the injection zone and (c) the oxygen content of the oxidant is controlled to optimize the level of CO and NOin the flue gas.

Method and apparatus for optimized CO post-combustion in low NOx combustion processes

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Naperville, IL, United States of America

M Usman Ghani