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EP1030107B1
EP1030107B1 EP00103279A EP00103279A EP1030107B1 EP 1030107 B1 EP1030107 B1 EP 1030107B1 EP 00103279 A EP00103279 A EP 00103279A EP 00103279 A EP00103279 A EP 00103279A EP 1030107 B1 EP1030107 B1 EP 1030107B1
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Giuseppe Fogliani
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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, e.g. noise reduction means
    • F23D14/48—Nozzles
    • F23D14/58—Nozzles characterised by the shape or arrangement of the outlet or outlets from the nozzle, e.g. of annular configuration
    • F23D14/583—Nozzles characterised by the shape or arrangement of the outlet or outlets from the nozzle, e.g. of annular configuration of elongated shape, e.g. slits
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D2209/00—Safety arrangements
    • F23D2209/20—Flame lift-off / stability
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D2213/00—Burner manufacture specifications

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  • the invention concerns an improved burner, particularly a so-called modular blade burner.
  • a so-called modular blade burner is a burner provided with a plurality of burner bodies, each of which is a mixing and distributing element for a flow of a mixture of gaseous fuel and air.
  • Said burner bodies are bodies of modular type which may be arranged in bundles.
  • a Venturi tube is provided which opens into a chamber arranged at the outlet of the Venturi tube; said chamber being closed at its upper side by a diffuser provided with apertures, for instance shaped as slots, through which the mixture of gaseous fuel and air is discharged.
  • Longer slots are provided at regular intervals along the rows of slots, or at the end of each group of slots if the rows of slots are divided into sections; said longer slots having a length substantially equal to the width of two adjacent rows of slots, or groups of slots, plus the width of the central region comprised therebetween.
  • the function of said longer slots is to limit the strains, and therefore the phenomena of mechanical fatigue, of the diffuser caused by temperature variations and to differences of temperature between the regions of diffuser provided with slots and the regions of diffuser without slots.
  • a problem arising in the above described burners is the phenomenon of flame instability, which is caused by secondary air which penetrates in the non-pierced region of the diffuser between adjacent rows of slots, said secondary air being capable of causing an excessive cooling of the flame fronts, which results in flame instability.
  • a burner comprising at least one body for mixing and distributing a mixture of gaseous fuel and air, said body being provided with a Venturi tube, arranged at the inside of the body, into which a mixture of gaseous fuel and air is introduced, and comprising a diffuser element provided with apertures through which said mixture flowing out of the Venturi tube is discharged, said apertures being shaped as slots parallel to each other and arranged in at least two uninterrupted rows parallel to each other, each row of slots being separated from an adjacent row by an intermediate region of said diffuser element, characterized in that it further comprises shielding means capable of limiting the inflow of secondary air in said intermediate region.
  • the burner according to the invention comprises a burner body 1, of a so-called modular blade type, comprising a Venturi tube 2 arranged inside said body and provided with an inlet 10 through which a mixture of gaseous fuel and air is introduced.
  • the Venturi tube 2 at its end opposite to the inlet 10, opens into a mixing and distributing chamber 4, closed at its upper end by a diffuser 3 provided with apertures 7, for instance shaped as slots, through which said mixture of gaseous fuel and primary air is discharged before being burned.
  • the diffuser 3 is made of refractory steel.
  • the diffuser 3 is provided with a peripheral rim 6, which is clinched onto a flange 5 provided at the upper end of the body 1 for fixing the diffuser 3 to the body 1.
  • the width of the peripheral rim 6 of the diffuser 3 is conveniently greater than the with of the flange 5, in order to make possible for said rim to be clinched onto said flange 5.
  • the slots 7 are all aligned in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis A of the diffuser 3 and are arranged in groups 11 aligned in two staggered parallel rows.
  • Each group 11 comprises two sub-groups of slots 7 separated by an intermediate region of diffuser without slots.
  • Shielding means is provided at each end of each group 11 of slots 7, said shielding means being capable of preventing, or limiting, the inflow of secondary air into said intermediate region 8.
  • Said shielding means comprises further apertures 9, for instance shaped as further slots parallel to the slots 7 and having a length greater than the width of said intermediate region 8.
