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EP2227655A1 - Brûleur, en particulier brûleur à prémélange - Google Patents

Brûleur, en particulier brûleur à prémélange

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EP2227655A1
EP2227655A1 EP08852954A EP08852954A EP2227655A1 EP 2227655 A1 EP2227655 A1 EP 2227655A1 EP 08852954 A EP08852954 A EP 08852954A EP 08852954 A EP08852954 A EP 08852954A EP 2227655 A1 EP2227655 A1 EP 2227655A1
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burner
head
burner according
apertures
distributor
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EP2227655B1 (fr
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Gianfranco Scribano
Maurizio Beghi
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Sit La Precisa SpA
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D14/00—Burners for combustion of a gas, e.g. of a gas stored under pressure as a liquid
    • F23D14/02—Premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air upstream of the combustion zone
    • F23D14/04—Premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air upstream of the combustion zone induction type, e.g. Bunsen burner
    • F23D14/10—Premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air upstream of the combustion zone induction type, e.g. Bunsen burner with elongated tubular burner head
    • F23D14/105—Premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air upstream of the combustion zone induction type, e.g. Bunsen burner with elongated tubular burner head with injector axis parallel to the burner head axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D14/00—Burners for combustion of a gas, e.g. of a gas stored under pressure as a liquid
    • F23D14/46—Details
    • F23D14/70—Baffles or like flow-disturbing devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D2203/00—Gaseous fuel burners
    • F23D2203/10—Flame diffusing means
    • F23D2203/101—Flame diffusing means characterised by surface shape
    • F23D2203/1012—Flame diffusing means characterised by surface shape tubular
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D2210/00—Noise abatement
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D2900/00—Special features of, or arrangements for burners using fluid fuels or solid fuels suspended in a carrier gas
    • F23D2900/00003—Fuel or fuel-air mixtures flow distribution devices upstream of the outlet

