EP2273193A4 - Solid fuel burner, combustion apparatus using solid fuel burner, and method of operating the combustion apparatus - Google Patents
Solid fuel burner, combustion apparatus using solid fuel burner, and method of operating the combustion apparatusInfo
- Publication number
- EP2273193A4 EP2273193A4 EP09731364.7A EP09731364A EP2273193A4 EP 2273193 A4 EP2273193 A4 EP 2273193A4 EP 09731364 A EP09731364 A EP 09731364A EP 2273193 A4 EP2273193 A4 EP 2273193A4
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- solid fuel
- combustion apparatus
- fuel burner
- operating
- burner
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
Links
- 238000002485 combustion reaction Methods 0.000 title 2
- 239000004449 solid propellant Substances 0.000 title 2
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 title 1
Classifications
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- 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
- F23C7/008—Flow control devices
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23D—BURNERS
- F23D1/00—Burners for combustion of pulverulent fuel
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23D—BURNERS
- F23D2201/00—Burners adapted for particulate solid or pulverulent fuels
- F23D2201/10—Nozzle tips
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23D—BURNERS
- F23D2201/00—Burners adapted for particulate solid or pulverulent fuels
- F23D2201/20—Fuel flow guiding devices
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- 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
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Pre-Mixing And Non-Premixing Gas Burner (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP2008102048 | 2008-04-10 | ||
| PCT/JP2009/001573 WO2009125566A1 (en) | 2008-04-10 | 2009-04-03 | Solid fuel burner, combustion apparatus using solid fuel burner, and method of operating the combustion apparatus |
Publications (3)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| EP2273193A1 EP2273193A1 (en) | 2011-01-12 |
| EP2273193A4 true EP2273193A4 (en) | 2014-05-21 |
| EP2273193B1 EP2273193B1 (en) | 2016-03-16 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EP09731364.7A Not-in-force EP2273193B1 (en) | 2008-04-10 | 2009-04-03 | Solid fuel burner, combustion apparatus using solid fuel burner |
Country Status (8)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US20110053102A1 (en) |
| EP (1) | EP2273193B1 (en) |
| JP (1) | JP5190509B2 (en) |
| KR (1) | KR101660051B1 (en) |
| AU (1) | AU2009234947B2 (en) |
| BR (1) | BRPI0911632A2 (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2719040C (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2009125566A1 (en) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP5490924B2 (en) * | 2011-01-21 | 2014-05-14 | バブコック日立株式会社 | Solid fuel burner and combustion apparatus using the burner |
| US20130340659A1 (en) * | 2011-02-22 | 2013-12-26 | Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha | Combustion device |
| DE102011018697A1 (en) * | 2011-04-26 | 2012-10-31 | Babcock Borsig Steinmüller Gmbh | Burner for particulate fuel |
| JP5658126B2 (en) | 2011-11-16 | 2015-01-21 | 三菱重工業株式会社 | Oil burning burner, solid fuel burning burner unit and solid fuel burning boiler |
| WO2014027611A1 (en) * | 2012-08-14 | 2014-02-20 | バブコック日立株式会社 | Solid fuel burner and method for operating combustion device provided with solid fuel burner |
| JP5867742B2 (en) * | 2012-08-14 | 2016-02-24 | 三菱日立パワーシステムズ株式会社 | Combustion device with solid fuel burner |
| US9638413B2 (en) | 2014-03-05 | 2017-05-02 | Progreen Labs, Llc | Treatment device of a heating system |
| US9488373B2 (en) | 2014-03-06 | 2016-11-08 | Progreen Labs, Llc | Treatment device of a heating system |
| US9593857B2 (en) | 2014-03-07 | 2017-03-14 | ProGreen Labs, LLC. | Heating system |
| JP5832624B2 (en) * | 2014-11-26 | 2015-12-16 | 三菱重工業株式会社 | Oil burning burner, solid fuel burning burner unit and solid fuel burning boiler |
| CN104595890B (en) * | 2015-02-05 | 2017-01-25 | 湖南吉祥石化科技股份有限公司 | Wall-attaching seamless flat-flame low nitrogen oxide emission burner |
| JP6632226B2 (en) * | 2015-06-12 | 2020-01-22 | 三菱日立パワーシステムズ株式会社 | Burner, combustion device, boiler and burner control method |
| PL3130851T3 (en) * | 2015-08-13 | 2021-08-02 | General Electric Technology Gmbh | System and method for providing combustion in a boiler |
| JP2020030037A (en) * | 2018-08-20 | 2020-02-27 | 三菱日立パワーシステムズ株式会社 | Solid fuel burner |
| CN111226076B (en) | 2018-09-26 | 2021-12-28 | 太平洋水泥株式会社 | Burner device for cement kiln and operation method thereof |
| JP7223595B2 (en) * | 2019-02-19 | 2023-02-16 | ポリプラスチックス株式会社 | Deposit removing device and method |