  • the length of the further slots 9 may be substantially equal to the whole length of each group 11, as shown in figure 4.
  • the flow of mixture discharged from said further slots 9 makes a barrier against the penetration of secondary air in the intermediate region 8, which makes possible to prevent an excessive cooling of the flame fronts and to improve the stability of the flame fronts.
  • Figure 5 shows a further embodiment of the present invention, in which the groups 11 of slots are arranged in a single row on the diffuser 3.
  • Figure 6 shows a still further embodiment of the invention, in which the groups 11 of slots 7 are arranged in a single row substantially without solution of continuity between a group of slots and a subsequent group of slots.
  • Figure 7 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which the slots 7 are arranged in two parallel uninterrupted rows, separated by said intermediate region 8.
  • One of said further slots 9 is arranged at each end of the twin rows of slots 7.
  • Figure 8 shows a further embodiment of the invention, in which twin rows of slots are arranged on the diffuser 3, said rows being separated by an intermediate region 8 in which additional slots 12 are provided for the outflow of said mixture, said additional slots 12 being aligned in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the slots 7.
  • One of said further slots 9 is arranged at each end of said twin rows of slots 7.
  • the additional slots 12 allows a flame front to be generated in said intermediate region 8, which improves considerably the stability of the flame fronts generated by the mixture flowing out of the slots 7.
  • Figure 9 shows a still further embodiment of the invention, which differs from the embodiment shown in Figure 8 because said further slots 9 are arranged not only at the ends of said twin rows of slots 7, but also at regular intervals along said twin rows of slots.
  • Figure 10 shows a further embodiment of the invention, in which groups 13 of slots are arranged in two staggered rows on the diffuser 3.
  • Each group 13 comprises two subgroups of slots 7 aligned in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis A of the diffuser, said sub-groups being separated by an intermediate region in which said additional slots 12, aligned in a direction substantially perpendicular to said slots 7, are arranged.
  • one of said further slots 9 is arranged at each end of each group.
  • FIGS 11 and 12 show an embodiment of said shielding means, which comprises two baffles 14 arranged substantially perpendicular to the surface of the diffuser 3.
  • Said baffles 14 may be made of metal, ceramic material, or in any material resistant to high operative temperatures of the burner.
  • said baffles 14 may replace the further slots 9 in all the embodiments of the present invention, previously described.
  • each burner body 1 may generate a thermal power up to about 3-4 kW, whilst traditional so-called modular blade burners may generate a maximum thermal power no higher than 1,5-2kW per burner body.
  • the burner bodies 1 according to the invention require a combustion chamber having substantially the same dimensions as a combustion chamber for traditional burners. This makes possible to install a less number of burner bodies 1, for a given thermal power, without altering the outer dimensions of the combustion chamber, which leads to a saving of installation costs and to a reduction of the time required for installing the burner bodies in the combustion chamber.

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Claims (21)

  1. Brenner mit wenigstens einem Körper (1) zum Mischen und Verteilen einer Mischung aus gasförmigem Brennstoff und Luft, wobei der Körper wenigstens ein Venturirohr (2) aufweist, das an einer Innenseite des Körpers angeordnet ist, in das eine Mischung aus gasförmigem Brennstoff und Luft eingeführt wird, und ferner mit einem Diffusorelement (3), das mit Öffnungen (7) versehen ist, durch die ein Fluss der Mischung ausgegeben wird, wobei die Öffnungen (7) als Schlitze (7) ausgebildet sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Diffusorelement (3) mit einem Abschirmmittel (14) versehen ist, das den Zufluss von Sekundärluft in den Fluss der Mischung begrenzen kann.
  2. Brenner nach Anspruch 1, bei dem die Schlitze (7) parallel zueinander sind und in wenigstens zwei nicht unterbrochenen Reihen parallel zueinander angeordnet sind, wobei jede Reihe von Schlitzen (7) von einer benachbarten Reihe durch einen Zwischenbereich (8) des Diffusorelementes (3) abgetrennt ist, wobei das Abschirmmittel (14) derart angeordnet ist, dass es den Zufluss von Sekundärluft in die Zwischenregion (8) begrenzt.
