Adapter for converting an oil burner head for burning of pulverized coal

Patent · Tue Mar 29 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5175812

Musil, J E

This patent describes a burner head means forming a primary air passage in the burner head including a portion of generally circular configuration in cross-section having openings uniformally circularly disposed about its periphery, and a manifold effective to envelope the primary air passage means. The manifold has inlet means for connection to a source of pulverized coal and air, internal coal and air passages downstream of the inlet effective to divide incoming coal and air into a plurality of discrete streams thereof, and a manifold coal and air outlet opening from each coal and air passage. The manifold outlet openings each are in communication with a duct means having an outlet discharging into one of the openings about the periphery of the primary air passage means.

• Assignee: Cedarapids, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA
• Patent Number(s): US 4734028
• OSTI ID: 5175812
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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014000* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Combustion
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320106 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Building Equipment-- (1987-)
AIR FLOW
BURNERS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL FINES
COMBUSTION
DESIGN
DUCTS
FLUID FLOW
FUEL-AIR RATIO
GAS FLOW
OIL BURNERS
OXIDATION
RETROFITTING
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES