US4394118A
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Method and arrangement for reducing NOx emissions from furnaces
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-07-08
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Granted: 1983-07-19
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Expires: 2001-07-08
Abstract
Abstract A combustion apparatus has a combustion chamber which is divided into combustion zones respectively communicating with individual mixing zones in a mixing chamber. Combustion air enters the mixing zones and then flows into the combustion zones. The concentration of NO x in the combustion products of each of the combustion zones is measured and water vapor is fed into each mixing zone in an amount which depends upon the NO x concentration for the corresponding combustion zone. The amount of water vapor fed into a mixing zone is such as to maintain the combustion temperature below a value at which substantial quantities of NO x are formed. The water vapor is fed into the mixing zones generally countercurrent to the combustion air entering the combustion zones and the water vapor and combustion air flow into the combustion zones together.
Inventors
- 👤 Johannes J. Martin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 16:27
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23L; F23L1/00; F23L1/02; F23L7/00; F23L7/002; F23L7/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
A method of reducing NO x emissions from combustion apparatus, particularly furnaces, comprising the steps of: (a) establishing combustion in a combustion chamber of the type having a plurality of combustion zones and mixing zones wherein each of said mixing zones communicates with a respective combustion zone, said mixing zones being located below said combustion zones; (e) introducing into each of said mixing zones a combination of steam, a portion of which having been generated in a closed steam system, and combustion air and mixing said combination, wherein said combustion air preheated by said steam is introduced in a generally clockwise direction to said steam in at least a portion of said mixing zones; (c) admitting said mixed combination of steam and combustion air into each of said combustion zones; (d) monitoring the NO x concentration of waste gases emitted from each of said combination zones; and (e) adjusting the amount of steam introduced into each of said mixing zones in relation to the NO x concentration of the waste gases emitted from its corresponding combustion zone.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
177 words
A method of reducing NO x emissions from combustion apparatus, particularly furnaces, comprising the steps of: (a) establishing combustion in a combustion chamber of the type having a plurality of combustion zones and mixing zones wherein each of said mixing zones communicates with a respective combustion zone, said mixing zones being located below said combustion zones; (e) introducing into each of said mixing zones a combination of steam, a portion of which having been generated in a closed steam system, and combustion air and mixing said combination, wherein said combustion air preheated by said steam is introduced in a generally clockwise direction to said steam in at least a portion of said mixing zones; (c) admitting said mixed combination of steam and combustion air into each of said combustion zones; (d) monitoring the NO x concentration of waste gases emitted from each of said combination zones; and (e) adjusting the amount of steam introduced into each of said mixing zones in relation to the NO x concentration of the waste gases emitted from its corresponding combustion zone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method as defined in claim 1, further comprising the steps of premixing said combustion air and steam in mixing zones communicating with respective ones of said combustion zones prior to entering the latter.
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