Statistical analysis of burner settings: an overview

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5859960

Scott, M I

An appliance burner properly adjusted at the manufacturer's rated input on natural gas will have flames that are free of yellow tips, flashback, and blowoff. If another fuel gas is combusted without readjusting the burner, the flame quality - that is, combustion characteristics - can be considered an indication of whether the new fuel gas is interchangeable with the original adjustment gas. The criteria for fuel gas interchangeability in terms of flame quality are - no yellow tips, no flashback, no blowoff, stable flames, constant heat output and negligible carbon monoxide generation. There are a number of formulae of uncertain validity which may be helpful in determining if two gases are interchangeable. They may also be interchangeable but require burner adjustment. Based on the results of this proposed solution, gas distribution companies will know the following: (1) whether a proposed substitute or supplemental gas is interchangeable with the original gas; (2) based on the burner population, fuel pressure, etc., and a statistical analysis, the approximate cost of adjusting certain burners in the network so that the new gas will give satisfactory combustion performance; (3) which gases, satisfactory for sendout, to select based on an acceptable number of service calls - if several new gases are proposed; (4) laboratory tests of interchangeability may also be considered if sufficient time is available.

• Research Organization: Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5859960
• Report Number(s): CONF-8110159-1; ON: DE82902121
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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03 NATURAL GAS
034000* -- Natural Gas-- Combustion
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BLOWOFF
BURNERS
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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
COMBUSTION PROPERTIES
DENSITY
DEPOSITION
DESIGN
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUATIONS
FLAMES
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FLOW RATE
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FUEL SUBSTITUTION
FUEL-AIR RATIO
FUELS
GAS APPLIANCES
GAS FUELS
GAS UTILITIES
GASES
INTERCHANGEABILITY
MODIFICATIONS
NATURAL GAS
NONMETALS
PARTICLES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RECOMMENDATIONS
STABILITY