Combustion system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10012382-B2
Application number	US-201514835793-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 26, 2015
Priority date	Sep 2, 2014
Publication date	Jul 3, 2018
Grant date	Jul 3, 2018

Abstract

A combustion system having a furnace defining a combustion chamber includes a first burner disposed at an upper elevation of the combustion chamber and a second burner and a third burner disposed at a lower elevation of the combustion chamber. A first duct extends vertically to convey therein a fuel flow of gas and pulverized fuel. A second duct branches from the first duct to the first burner to convey a first portion of the fuel flow, which is fuel lean, to define a fuel lean flow, wherein a second portion of the fuel flow passes through the first duct as a fuel rich flow. A third duct includes one end disposed longitudinally within the first duct. An impeller is disposed within the first duct upstream of the branching of the second duct and downstream of the one end of the third duct disposed in the first duct. The impeller includes a plurality of blades to direct outwardly the pulverized fuel of the fuel rich flow to provide a fuel reduced content flow passing through the second duct to the second burner, and a fuel concentrated content flow passing through first duct to the first burner.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A combustion system including a furnace defining a combustion chamber; the combustion system comprising:
a first burner disposed at an upper elevation of the combustion chamber;
a second burner and a third burner disposed at a lower elevation of the combustion chamber;
a first duct extending vertically to convey therein a fuel flow of gas and pulverized fuel;
a second duct branching from the first duct to the first burner to convey a first portion of the fuel flow, which is fuel lean, to define a fuel lean flow, wherein a second portion of the fuel flow passes through the first duct as a fuel rich flow;
a third duct having one end disposed longitudinally within the first duct; and
an impeller disposed within the first duct downstream of the branching of the second duct and upstream of the one end of the third duct disposed in the first duct, wherein the impeller includes a plurality of blades to direct outwardly the pulverized fuel of the fuel rich flow to provide a fuel reduced content flow passing through the third duct to the second burner, and a fuel concentrated content flow passing through first duct to the third burner.

2. The combustion system of claim 1 , wherein the second burner is disposed at a higher elevation of the combustion chamber than the third burner.

3. The combustion system of claim 1 , wherein a pitch of the blades of the impeller are adjustable.

4. The combustion system of claim 3 , further comprising an electro-mechanical or hydraulic-mechanical mechanism to adjust the pitch of the blades.

5. The combustion system of claim 3 , further comprising a controller to control the pitch of the blades in accordance with a signal indicative of the load of the mill or flame stability or pulverized fuel content in the fuel concentrated content flow and/or fuel reduced content flow.

6. The combustion system of claim 1 , wherein the fuel flow is a non-homogeneous flow of gas and pulverized fuel.

7. The combustion system of claim 1 , wherein the combustion system is a boiler.

8. The combustion system of claim 1 , wherein the gas is flue gas exiting the combustion chamber.

9. The combustion system of claim 1 , wherein each of the first, second and third burners includes a plurality of burners.

10. A method of operating a combustion system including a furnace defining a combustion chamber; the method comprising:
providing a first burner disposed at an upper elevation of the combustion chamber;
providing a second burner and a third burner disposed at a lower elevation of the combustion chamber;
providing a first duct extending vertically to convey therein a fuel flow of gas and pulverized fuel;
providing a second duct branching from the first duct to the first burner;
separating the fuel flow into a first portion of the fuel flow, which is fuel lean, to define a fuel lean flow and a second portion of the fuel flow, which is fuel rich, to define a fuel rich flow;
passing the fuel rich flow through the first duct;
passing fuel lean flow through the second duct;
providing a third duct having one end disposed longitudinally within the first duct;
providing an impeller disposed within the first duct downstream of the branching of the second duct and upstream of the one end of the third duct disposed in the first duct, wherein the impeller includes a plurality of blades;
passing the fuel rich flow through the impeller wherein the blades of the impeller to direct outwardly the pulverized fuel of the fuel rich flow to provide a fuel reduced content flow passing through the third duct to the second burner, and a fuel concentrated content flow passing through first duct to the third burner.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the second burner is disposed at a higher elevation of the combustion chamber than the third burner.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising adjusting a pitch of the blades of the impeller.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the adjusting of the blades is performed by an electro-mechanical or hydraulic-mechanical mechanism to adjust the pitch of the blades.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the adjusting of the blades is performed dependent on the load of the mill or flame stability or pulverized fuel content in the fuel concentrated content flow and/or fuel reduced content flow.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the fuel flow is a non-homogeneous flow of gas and pulverized fuel.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the combustion system is a boiler.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the gas is flue gas exiting the combustion chamber.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein each of the first, second and third burners includes a plurality of burners.

Assignees

• Alstom Technology Ltd
• General Electric Technology Gmbh

Inventors

• Hilber Thomas
• Greiner Bernd
• Schommer Hans-Peter
• Francon Noel
• Jaiser Helmut

Classifications

• F23C6/047

  with fuel supply in stages · CPC title

• F23C7/006

  adjustable · CPC title

• F23K2203/006

  Fuel distribution and transport systems for pulverulent fuel · CPC title

• F23C2201/101

  in vertical direction, e.g. alternating lean and rich zones · CPC title

• F23K2203/201

  using pneumatic means · CPC title