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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1995
Harjit S Hura, Wexford, PA (US);
Bernard P Breen, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
James E Gabrielson, Plymouth, MN (US);
Consolidated Natural Gas Service Company, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A method of reducing NO.sub.x determines an NO.sub.x concentration profile within a zone of the furnace which is at a temperature below 2600.degree. F. A stream of fluid fuel is injected into at least one region of relatively high NO.sub.x concentration so that the fluid fuel mixes therein with the flue gas. The fluid fuel is natural gas, hydrogen, C.sub.x H.sub.y compounds, C.sub.x H.sub.y O.sub.z compounds or mixtures primarily of those compounds, in sufficient quantity to promote a reaction between nitrogen oxide in the flue gas and the fluid fuel, so as to substantially reduce nitrogen oxide content of the flue gas. The injector through which the fluid fuel is injected can be moveable and may have valves or deflectors to aid in directing the fluid fuel to regions of relatively high NO.sub.x concentration.