Method of operating furnace to reduce emissions
US7497682B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E20/34
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Emissions of NOx and CO are reduced from combustion devices such as coal-fired furnaces by increasing the stoichiometric ratio of burner(s) having a lower average temperature and increasing the stoichiometric ratio of burner(s) having a higher average temperature.
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