Commercial potential of a burner developed for investigating laminar and turbulent premixed flames in {mu}g

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1998 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.54887· OSTI ID:664624

Cheng, R K ^[1]; Johnson, M R; Kostiuk, L W ^[2]

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1. Environmental Energy Tech. Div., Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., Berkeley, California 94707 (United States)
2. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)

A simple ring flame-stabilizer developed for microgravity combustion research has excellent potential for use as a new environmental technology for commercial heating appliances. It is designed to support lean premixed combustion that emits low levels of pollutants, in particular oxides of nitrogen, NO{sub x}. The laboratory experiments have confirmed that burners using this ring stabilizer can exceed the most stringent California air quality standard. The large operating range of these burners, their adaptability to input power of up to 75 kW, and their stable operation under intense turbulent flow situations have been established. These results also show the critical parameters for optimizing the design for commercial use. {copyright} {ital 1998 American Institute of Physics.}

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 664624
• Report Number(s): CONF-980103--
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 420; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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