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Burner head of a burner and gas turbine having a burner of this type
10712009 · 2020-07-14 · ·

A burner head for a burner defines a burner longitudinal axis along which the burner extends. The burner head includes a base body and at least one oxidant duct defining a duct longitudinal axis. The oxidant duct is arranged in the base body at a radial spacing to the burner longitudinal axis. A fuel duct body is inserted into the oxidant duct and at least one fuel nozzle is configured on the fuel duct body so as to open into the oxidant duct.

Dual-fuel fuel nozzle with gas and liquid fuel capability

The present disclosure is directed to a dual-fuel fuel nozzle that includes a center body having a tube shape and a gas fuel plenum defined within the center body. The duel-fuel fuel nozzle also includes a ring manifold defining a liquid fuel plenum disposed within the center body. The duel-fuel fuel nozzle further includes a plurality of radially oriented fuel injectors in fluid communication with the liquid fuel plenum. Additionally, the duel-fuel fuel nozzle includes an inner fuel tube extending axially within the center body. A portion of the inner fuel tube extends helically about an axial centerline of the center body. The inner fuel tube is in fluid communication with an axially oriented fuel injector. Furthermore, the duel-fuel fuel nozzle includes first fuel tube extending helically around a portion of the inner fuel tube within the center body. The first fuel tube is fluidly coupled to the fuel plenum.

Dual-fuel fuel nozzle with air shield

The present disclosure is directed to a dual-fuel fuel nozzle including a center body having a tube shape and a gas fuel plenum defined within the center body. The fuel nozzle also includes a plurality of turning vanes extending radially outward from the center body. Each turning vane includes at least one fuel port in fluid communication with the gas fuel plenum. A plurality of apertures is disposed through the plurality of turning vanes. The fuel nozzle further includes a ring manifold disposed within the center body downstream of the plurality of turning vanes. Additionally, the fuel nozzle includes a first fuel tube extending helically around a centerline of the center body. Furthermore, the fuel nozzle includes an air shield disposed within the center body and extending circumferentially around the first fuel tube.

Fuel nozzle body

A fuel nozzle body having a rearward end and a front end with an outer tube which extends from the rearward end to the front end and has radial openings for a first fuel in the region of the front end, and an inner tube which is arranged concentrically to the outer tube and which opens in the region of the front end into a nozzle head, which has additional openings for a second fuel, wherein, in the region of the front end, the inner tube is guided in the outer tube by two fits which are arranged axially between the radial openings and the additional openings, and wherein the first fit closest to the radial openings is configured as a circumferential web around the inner tube, and wherein the second fit is configured with at least one interruption on the perimeter.

Method for operating a premix burner, and a premix burner for carving out the method

A method for operating a premix burner for gaseous fuels having a multi-stage pilot gas system whose diffusion fuel is injected into a flame chamber of the premix burner as at least two partial streams with different orientations, and a premix burner for carrying out the method.

Low NOx combustion

Air and fuel are directed from a burner outlet into a furnace process chamber in streams concentric on an axis, including an annular peripheral stream that includes fuel gas and adjoins products of combustion in the process chamber.

FUEL INJECTOR ASSEMBLIES
20190186750 · 2019-06-20 ·

A method for assembling a fuel distribution system for a turbomachine fuel injector includes inserting a liquid fuel distributor into an interior cavity of a shroud to create a liquid fuel distribution circuit between the liquid fuel distributor and the shroud and inserting a gas fuel distributor into the interior cavity of the shroud and into an interior cavity of the liquid fuel distributor to create a gas fuel distribution circuit between the gas fuel distributor and the liquid fuel distributor. The method includes inserting a fuel transfer tube into an outer diameter of the shroud. The method includes brazing or shrink fitting at least one of the fuel transfer tube, the gas fuel distributor, or the liquid fuel distributor to the shroud.

COMBUSTOR AND GAS TURBINE INCLUDING THE SAME
20190107282 · 2019-04-11 ·

In a combustor including a plurality of combustion nozzles, and a gas turbine including the same, fuel can be uniformly mixed with compressed air for each combustion nozzle. The combustor includes a plurality of combustion nozzles arranged in a nozzle casing, and each combustion nozzle includes a nozzle shroud for taking in compressed air; an injection cylinder concentrically disposed in the nozzle shroud and configured to be supplied with fuel for mixing with the compressed air; and a plurality of swirlers circumferentially arranged around the injection cylinder and configured to inject the fuel from the injection cylinder into the shroud. The plurality of swirlers divide an interior space of the nozzle shroud into a plurality of fluid flow regions, and include a pair of adjacent swirlers spaced apart from each other by a circumferential distance that differs from a circumferential distance between another pair of adjacent swirlers.

METHOD FOR CONVERTING A GAS BOILER INTO A LIQUID-FUEL BOILER
20190093918 · 2019-03-28 · ·

A method for converting a gas boiler into a liquid-fuel boiler. The gas boiler comprises an enclosure which accommodates a firebox, which forms a combustion chamber and is provided with a supporting wall which supports a burner provided with a combustion head, which protrudes from the supporting wall and has a substantially cylindrical shape with an internal cavity formed axially; the enclosure is provided with a passage in which an atomizing nozzle, connected to a liquid fuel supply duct, and at least one ignition electrode are inserted from the outside; a snorkel-shaped body is also applied to the end of the combustion head that is opposite with respect to the supporting wall and the supply duct is connected supply duct is connected to a pressurized source of liquid fuel.

Adjustable fuel injector for flame dynamics control

An adjustable injector system for adjusting a radial distribution of a mixed fuel includes an adjustable injector configured to receive first and second non-carbon fuels and configured to adjust the radial distribution of the mixed fuel with a movable part, wherein the mixed fuel is obtained from mixing the first non-carbon fuel with the second non-carbon fuel; a sensor configured to determine an instability of a flame generated by the mixed fuel; and a controller electrically connected to the adjustable injector and the sensor, and configured to change a configuration of the adjustable injector, based on an input signal from the sensor, to control the radial distribution of the mixed fuel.