Definitions

  • a burner specifically a premix burner
  • the present invention relates to a burner and specifically to a premix gas burner having the characteristics described in the preamble of main Claim 1. Technological background
  • the burner head of the burner is made in a cylindrical shape which can extend into a combustion chamber, which is also of cylindrical shape, the cylinders preferably being coaxial with each other.
  • the cylindrical shell of the burner head is provided with through apertures designed to allow the combustible air and gas mixture to pass through them, and faces the coils of the exchanger in an annular space of the chamber which is substantially delimited by the outside dimensions of the cylindrical burner.
  • the burner head is generally sealed by a solid end wall, at the opposite end to the shutter.
  • a burner of the aforesaid type requires an internal distributor element which is designed to distribute the combustible mixture uniformly to the burner head.
  • the distributor in a cylindrical shape, coaxial with the burner head, and extending axially inside the burner head.
  • the distributor is also sealed by a base supported and centred on the end of the head, for example by engagement with a pin or screw projecting axially from the end of the head towards the distributor.
  • the base wall of the distributor is normally solid, but alternatively some through holes may be provided to allow a small flow of mixture to pass through, with the primary purpose of cooling the end wall of the head.
  • the distributor and the burner head are both connected in a known way to the sealing shutter, by means of a connecting flange which is coaxial with these elements and which is provided with a large central hole, the size of which is substantially equal to the cross section of the distributor, to allow the mixture to flow directly to the distributor and from there to the burner head.
  • a Venturi pipe can also be provided inside the distributor, with the principal purpose of reducing any noise created in the flow of the mixture supplied to the burner in some stages of operation.
  • the Venturi pipe where provided, is also fixed to the flange, by a mechanical connection for example, and extends axially into the distributor, coaxially with the distributor and the burner head.
  • a principal object of the invention is to provide a premix burner which is structurally and functionally designed to overcome the limitations described with reference to the prior art, and which is designed, in particular, to allow greater structural simplicity for the same level of performance, thus reducing costs both in terms of assembly time and in terms of the manufacturing and assembly costs of the individual components in the production of the burner. This object is achieved by the invention by means of a burner made in accordance with the following claims. Brief description of the drawings
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a burner made according to the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view in partial section of the burner of Figure 1;
  • - Figure 3 is a view in axial section of the burner of the preceding figures;
  • Figure 3A is a view corresponding to that of Figure 3, in a variant embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 4 is a view in front elevation of a detail of the burner of the preceding figures; - Figure 5 is a perspective view of the detail of Figure 4.
  • the number 1 indicates the whole of a burner, particularly a burner for combustible gas of the premixed type, made according to the present invention.
  • the burner comprises a burner body 2 with a burner head 3 where the air and gas mixture supplied to the burner is burnt, with the aid of a fan device (not shown) for example.
  • the burner is designed to be housed in a combustion chamber 4, which is shown only schematically, of a heating apparatus (not shown), in which a heat exchanger 5 is also housed, the exchanger being provided with a tube bundle 6 in which a working fluid circulates and is heated by means of the burner.
  • the burner body 2 is fixed to a shutter element 7 which is provided to seal the combustion chamber and which is removably connected to a static structure of the chamber.
  • the number 8 indicates a connecting flange for fixing the burner body to the shutter, as will be described clearly below. Through holes 8a are provided in a fastening base of the flange 8 for fixing it to the shutter 7.
  • Figure 3 is a schematic illustration of the burner configuration described above.
  • the burner head 3 has a cylindrical shape, with its principal axis indicated by X in the drawings, and its cylindrical shell 9 is provided with through apertures, with an alternation of slots and holes (see Figure 1) for the passage of the combustible air and gas mixture, the flame being ignited in the proximity of these apertures outside the burner head.
  • the cylindrical head is sealed at one of its axial ends by a solid end wall 3a, while the opposite axial end of the head 3 is fixed to the connecting flange 8, with which it is coaxial.
  • the number 10 indicates the whole of an element for distributing the combustible mixture to the head 3, this element being positioned inside the head and having through apertures for distributing the flow of mixture, as explained more fully below.
  • the distributor element 10 comprises a platelike portion 11, in which are provided a plurality of through apertures 12 having the function of distributing the combustible mixture in the direction of the head 3, said portion extending to form a continuation of the flange 8 and extending orthogonally to the direction X of axial extension of the head 3.
  • the platelike portion 11 has a flat profile of predetermined thickness, with a circular shape, as shown in Figure 4.
  • the portion 11 is made in one piece with the flange 8, the latter extending to form an annular surround of the portion 11 of the distributor.
  • the portion 11 can be formed separately from the flange, for example as a disc-shaped body which is intended to be fixed to the flange 8 (produced, for example, in the form of an annular collar).
  • the portion 11 also preferably extends into the connecting flange, by means of a limited axial projection from the plane of the connecting flange 8, as shown in Figure 3.
  • This projection (in the axial direction X) can be provided by means of a cylindrical formation 13, which is sleeve-shaped and coaxial with the portion 11, thus forming a linking section between said portion 11 and the connecting flange 8.
  • the cylindrical section 13 has a solid-walled shell, without through apertures.
  • the flange and the portion 11 are also preferably made integrally with the cylindrical formation 13.
  • L indicates the axial dimension of the head (the length measured along the axis X from the flange 8) and Ll indicates the distance along the axis X between the platelike portion 11 and the flange 8
  • the positioning of this portion is preferably chosen in such a way that the ratio Ll/L is preferably less than or equal to 0.5.
  • Figure 3A shows a variant embodiment, in which the portion 11 is positioned on the opposite side of the flange 8 from the head 3. In this case also, the ratio Ll/L is preferably chosen to be equal to or less than 0.5.
  • the number and size of the distribution apertures 12, formed so as to pass through the thickness of the platelike portion 11, are selected in such a way that the total passage cross section of the mixture is not less than 70% of the total distribution cross section of the mixture required for a predetermined power of the burner, in order to ensure the correct operation of the burner. If the apertures 12 are not exclusively formed in the portion 11, they can be provided in the shell of the cylindrical sleeve formation 13.
  • the apertures 12 are preferably made in the form of circular through holes passing through the platelike portion 11 (the axes of the holes being parallel to the axis X), the holes being formed in a plurality of concentric rings (concentric with the axis X), and being distributed at regular angular intervals along each ring.
  • Figure 4 shows a preferred configuration, in which six concentric rings are provided, and in which the cross sections of the individual holes in each ring increase from the outermost ring towards the ring closest to the axis X. Additionally, the passage cross sections of all the holes 12 of each ring are identical. In a preferred option, each ring of holes 12 also has the same total passage cross section, thus ensuring the most uniform possible distribution of mixture towards the burner head.
  • the number 14 indicates a central hole, formed as a through hole in the portion 11 and coaxial with the axis X, the passage cross section of this hole being added to that delimited by the rings of holes 12.
  • the distribution of the apertures 12 can also be chosen to modify the flame on the burner head in a suitable way, in order to simulate the effect created by a Venturi pipe provided in known solutions in addition to the distributor element.
  • Tests conducted by the present applicant have demonstrated that the distribution of the mixture towards the burner head is carried out by the platelike distributor element 11 described above with a flame combustion efficiency and performance levels at the head 3 equal to those provided by the cylindrical distributor configurations conventionally provided in the prior art solutions.
  • the invention requires a smaller number of burner components, since the conventional cylindrical distributor is replaced by the platelike distributor element described above, which is substantially formed in the flange connecting the burner head to the shutter, resulting in an advantageous reduction in the time and cost of manufacturing and assembling the burner components.
  • the invention thus achieves the proposed objects and yields the aforementioned benefits.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Gas Burners (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un brûleur, en particulier pour gaz combustible avec prémélange, qui comprend une tête de brûleur cylindrique (3) conçue pour être logée dans une chambre de combustion (4) d'un appareil de chauffage, sur laquelle un mélange d'air et de gaz délivré à la chambre de combustion (4) est brûlé, la tête (3) comprenant une coque cylindrique (9) avec des ouvertures traversantes, fixée au niveau d'une première extrémité axiale par une bride de liaison (8) à un élément d'obturateur (7) destiné à sceller de façon étanche la chambre de combustion (4), alors que son extrémité axiale opposée comporte une paroi d'extrémité pleine (3a) qui scelle de façon étanche la tête (3), un élément (10) pour distribuer le mélange d'air et de gaz positionné à l'intérieur de la tête de brûleur (3) et destiné à distribuer l'écoulement de mélange combustible atteignant le brûleur sur la tête de brûleur (3). L'élément de distribution comprend une partie de type plaque (11) s'étendant dans la continuité de ladite bride de liaison (8) et s'étendant sensiblement dans une direction orthogonale à la direction axiale d'extension de la tête cylindrique, la partie de type plaque (11) ayant des ouvertures traversantes (12) pour distribuer le mélange à la tête de brûleur (3).
EP08852954A 2007-11-19 2008-11-04 Brûleur, en particulier brûleur à prémélange Not-in-force EP2227655B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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IT000388A ITPD20070388A1 (it) 2007-11-19 2007-11-19 Bruciatore, in particolare bruciatore a gas con pre-miscelazione
PCT/EP2008/064956 WO2009065733A1 (fr) 2007-11-19 2008-11-04 Brûleur, en particulier brûleur à prémélange

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EP2227655B1 EP2227655B1 (fr) 2012-08-08

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CN (1) CN101861496A (fr)
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WO (1) WO2009065733A1 (fr)

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