  3. Brenner nach Anspruch 1, bei dem die Schlitze (7) parallel zueinander sind und in Gruppen (11, 13) von Schlitzen (7) verteilt sind, wobei jede zwei Untergruppen von Schlitzen (7) aufweist, die durch einen Zwischenbereich (8) des Diffusorelementes (3) getrennt sind, wobei das Abschirmmittel (14) auf eine solche Weise angeordnet ist, dass der Zufluss von Sekundärluft in den Zwischenbereich begrenzt wird.
  4. Brenner nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, bei dem das Abschirmmittel ein Ablenkmittel (14) aufweist.
  5. Brenner nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, bei dem das Abschirmmittel (14) im Wesentlichen senkrecht zu der Oberfläche des Diffusorelementes (3) angeordnet ist.
  6. Brenner nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, bei dem das Ablenkmittel (14) in einer Richtung im Wesentlichen senkrecht zu einer Längsachse (A) des Diffusorelementes (3) angeordnet ist.
  7. Brenner nach Anspruch 6, bei dem das Ablenkmittel (14) eine Länge hat, die größer als die Breite des Zwischenbereiches (8) ist.
  8. Brenner nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 3 bis 7, bei dem Gruppen (11, 13) von Schlitzen (7) in wenigstens zwei parallelen versetzten Reihen angeordnet sind.
  9. Brenner nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 3 bis 7, bei dem die Gruppen (11, 13) von Schlitzen (7) in einer einzigen Reihe angeordnet sind.
  10. Brenner nach Anspruch 9, bei dem die Gruppen (11, 13) von Schlitzen (7) in der einzigen Reihe im Wesentlichen ohne Lösung von einer Kontinuität angeordnet sind.
  11. Brenner nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, bei dem das Abschirmmittel (14) an den Enden der Reihen von Schlitzen (7) angeordnet ist.
  12. Brenner nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 3 bis 10, bei dem das Abschirmmittel (14) an wenigstens einem Ende von jeder der Gruppen (11; 13) von Schlitzen (7) vorgesehen ist.
  13. Brenner nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 3 bis 10, bei dem das Abschirmmittel (14) zwischen jeder Gruppe (11; 13) von Schlitzen (7) und einer benachbarten Gruppe (11; 13) von Schlitzen (7) angeordnet ist.
  14. Brenner nach irgendeinem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem die Schlitze (7) in einer Richtung im Wesentlichen senkrecht zu einer Längsachse (A) des Diffusorelementes (3) angeordnet sind.
  15. Brenner nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 2 bis 14, bei dem der Zwischenbereich (8) mit zusätzlichen Öffnungen (12) versehen ist, durch die die Mischung fließen kann.
  16. Brenner nach Anspruch 15, bei dem die zusätzlichen Öffnungen (12) als zusätzliche Schlitze ausgebildet sind.
  17. Brenner nach Anspruch 15 oder 16, bei dem die zusätzlichen Öffnungen (12) in Reihen parallel zueinander angeordnet sind.
  18. Brenner nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 15 bis 17, bei dem die zusätzlichen Öffnungen (12) in einer Richtung im Wesentlichen senkrecht zu den Schlitzen (7) angeordnet sind.
  19. Brenner nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 2 bis 18, der ferner Öffnungen (9) aufweist, durch die die Mischung fließen kann, wobei die weiteren Öffnungen (9) als weitere Schlitze in einer Richtung im Wesentlichen senkrecht zu einer Längsachse (A) des Diffusorelementes (3) ausgebildet sind und eine Länge haben, die größer als die Breite des Zwischenbereiches (8) ist.
  20. Brenner nach irgendeinem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem jeder Brennerkörper (1) in der Lage ist, eine thermische Leistung von ungefähr 3 bis 4 kW zu erzeugen.
  21. Brenner nach irgendeinem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem der Körper (1) an seinem oberen Ende mit einem Flansch versehen ist, wodurch das Diffusorelement (3) mit dem Körper (1) gekoppelt ist, wobei das Diffusorelement (3) mit einem Umfangsrand (6) versehen ist, der so dimensioniert ist, dass er auf den Flansch geklemmt werden kann.
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