Modification of appliance burners with flame inserts for lower NOx emissions. Final report, June 1981-December 1984
Technology for modifying burners of contemporary appliances to significantly lower the NOx emissions is described. The reduction should allow the burners to meet the proposed emissions standard of 40 ng/J heat output for furnaces and water heaters in the State of California. The burner modification consists of judiciously positioning a ceramic or stainless steel insert in the burner flame. The report presents the results of applying the technology to the burners of manufacturers who signed non-exclusive, royalty-free agreements with GRI to use the patent applied for burner insert technology. The proper application of the flame inserts did not increase the CO emissions significantly, did not deleteriously affect burner and pilot performance and did not degrade appliance efficiency.
- Research Organization:
- American Gas Association Labs., Cleveland, OH (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 7009374
- Report Number(s):
- PB-93-124311/XAB; CNN: GRI-5080-351-0364
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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AGREEMENTS
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
AIR QUALITY
ALLOYS
APPLIANCES
BURNERS
CALIFORNIA
CERAMICS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
EMISSION
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
EQUIPMENT
EXHAUST GASES
FLAMES
FLUIDS
FURNACES
GAS APPLIANCES
GAS BURNERS
GAS FURNACES
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
HEATERS
HIGH ALLOY STEELS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
MANUFACTURERS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
NORTH AMERICA
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE
POLLUTION
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POSITIONING
REDUCTION
STAINLESS STEELS
STEELS
USA
WASTES
WATER HEATERS