| CN112166288B (en) * | 2019-08-14 | 2024-05-31 | 太平洋水泥株式会社 | Combustible waste blowing device and operation method thereof |
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| GB191127674A (en) * | 1911-12-09 | 1912-09-26 | Babcock & Wilcox Ltd | Improvements in Apparatus for Burning Finely-divided Fuel. |
| US1740985A (en) * | 1927-02-10 | 1929-12-24 | Foster Wheeler Corp | Air-mixing burner |
| US4569311A (en) * | 1981-09-24 | 1986-02-11 | Combustion Engineering, Inc. | Method of firing a pulverized coal-fired furnace |
| US4622922A (en) * | 1984-06-11 | 1986-11-18 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Combustion control method |
| US5685242A (en) * | 1994-03-18 | 1997-11-11 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Pulverized coal combustion burner |
| US6439136B1 (en) * | 2001-07-03 | 2002-08-27 | Alstom (Switzerland) Ltd | Pulverized solid fuel nozzle tip with ceramic component |
| EP2221537A1 (en) * | 2007-09-25 | 2010-08-25 | Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha | Solid-fuel burner, combustion device using solid-fuel burner, and method of operating the combustion device |
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| JPH0921507A (en) * | 1995-07-05 | 1997-01-21 | Hitachi Ltd | Pulverized coal combustion method, pulverized coal combustion device, and air swirler |
| JP2000356309A (en) * | 1999-06-15 | 2000-12-26 | Babcock Hitachi Kk | Burner for powdered solid fuel and combustion device |
| CZ303467B6 (en) * | 2000-08-04 | 2012-10-03 | Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha | Solid fuel burner and method of controlling combustion realized by this burner |
| JP4301422B2 (en) * | 2000-11-07 | 2009-07-22 | バブコック日立株式会社 | Combustion burner, combustion apparatus equipped with the burner, and combustion method using the burner |
| JP4261401B2 (en) * | 2004-03-24 | 2009-04-30 | 株式会社日立製作所 | Burner, fuel combustion method and boiler remodeling method |
| KR101285447B1 (en) * | 2006-09-27 | 2013-07-12 | 바브콕-히다찌 가부시끼가이샤 | Burner, and combustion equipment and boiler comprising burner |
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2009
- 2009-04-03 KR KR1020107025076A patent/KR101660051B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2009-04-03 EP EP09731364.7A patent/EP2273193B1/en not_active Not-in-force
- 2009-04-03 BR BRPI0911632A patent/BRPI0911632A2/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2009-04-03 AU AU2009234947A patent/AU2009234947B2/en not_active Ceased
- 2009-04-03 CA CA2719040A patent/CA2719040C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2009-04-03 US US12/934,158 patent/US20110053102A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2009-04-03 WO PCT/JP2009/001573 patent/WO2009125566A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2009-04-03 JP JP2010507142A patent/JP5190509B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Patent Citations (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB191127674A (en) * | 1911-12-09 | 1912-09-26 | Babcock & Wilcox Ltd | Improvements in Apparatus for Burning Finely-divided Fuel. |
| US1740985A (en) * | 1927-02-10 | 1929-12-24 | Foster Wheeler Corp | Air-mixing burner |
| US4569311A (en) * | 1981-09-24 | 1986-02-11 | Combustion Engineering, Inc. | Method of firing a pulverized coal-fired furnace |
| US4622922A (en) * | 1984-06-11 | 1986-11-18 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Combustion control method |
| US5685242A (en) * | 1994-03-18 | 1997-11-11 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Pulverized coal combustion burner |
| US6439136B1 (en) * | 2001-07-03 | 2002-08-27 | Alstom (Switzerland) Ltd | Pulverized solid fuel nozzle tip with ceramic component |
| EP2221537A1 (en) * | 2007-09-25 | 2010-08-25 | Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha | Solid-fuel burner, combustion device using solid-fuel burner, and method of operating the combustion device |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
| Title |
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| See also references of WO2009125566A1 * |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| EP2273193B1 (en) | 2016-03-16 |
| WO2009125566A1 (en) | 2009-10-15 |
| AU2009234947A1 (en) | 2009-10-15 |
| CA2719040A1 (en) | 2009-10-15 |
| KR101660051B1 (en) | 2016-09-26 |
| BRPI0911632A2 (en) | 2015-10-13 |
| US20110053102A1 (en) | 2011-03-03 |
| JP5190509B2 (en) | 2013-04-24 |
| EP2273193A1 (en) | 2011-01-12 |
| CA2719040C (en) | 2016-01-05 |
| KR20110000572A (en) | 2011-01-03 |
| JPWO2009125566A1 (en) | 2011-07-28 |
| AU2009234947B2 (en) | 2013-05-16 |
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