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Title: Research on combustion processes relevant to burners in hvac systems. Annual report, July 1, 1991-June 30, 1992

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7132464

An experimental investigation of the application of noncircular fuel nozzles and primary-air venturis in the inshot burners of residential natural gas heating systems is presented. Experiments were conducted in a laboratory combustion chamber and a full-scale furnace from an HVAC unit. The effects of using noncircular geometries for fuel-nozzles and venturi-inlets on primary-air entrainment have been studied. Emission indices of NOx, NO, and CO of the burners fitted with elliptic and rectangular nozzles and elliptic primary-air venturi inlets are compared with the emission indices of a standard burner having a circular nozzle and a circular venturi inlet. An increase up to 30% in primary air entrainment, a decrease up to 20% in the NOx emission index, and a decrease up to 40% in the CO emission index were noted when noncircular nozzles and venturis were used in a standard burner. The results do not show a systematic dependence on variables such as aspect ratio, primary-air port area, and venturi mounting height. The emission indices measured in the full-scale furnace with a standard burner agree well with the previously reported results. Further testing in a full-scale furnace is in progress.

Research Organization:
Oklahoma Univ., Norman, OK (United States). School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
OSTI ID:
7132464
Report Number(s):
PB-93-114668/XAB; CNN: GRI-5091-260-2178
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English