John Zink Company, LLC

Koch Engineering Company, Inc.

John Zink Company, a Division of Koch Engineering Company, Inc.

Richard T Waibel

I-Ping Chung

Robert E Schwartz

Roger L Poe

Wesley Ryan Bussman

Samuel O Napier

Paul M Rodden

Jaiwant D Jayakaran

Carol Ann Schnepper

Michael G Claxton

Jesse Steven Chambers

Marianne Zimola

Darin Robert Foote

Roberto G Ruiz

Sellamuthu G Chellappan

Demetris T Venizelos

Charles E Baukal, Jr

Hershel E Goodnight

Andrew P Jones

Lev Tsirulnikov

John Guarco

Michael Gamburg

Ralph Robert Hayes

Earl W Schnell

Dale A Nickeson

Jason D McAdams

Michael Brecker

Glen Altpfart

R Robert Hayes

Demetris Venizelos

Roberto Ruiz

Sellamutha G Chellappan

Compact low NOgas burner apparatus and methods for discharging fuel gas and air mixtures into furnace spaces wherein the mixture is burned in folded flame patterns and flue gases having low NOcontent are formed are provided. A burner apparatus of the invention is basically comprised of a housing having a burner tile attached thereto and means for introducing air therein. The burner tile has an opening therein with a wall surrounding the opening which extends into a furnace space. The exterior sides of the wall are divided into sections by radially positioned baffles with alternate sections having the same or different heights and slanting towards the opening at the same or different angles. Primary fuel gas mixed with flue gases and air is discharged through the burner tile. Secondary fuel gas is discharged adjacent to the external slanted wall sections whereby the secondary fuel gas mixes with flue gases in the furnace space. The resulting fuel gas-flue gases streams mix with the fuel gas-flue gases-air mixture discharged through the burner tile and the resulting mixture is burned in the furnace space.

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A remote staged furnace burner configuration includes placement of secondary fuel gas nozzles remote from burners. This configuration brings about an increased mixing of secondary fuel with furnace fuel gases. As a result, the temperature of the burning fuel gas is lowered and NOformation is reduced.

Remote staged furnace burner configurations and methods

A remote staged radiant wall furnace burner configuration includes placement of secondary fuel gas nozzles remote from radiant wall burners. This configuration brings about an increased mixing of secondary fuel with furnace flue gases. As a result, the temperature of the burning fuel gas is lowered and NOformation is reduced.

Remote staged radiant wall furnace burner configurations and methods

A burner arrangement includes a venturi cluster including a plurality of venturis arranged for parallel flow. The multi venturi arrangement utilizing pressurized fuel as the inducing fluid to induce a flow of air enables the provision of an ultra fuel lean premix of fuel and air. A central burner tube which extends outwardly beyond the delivery end of a primary burner tip and mounts a relatively small capacity nozzle at a substantial distance from the delivery end of the burner tip enabling the ultra fuel lean mixture to expand and slow down such that its linear speed does not exceed the flame speed of the mixture prior to by the flame of the spaced nozzle. A deflector may be positioned adjacent the nozzle to assist in stabilizing the flame after the expansion and slowing process has been completed.

Venturi cluster, and burners and methods employing such cluster

Compact low NO gas burner apparatus and methods for discharging fuel gas and air mixtures into furnace spaces wherein the mixture is burned in folded flame patterns and flue gases having low NO content are formed are provided. A burner apparatus of the invention is basically comprised of a housing having a burner tile attached thereto and means for introducing air therein. The burner tile has an opening therein with a wall surrounding the opening which extends into a furnace space. The exterior sides of the wall are divided into sections by radially positioned baffles with alternate sections having the same or different heights and slanting towards the opening at the same or different angles. Primary fuel gas mixed with flue gases and air is discharged through the burner tile. Secondary fuel gas is discharged adjacent to the external slanted wall sections whereby the secondary fuel gas mixes with flue gases in the furnace space. The resulting fuel gas-flue gases streams mix with the fuel gas-flue gases-air mixture discharged through the burner tile and the resulting mixture is burned in the furnace space.

Compact low NOx gas burner apparatus and methods

Low NO axial premix burner apparatus and methods for burning fuel gas are provided by the present invention. The methods of the invention are basically comprised of the steps of mixing a first portion of the fuel gas and all of the air to form a lean primary fuel gas-air mixture, discharging the lean primary fuel gas-air mixture into the furnace space whereby the mixture is burned in a primary combustion zone therein, discharging a second portion of the fuel gas into the primary combustion zone to stabilize the flame produced therein and discharging the remaining portion of the fuel gas into a secondary combustion zone in the furnace space.

Low NOx premix burner apparatus and methods

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

Improved methods and burner apparatus are provided for discharging mixtures of fuel and air into furnace spaces wherein said mixtures are burned and flue gases having low NO.sub.x content are formed therefrom. The methods basically comprise discharging a first fuel mixture containing a portion of the fuel and flue gases from the furnace space into the furnace space whereby the mixture is burned in a primary reaction zone therein and flue gases having low NO.sub.x content are formed therefrom, and then discharging the remaining portion of the fuel into a secondary reaction zone wherein the remaining portion of fuel mixes with air and flue gases to form a second fuel mixture which is burned in the secondary reaction zone and additional flue gases having low NO.sub.x content are formed therefrom.

Methods and apparatus for burning fuel with low No.sub.x formation

Methods and apparatus for burning fuel with low NO.sub.x formation

Improved methods and burner apparatus are provided for discharging mixtures f fuel and air into furnace spaces wherein said mixtures are burned and flue gases having low NO.sub.x content are formed therefrom. The methods basically comprise discharging a first fuel mixture containing a portion of the fuel and flue gases from the furnace space into the furnace space whereby the mixture is burned in a primary reaction zone therein and flue gases having low NO.sub.x content are formed therefrom, and then discharging the remaining portion of the fuel into a secondary reaction zone wherein the remaining portion of fuel mixes with air and flue gases to form a second fuel mixture which is burned in the secondary reaction zone and additional flue gases having low NO.sub.x contents are formed therefrom.

A duct burner apparatus and method for burning a gaseous fuel in the presence of a flowing oxygen-containing gas stream is provided. The apparatus comprises fuel gas supply means positioned in the path of the oxygen-containing gas stream and at least one elongated baffle means spaced from the conduit means on the downstream side thereof. The baffle means includes an inner wall portion and diverging outer wing portions and defines an ignition zone which is shielded from the conduit means. Spacer means for supporting the baffle means are attached thereto and to the conduit means, and fuel gas nozzle means are removably connected to the conduit means which extend to the baffle means for introducing fuel gas into the ignition zone and downstream thereof.

Duct burner apparatus

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Richard T Waibel