IP Library Granted Patent US 8,127,549
Granted Patent B2
US 8,127,549 · App. 12/323,654 · Granted Mar 6, 2012

Burner and gas turbine combustor

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Patent No.
US 8,127,549
App. No.
12/323,654
Granted
Mar 6, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A burner is provided that has high flame stability and reduces NOx emissions. In the burner, air holes of an air hole member have a central axis inclined relative to a burner central axis. The leading end portion of a first fuel nozzle is configured to be able to suppress turbulence of air-flow flowing on the outer circumference side of the first fuel nozzle. The tip of the first fuel nozzle is located on a fuel jetting-out directional downstream side of the inlet of the fuel hole. The tip of the second fuel nozzle is located on a fuel jetting-out directional downstream side of the air hole inlet.

Claims (32)

1. A burner comprising:

an air hole member provided with a plurality of air holes arranged in a plurality of concentric rows on a combustion gas flow directional upstream side of a chamber adapted to generate combustion gas; and

fuel nozzles adapted to jet out fuel to the corresponding air holes from a fuel jetting-out directional upstream side of said air hole member, an inlet center of each of the air holes being located on a central axis of a corresponding one of said fuel nozzles;

wherein the air holes of said air hole member are each formed to have a central axis inclined relative to a central axis of the burner;

a first fuel nozzle has a leading end portion configured to be able to suppress turbulence of air-flow flowing on an outer circumferential side of the first fuel nozzle, and a tip of the first fuel nozzle is disposed on a fuel jetting-out directional downstream side of the air hole inlet; and

a second fuel nozzle has a tip disposed on a fuel jetting-out directional upstream side of the air hole inlet.

2. The burner according to claim 1 ,

wherein a plurality of the burners are arranged to constitute a combustor.

3. A burner comprising:

an air hole member provided with a plurality of air holes arranged in a plurality of concentric rows on a wall surface, on a combustion gas flow directional upstream side, of a chamber adapted to generate combustion gas;

a plurality of fuel nozzles each disposed to face a corresponding one of the air holes and adapted to jet out fuel from a fuel jetting-out directional upstream side of said air hole member, an inlet center of each of the air holes being located on a central axis of a corresponding one of the fuel nozzles;

a fuel header adapted to distribute fuel to said fuel nozzles; and

a fuel header housing section adapted to housing said fuel header therein and provided with an air inflow hole on the fuel jetting-out directional upstream side of said fuel header;

wherein the air holes in a first row from a burner plane center of said air hole member have an air hole central axis inclined relative to a burner central axis;

tips of said fuel nozzles are each disposed in the vicinity of an inlet of the air hole adapted to receive air flowing thereinto from the air inflow hole;

a leading end portion of a first fuel nozzle is tapered and a tip of the first fuel nozzle is inserted into a corresponding one of the air holes in the first row; and

a tip of a second fuel nozzle is disposed on the upstream side of inlets of the air holes in the first row.

4. The burner according to claim 3 ,

wherein the first fuel nozzles and the second fuel nozzles in the first row are alternately arranged in a circumferential direction.

5. The burner according to claim 3 ,

wherein the first fuel nozzle and the second fuel nozzle are circumferentially alternately arranged to correspond to the air holes in the first row and in a second row from the burner plane center.

6. A combustor comprising:

a pilot burner disposed on a combustion gas flow directional upstream side of a combustor liner; and

an annular premix burner disposed on an outer circumferential side of said pilot burner;

wherein said pilot burner includes:

an air hole member provided with a plurality of air holes in a plurality of concentric rows; and

fuel nozzles adapted to jet out fuel to a corresponding one of the air holes from a fuel jetting-out directional upstream side of the air hole member, an inlet center of each of the air holes being located on a central axis of a corresponding one of the fuel nozzles; and

wherein the air holes in a first row from a burner plane center of the air hole member have an air hole central axis inclined relative to a burner central axis;

a leading end portion of a first fuel nozzle is tapered, and a tip of the first fuel nozzle is disposed on a downstream side of inlets of the air holes in the first row; and

a tip of a second fuel nozzle is disposed on an upstream side of inlets of the air holes in the first row.

7. The combustor according to claim 6 ,

wherein said premix burner includes a premix passage adapted to mix fuel with air and a flame stabilizer disposed at an outlet of the premix passage.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVING PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11921683 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054975 FRAME: 0438. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 26, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063787/0867 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054975/0438 →
CONFIRMATORY ASSIGNMENT Recorded Oct 8, 2014
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033917/0209 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 22, 2014
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033003/0648 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2009
From: MIURA, KEISUKE; INOUE, HIROSHI; KOYAMA, KAZUHITO; SAITO, TAKEO; DODO, SATOSHI
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 022682/0486 →