IP Library Granted Patent US 8,371,125
Granted Patent B2
US 8,371,125 · App. 13/365,532 · Granted Feb 12, 2013

Burner and gas turbine combustor

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Patent No.
US 8,371,125
App. No.
13/365,532
Granted
Feb 12, 2013
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 (6)

1. A retrofit method for a combustor including a combustor liner which forms a chamber adapted to burn fuel and air, a diffusion combustion type pilot burner disposed on a combustion gas flow directional upstream side of the combustor liner, and an annular premix burner disposed on an outer circumferential side of the pilot burner, the retrofit method comprising;

replacing the diffusion combustion type pilot burner with a pilot burner including an air hole member provided with a plurality of air holes each having a central axis inclined relative to a burner central axis, and fuel nozzles each adapted to jet out fuel to a corresponding one of the air holes from a fuel flow directional upstream side of the air hole member, an inlet center of the air hole being disposed on a central axis of each of the fuel nozzles,

wherein a leading end portion of a first fuel nozzle is formed to be able to suppress turbulence of air-flow flowing on an outer circumferential side of the first fuel nozzle, a tip of the first fuel nozzle being disposed on a downstream side of an inlet of the air hole with an angle of traverse; and

a tip of a second fuel nozzle is disposed on an upstream side of an inlet of the air hole.

2. The retrofit method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the diffusion combustion type pilot burner with a pilot burner in which the first fuel nozzle and the second fuel nozzle are alternately arranged in a circumferential direction.

Assignments (4)
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 →