Reduced fouling in staged combustion
US10859260B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P40/50
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In staged combustion, wherein fuel is fed into a furnace, and less than all of the gaseous oxidant needed to completely combust the fuel is fed with the fuel and combusted, providing uncombusted fuel, and the remaining portion of gaseous oxidant needed to combust the fuel is fed into the furnace through a second port, fuel is fed and combusted at the second port to heat the second port and lessen the tendency of deposits to form at the second port.
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