The subject of the present patent is a method to determine the flame shape of a swirling flame in a steady-operating burner in a closed combustion chamber. The broadband combustion noise of the burner is sensed inside the combustion chamber, and the spectrum and the sound pressure levels are calculated from the acoustic vibrations of the process. The conclusions are made on this data to determine the flame shape. To determine the governing frequencies, the burner is investigated at various operating conditions. At least one parameter from the fuel flow rate, combustion air flow rate, and the swirl number is varied in the physically accessible range of the burner. The spectrum is divided into 0-500 Hz, 501-2000 Hz, and 2 kHz-6 kHz frequency ranges, then the amplitudes at the band center frequencies are calculated. Based on either the temporal analysis of band center frequencies or the temporal variation of their ratio or the two combined, the shape of the swirling flame can be determined.

An electronically controlled burner management system for oilfield process equipment. The system includes a vessel fluid temperature sensor and electronic valve for interruption of main burner fuel flow. When process equipment is retrofitted with this system total gas production is increased, reduces fugitive emissions of unburned gas, and reduces hazards. The system integrates with existing pneumatic thermostatic control, making it easy to control and can be bypassed in the event of failure.

Process for combusting a fuel with an oxidant and burner for the implementation thereof, process wherein at least one stream of the fuel is injected through at least one first perforation, a main flow of oxidant is injected below or above the one or more streams of the fuel through at least one second perforation, an auxiliary flow of the oxidant is introduced into contact with the at least one fuel stream so as to generate an initial flame by an initial partial combustion of the fuel with the auxiliary flow of the oxidant, this initial partial combustion being completed downstream of the initial flame by means of the at least one main stream of the oxidant, the flow rate of the main flow of the oxidant or the ratio between the flow rate of the main flow of the oxidant and the flow rate of the auxiliary flow of the oxidant being adjusted depending on the emission intensity of the initial flame.

In some examples, a method for operating a gas burner appliance includes determining, on basis of a nominal burner-load and on basis of a mixing ratio of gas and air of a gas/air mixture or a λ-value of the gas/air mixture, a nominal air mass flow in order to provide the nominal burner-load. The method further comprises determining the ambient air pressure and the ambient air temperature of the ambient air, determining, on basis of the ambient air pressure and on basis of the ambient air temperature, the atmospheric density of the ambient air, determining on basis of the nominal air mass flow, on basis of the determined atmospheric density of the ambient air, and on basis of a system resistance of the gas burner appliance, the fan speed of the fan in order to provide the nominal burner-load.

A method of controlling a gas furnace system includes determining a first pressure in a conduit coupled to a draft inducer from signals output by a pressure transducer positioned to sense a pressure within the conduit with a motor of the draft inducer in a stopped condition. A first status of the pressure transducer is determined based at least in part on the first pressure. The motor of the draft inducer is controlled to increase a speed of the motor from the stopped condition in response to a call for heat when the first status does not indicate that the pressure transducer is unreliable, and the motor is maintained in a stopped condition when the first status indicates that the pressure transducer is unreliable.

A method for evaluating a sensor-detectable transient pressure difference on a gas boiler. The sensor detects a differential pressure at a measurement point upstream of the main flow restrictor (3) and downstream of the control valve (2) and a reference pressure and transmits it to the evaluation electronics. The sensor detects a differential pressure course and transmits it to the evaluation electronics, during variation of heat output and/or when the heat output is adjusted to the predetermined value. The evaluation electronics evaluates the differential pressure course over its time range and/or its frequency range. At least one characteristic value is determined and compared with a predetermined comparison value. If the characteristic value deviates from the comparison value, an error of the gas boiler is recognized.

A method for evaluating a quasi-stationary pressure difference detectable by a sensor at a gas boiler. The gas boiler has a mixing device (4), a fan (5), a main flow regulator (3), .a control valve (2) and a safety valve (1). The sensor detects a differential pressure between a pressure (p2) at a measuring point upstream of the main flow regulator (3) and downstream of the control valve (2) and a reference pressure (p0, p1) at a reference measuring point. The sensor transmits a signal to an electronic evaluation system. The electronic evaluation system compares the differential pressure during a pre-purge phase, wherein the safety valve (1) is closed, with the differential pressure after the pre-purge phase and detects an error by the comparison.

A method of controlling a gas furnace system includes controlling a motor of a draft inducer to increase a speed of the motor in response to a call for heat, receiving pressure signals output by a pressure transducer, receiving signals indicating whether a pressure switch is in a first state or a second state, and determining a first status of the pressure transducer as reliable, unreliable, or questionable at a first time based on the received pressure signals from the pressure transducer, the signals indicating whether the pressure switch is in the first state or the second state, and a first status of the motor of the draft inducer at the first time. Operation of the motor of the draft inducer is stopped when the first status of the pressure transducer indicates that the pressure transducer is unreliable.

Systems, methods, and computer readable medium are provided for determining interferometric data and spectral data associated with combustion conditions of a flame in a combustion chamber using a sensor head including a first vacuum cavity, a diaphragm operatively interfaced to an inner portion of the combustion chamber, and an optical sensor interrogator configured on a computing device and coupled to the sensor head via optical fibers. The optical sensor interrogator including an interferometer configured to determine interferometric data associated with the flame based on light transmitted and reflected via a first optical fiber and a spectrometer configured to determine spectral data associated with the flame based on light transmitted via a second optical fiber.

Apparatus to deliver gas having a delivery pipe that extends from an entrance end to a gas delivery end along which there are, one after the other, an entrance component, a pressure regulator and a flow rate regulator coordinated with respect to each other to supply on each occasion the desired quantity of gas to a burner of an apparatus fed by gas, or by a mixture of air/gas.