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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2006
Jin Cao, Allentown, PA (US);
Mahendra Ladharam Joshi, Allentown, PA (US);
Aleksandar Georgi Slavejkov, Allentown, PA (US);
Jin Cao, Allentown, PA (US);
Mahendra Ladharam Joshi, Allentown, PA (US);
Aleksandar Georgi Slavejkov, Allentown, PA (US);
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
Burner assembly comprising (a) an elongated body having a periphery, a discharge end adjacent a combustion zone, and an axis, wherein the axis extends into the combustion zone; (b) one or more oxidant nozzles disposed at the discharge end of the elongated body and adapted to discharge a gaseous oxidant into the combustion zone; and (c) one or more fuel nozzles disposed at the discharge end of the elongated body and adapted to discharge a fuel into the combustion zone. At least one of the oxidant and fuel nozzles is characterized by a shape factor, σ, that is greater than about 10, wherein σ is a dimensionless parameter defined as σ=P/2A where P is the perimeter dimension of the discharge opening and A is the area of the discharge opening.