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Method and apparatus for suspressing flame and pressure vibrations in a furnace Download PDF

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EP0754908A3
EP0754908A3 EP96109647A EP96109647A EP0754908A3 EP 0754908 A3 EP0754908 A3 EP 0754908A3 EP 96109647 A EP96109647 A EP 96109647A EP 96109647 A EP96109647 A EP 96109647A EP 0754908 A3 EP0754908 A3 EP 0754908A3
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Horst Dr. Ing. Büchner
Wolfgang Prof. Dr. Ing. Leuckel
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BUECHNER, HORST, DR.-ING.
Leuckel Wolfgang Prof Dr-Ing
Deutscher Verein des Gas und Wasserfaches eV Technisch Wissenschaftlicher Verein
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D17/00—Burners for combustion simultaneously or alternately of gaseous or liquid or pulverulent fuel
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23C—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR COMBUSTION USING FLUID FUEL OR SOLID FUEL SUSPENDED IN  A CARRIER GAS OR AIR 
    • F23C7/00—Combustion apparatus characterised by arrangements for air supply
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23L—SUPPLYING AIR OR NON-COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS OR GASES TO COMBUSTION APPARATUS IN GENERAL ; VALVES OR DAMPERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CONTROLLING AIR SUPPLY OR DRAUGHT IN COMBUSTION APPARATUS; INDUCING DRAUGHT IN COMBUSTION APPARATUS; TOPS FOR CHIMNEYS OR VENTILATING SHAFTS; TERMINALS FOR FLUES
    • F23L7/00—Supplying non-combustible liquids or gases, other than air, to the fire, e.g. oxygen, steam
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D2210/00—Noise abatement

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  • Pre-Mixing And Non-Premixing Gas Burner (AREA)
  • Gas Burners (AREA)

Abstract

The flame (12) produced by the burner is directed into a combustion chamber. The flame is enveloped in a gas current possessing a faster flow rate in the flame spreading direction than the outer parts of the flame. The furnace has at least one gas outlet (9) in the form of an annular gap from which the gas flows out while enveloping the flame. The burner outlet is rotationally symmetrical. The gas may or may not contain fuel be air, be an inert gas especially nitrogen, water vapour or burnt off waste gas, a mixture of fuel and air with the fuel in a concentration inside or outside the inflammability limits.
EP96109647A 1995-07-20 1996-06-15 Method and apparatus for suspressing flame and pressure vibrations in a furnace Expired - Lifetime EP0754908B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19526369A DE19526369A1 (en) 1995-07-20 1995-07-20 Method and appliance for eliminating fluctuations in flames and pressure in furnace with flame-producing burner
DE19526369 1995-07-20
DE19542681 1995-11-16
DE19542681A DE19542681A1 (en) 1995-07-20 1995-11-16 Method and device for suppressing flame / pressure vibrations in a furnace

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EP0754908A2 EP0754908A2 (en) 1997-01-22
EP0754908A3 true EP0754908A3 (en) 1998-01-21
EP0754908B1 EP0754908B1 (en) 1998-09-09
EP0754908B2 EP0754908B2 (en) 2001-04-18

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EP (1) EP0754908B2 (en)
JP (1) JP3755934B2 (en)
CN (1) CN1146543A (en)
AT (1) ATE170968T1 (en)
CZ (1) CZ202696A3 (en)
IN (1) IN189365B (en)

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CZ202696A3 (en) 1997-02-12
JPH09178113A (en) 1997-07-11
EP0754908B2 (en) 2001-04-18
EP0754908A2 (en) 1997-01-22
US5758587A (en) 1998-06-02
EP0754908B1 (en) 1998-09-09
CN1146543A (en) 1997-04-02
ATE170968T1 (en) 1998-09-15
JP3755934B2 (en) 2006-03-15

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