Pollutant emission rates from a radiant fiber-matrix gas burner

Journal Article · Mon Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Air and Waste; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/1073161X.1993.10467129· OSTI ID:6314452

Apte, M G; Traynor, G W ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)

Previous studies have quantified the emissions of trace constituents from unvented gas and kerosene space heaters, including CO, NO, NO[sub 2], formaldehyde, and respirable particles. The emission rates of these vary with heater technology such as burner design and operating conditions. Recent advances in infrared radiant gas burner technology have led to the development of a radiant fiber-matrix gas burner that exhibits lower emissions of some of these constituents. The development of a suitable configuration may result in a heater which can be used in residential and commercial gas appliances where reduced CO and NO[sub 2] are desired. This report presents laboratory measurements of pollutant emission rates from a prototype radiant fiber-matrix gas burner under several different operating conditions. Emission rates were quantified for CO, NO, NO[sub 2] and oxides of nitrogen (NO[sub x] = NO + NO[sub 2]) reported as nitrogen [N(of NO[sub x])]. 7 refs., 1 fig., 2 tabs.

• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 6314452
• Journal Information: Air and Waste; (United States), Journal Name: Air and Waste; (United States) Vol. 43:2; ISSN AIWAE2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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03 NATURAL GAS
030800 -- Natural Gas-- Environmental Aspects
034000* -- Natural Gas-- Combustion
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AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
BURNERS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
DATA
EVALUATION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
GAS BURNERS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
INFORMATION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
NUMERICAL DATA
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION ABATEMENT