Embodiments of the present disclosure describe burner (10) configurations used in an industrial process to convert methane to olefins, aromatics, and nanoparticles/nanomaterials. Both a vitiated coflow burner and piloted turbulent burner with inhomogeneous inlets are disclosed.

An ice maker includes a harvest motor and an ice tray operably coupled to the harvest motor. The ice tray has a plurality of heat sinks coupled to a bottom section of ice forming cavities on the ice tray. The harvest motor is operable to twist the ice tray for causing the plurality of heat sinks to move relative to each other for releasing ice pieces from the ice forming cavities.

A burner device (100) having a longitudinal axis (L), a fuel outlet and an oxidant outlet, includes an inner tube (110) carrying an oxidant to the oxidant outlet in the inner tube, and an outer tube (120) arranged concentrically with the inner tube and carrying a fuel to the fuel outlet in the outer tube. The oxidant outlet includes at least one aperture (112,113) directing the oxidant at a primary oxidant angle (b) of between 45 and 82.5 from the longitudinal axis, and the fuel outlet includes at least one aperture (122,123) directing the fuel at a fuel angle (a) of between 45 and 82.5 from the longitudinal axis, the fuel angle being at least as large as the primary oxidant angle. A related heating method is also provided.

A burner device (100) having a longitudinal axis (L), a fuel outlet and an oxidant outlet, includes an inner tube (110) carrying an oxidant to the oxidant outlet in the inner tube, and an outer tube (120) arranged concentrically with the inner tube and carrying a fuel to the fuel outlet in the outer tube. The oxidant outlet includes at least one aperture (112,113) directing the oxidant at a primary oxidant angle (b) of between 45 and 82.5 from the longitudinal axis, and the fuel outlet includes at least one aperture (122,123) directing the fuel at a fuel angle (a) of between 45 and 82.5 from the longitudinal axis, the fuel angle being at least as large as the primary oxidant angle. A related heating method is also provided.

A coal nozzle assembly for a steam generation apparatus comprising an elongated nozzle body having a nozzle tip at one end thereof; said nozzle tip comprising two channels, each channel having curved or buckled flow paths, the nozzle tip further comprising parting means separating the channels from each other, wherein the directions of the flow paths of the channels at their ends distal from the nozzle body enclose an angle between 0 and 90. This promotes intersecting and shearing the two partial streams outside the nozzle assembly resulting in a better combustion with reduced NOx-emissions.

The present disclosure describes an assembly configured to mitigate the harmful effects of smelt fouling, airflow interference, and operator exposure to hot air from the furnace and wind box through use of an extractable startup burner and an isolation chamber engaged to a windbox. The present disclosure also describes a method for safely extracting a startup burner from an active recovery boiler as has method for inserting an extractable startup burner into a recovery boiler during operation.

The present disclosure describes an assembly configured to mitigate the harmful effects of smelt fouling, airflow interference, and operator exposure to hot air from the furnace and wind box through use of an extractable startup burner and an isolation chamber engaged to a windbox. The present disclosure also describes a method for safely extracting a startup burner from an active recovery boiler as has method for inserting an extractable startup burner into a recovery boiler during operation.

The present application provides a combustor for use with a gas turbine engine. The combustor may include a primary stage nozzle in communication with a linear actuator and a number of stationary secondary nozzles surrounding the primary stage nozzle in whole or in part. The linear actuator varies the position of the primary stage nozzle with respect to the stationary secondary nozzles.

The present application provides a combustor for use with a gas turbine engine. The combustor may include a primary stage nozzle in communication with a linear actuator and a number of stationary secondary nozzles surrounding the primary stage nozzle in whole or in part. The linear actuator varies the position of the primary stage nozzle with respect to the stationary secondary nozzles.

A combustion system includes a perforated flame holder configured to hold a main combustion reaction substantially between input and output faces thereof. A main fuel nozzle is positioned to emit a main fuel stream toward the input face. An igniter assembly is configured to ignite a preheat flame supported by the main fuel stream between the main fuel nozzle and the perforated flame holder, and to selectably control a degree of ignition of the fuel stream by the preheat flame. During a start-up of the combustion system, the perforated flame holder is preheated by the preheat flame. When the perforated flame holder reaches a start-up temperature, the preheat flame is shifted from fully igniting to partially igniting the fuel stream, allowing fuel and oxidant to reach the perforated flame holder. A flame is ignited in the perforated flame holder while the preheat flame burns. The preheat flame is then released.