Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

System for burning pulverized fuel

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5324097

This patent describes a system for burning pulverized fuel. The system comprises: a high temperature oxy-fuel burner, means for delivering oxygen to the oxy-fuel burner, and means for delivering pulverized material to the oxy-fuel burner. It is characterized in that: the oxy-fuel burner includes a central passage extending from an inlet end to an outlet end for conducting pulverized material to the outlet end of the burner, disposed around the central passage adapted to conduct oxygen from proximate the inlet end to the outlet end of the burner, and disposed within the oxygen passage and surrounding the central passage a plurality of conduits for conducting natural gas from a location proximate for conducting natural gas from a location proximate the inlet end of the burner to the outlet end of the burner. The means for delivering pulverized material to the oxy-fuel burner comprises a dense phase material flow transport system; whereby the fuel is combusted to an ash with the appearance of silica sand containing negligible amounts of carbon.

Assignee:
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA
Patent Number(s):
US 4864943
Application Number:
PPN: US 7209455A
OSTI ID:
5324097
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English