Abstract:
A solid fuel nozzle tip for issuing a flow of mixed solid fuel and air into a boiler or furnace includes an outer nozzle body having an outer flow channel extending therethrough from an inlet to an outlet of the outer nozzle body. An inner nozzle body has an inner flow channel extending therethrough from an inlet to an outlet of the inner nozzle body. The inner nozzle body is mounted within the outer nozzle body with the inner flow channel inboard of and substantially aligned with the outer flow channel. The inner and outer nozzle bodies are joined together so as to accommodate movement relative to one another due to thermal expansion and contraction of the outer and inner nozzle bodies.
Abstract:
A (MRFC) solid fuel nozzle tip (12) that is particularly suited to being cooperatively associated with a pulverized solid fuel nozzle (34) of a firing system of the type employed in a pulverized solid fuel-fired furnace (10). The MRFC solid fuel nozzle tip (12) includes fuel air shroud means (46), primary air shroud means (48) located within the fuel air shroud means (46), fuel air shroud support means (50) operative for supporting the primary air shroud means (48) relative to the fuel air shroud means (46), and splitter plate means (52) mounted in supported relation within the primary air shroud means (48). The MRFC solid fuel nozzle tip (12) may be comprised of ceramics including silicon nitride, siliconized silicon carbide, mullite bonded silicon carbide alumina composite, and alumina zirconia composites.
Abstract:
An improved nozzle tip (10) for a burner on a pulverized coal-fired furnace for receiving a stream of pulverized coal and air discharging from the coal delivery pipe (50) of the burner and directing the pulverized fuel and air stream into the furnace, is comprised of a base body (20), a replaceable highly abrasion resistant insert (30), and a replaceable highly temperature resistant end cap (40) which is readily attachable by mechanical means (28, 48) to the base body with the abrasion resistant insert disposed therein. The insert defines a highly abrasion resistant flow conduit through the nozzle tip from the discharge end of the base body to the receiving end of the end cap through which the pulverized fuel and air stream passes from the burner into the furnace.
Abstract:
A burner for a combustion apparatus, a combustion apparatus comprising such burners, and a method of operation of the same are described. The burner comprises: a primary, fuel input conduit defining an inlet for a fuel supply and an outlet for supplying fuel to a combustion site; a secondary, combustion gas input conduit defining an inlet for a first gas supply and an outlet for supplying combustion gas to a combustion site; a first combustion gas supply means fluidly connected to an inlet of the combustion gas input conduit; and a second combustion gas supply means adapted to supply an oxygen rich gas directly to the combustion site generally at the outlet of the combustion gas input conduit. The second combustion gas supply means comprises at least one lance having an elongate portion extending along the burner in a lance elongate direction parallel to a burner centreline and an outlet portion adapted to outlet the oxygen rich gas in a direction at an angle to the lance elongate direction to control the point at which first and second gas streams intersect. The first gas is preferably recycled flue gas and the second is preferably substantially pure oxygen.
Abstract:
A nozzle tip (100) for a pulverized solid fuel pipe nozzle (200) of a pulverized solid fuel-fired furnace includes: a primary air shroud (120) having an inlet (102) and an outlet (104), wherein the inlet (102) receives a fuel flow (230); and a flow splitter (180) disposed within the primary air shroud (120), wherein the flow splitter disperses particles in the fuel flow (230) to the outlet (104) to provide a fuel flow jet which reduces NOx in the pulverized solid fuel-fired furnace. In alternative embodiments, the flow splitter (180) may be wedge shaped and extend partially or entirely across the outlet (104). In another alternative embodiment, flow splitter (180) may be moved forward toward the inlet (102) to create a recessed design.
Abstract:
An outer shroud for a solid fuel nozzle tip includes: an top shell portion and a bottom shell portion, each portion fabricated from a preform produced from a single sheet of flat stock and each shell portion including a forward area and a backward area and outlet sidewalls, wherein a right outlet sidewall and a left outlet sidewall are each separated from the forward area by a rounded corner; and a left inlet sidewall and a right inlet sidewall coupled to the top shell portion and the bottom shell portion.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a novel pivot pin assembly (410, 420 430, 600) for pivotally attaching nozzle tips (200) to stationary nozzles in a solid fuel furnace. The pivot pin assemblies allow rapid replacement of the nozzle tips (200). The pivot pin assembly (410, 420 430, 600) employs fasteners that or recessed or have an aerodynamically shaped head (610). The head (610) includes a leading edge (613) and optionally a trailing edge (615) that are aerodynamically shaped to reduce corrosion and erosion. The pivot pin assembly pivotally attaches the nozzle tip (200) to the stationary nozzle (110). It employs fasteners that are accessible from a furnace side through a central opening of the nozzle tip (200). This allows removal of the nozzle tip (200) from inside the furnace greatly simplifying nozzle tip (200) replacement.
Abstract:
A nozzle (20) for feeding combustion maintaining medium into a furnace (10) at high temperature conditions includes a nozzle tip, partly protruding into the furnace, and a feeding mechanism. The nozzle tip includes an open ended outer shell (28), an air cooling zone (32), a shroud (36), and an air channel (40). The outer shell (28) includes a first end wall portion in flow connection with the feeding mechanism and a second end wall portion protruding into the furnace. The shroud (36) includes a shroud wall portion disposed to cover at least a portion of the first end wall portion of the outer shell (28). The shroud channel (40) is formed between the shroud wall portion of the shroud (36) and the first end wall portion of the outer shell (28), for discharging an air flow along the exterior side of the said second end wall portion.
Abstract:
This invention provides a heating tube and a heating plate which are capable of greatly improving the heat transfer efficiency of a conventional finned heating pipe and a conventional heating plate. Copper oxide powder is deposited in a gas phase on an adhesive agent-applied synthetic resin foam, and a copper plate on which the same metal powder has been deposited is laid on one surface of the foam and pressure-fixed thereto lightly by a roll press to be laminated. The synthetic resin foam is then burnt out in a combustion furnace to obtain metal foam of copper oxide on the copper plate. When the resultant product is reduction sintered in a reducing atmosphere such as a hydrogen reducing furnace, a copper foam having a copper plate on one surface thereof can be obtained. This copper foam can be used as it is as a material for fabricating a heating plate for a heat exchanger.
Abstract:
A radiant energy collecting apparatus (11) for collecting and concentrating solar energy having a primary parabolic reflector (16) which focuses the sun's rays on a focal line (18) and has a principle axis (17) passing through the focal line (18) and a secondary concentrating assembly (20) located adjacent the focal line (17) of the primary reflector (16). The secondary concentrating assembly (20) includes a pair of planar reflectors (26) arranged on opposite sides of the principle axis (17) of the primary reflector (16) and a series of secondary parabolic reflectors (28) between the planar reflectors (26), the secondary parabolic reflectors (28) having focal lines (29) which extend normal to the planar reflectors (26) and to the principle axis (17) of the primary reflector (16). The secondary reflectors (28) are mounted for rotation about their focal lines (29) and concentrate energy on targets (42) extending along their focal lines (29).