Experimental study of the effect of fuel vaporization on combustion efficiency. Semi-annual progress report, May 1, 1981-November 30, 1981

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5883121

Progress is reported in a program aimed at developing and testing a residential scale regeneratively heated pre-vaporization and pre-mixing type stoichiometric number 2 fuel oil burner. This oil burner is intended to operate as close as possible to the theoretical maximum thermal efficiency for the number 2 oil used, i.e., 86.7%, in a properly matched boiler (stack temperature = 400/sup 0/F) while reducing or at least not increasing pollutants compared to conventional mechanical diffusion (spray) type oil burners. The primary means of obtaining the desired results is by reducing the excess air to a minimum in the combustion process. The 4 tasks in this program are the design and development of the vaporizing burner head, design of automatic controls, burner performance testing, and performance verification testing by BNL. The first tasks have been completed and preliminary test results are discussed. The control system has been designed, components selected, and assembly and installation is in progress. Burner performance testing is scheduled to begin in early 1982. (LCL)

• Research Organization: New York Univ., NY (USA). Dept. of Applied Science
• DOE Contract Number: FG22-81PC40288
• OSTI ID: 5883121
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/40288-T1; ON: DE82004264
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
421000* -- Engineering-- Combustion Systems
BUILDINGS
BURNERS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DESIGN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EVAPORATION
FUEL OILS
FUELS
HEATING OILS
LIQUID FUELS
OIL BURNERS
OILS
OPERATION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
TESTING