Method and apparatus to replace natural gas with vaporized fuel oil in a natural gas burner

Patent · Tue Feb 20 04:00:00 UTC 1979

OSTI ID:6140405

Hoehing, W W; Johnson, E R

The method, in general, includes, is mixing the fuel oil with a diluent, such as steam, vaporizing a portion of the mixed fuel oil in a vaporizer, separating the liquid from the vapor, maintaining the vapor at from about 50/sup 0/ to 300/sup 0/F above the dew point of the mixed vapor and diluent at about 75 to 150 psig, above the pressure downstream of a valve controlling flow of the vapor mixed with diluent, and burning the vapor in a burner designed for natural gas without major modifications to the burner. The temperature and pressure can be maintained by heat from the vaporizer or by adding heat from a superheater.

• Assignee: Allied Chemical Corp.
• Patent Number(s): US 4140472
• OSTI ID: 6140405
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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