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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 1989
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1988
Osamu Okada, Kure, JP;
Shigeki Morita, Hiroshima, JP;
Shigeto Nakashita, Kure, JP;
Tadahisa Masai, Ageo, JP;
Shigeru Tominaga, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroshi Inada, Kure, JP;
Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A pulverized coal combustion apparatus comprises a burner through which pulverized coal and carrier air are passed to be burnt in a combustion chamber, and a flame retainer disposed at an end of the burner. The flame retainer includes a flared tube and an annular plate, which plate has a plurality of radially inwardly projecting parts equiangularly spaced from each other. The annular plate comprises a plurality of ceramic pieces and a plurality of fastener elements, both of which are arranged and assembled alternately to form the annular plate. Each ceramic piece is so shaped that it projects radially inwardly to serve as the projecting part when assembled. The ceramic piece has at opposite sides thereof smoothly curved edge surfaces, and the fastener element has at opposite sides thereof smoothly curved edge surfaces which are engaged with the curved edge surfaces of neighboring two ceramic pieces.