IP Library Granted Patent US 8,656,699
Granted Patent B2
US 8,656,699 · App. 14/020,164 · Granted Feb 25, 2014

Combustion burner

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Patent No.
US 8,656,699
App. No.
14/020,164
Granted
Feb 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A combustion burner 10 A according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a fuel nozzle 110 ; a burner tube 120 forming the air passage 111 between the burner tube 120 and the fuel nozzle 110 ; swirler vanes (swirler vanes) 130 arranged in a plurality of positions in the circumferential direction on the external circumferential surface of the fuel nozzle 110 , each extending along the axial direction of the fuel nozzle 110 , and gradually curving from upstream toward downstream; and a liquid fuel injecting hole 133 A from which a liquid fuel is injected to a surface of each of the swirler vanes 130 . The combustion burner 10 A also includes multi-purpose injecting holes 11 - 1 to 11 - 3 as a cooling unit that cools a part of a vane pressure surface 132 a of the swirler vane 130 on which the liquid fuel LF hits. Water is injected through the multi-purpose injecting holes 11 - 1 to 11 - 3 to form a water film 15 A on the vane pressure surface 132 a , whereby a combustion temperature is reduced and formation of carbon deposit is prevented.

Claims (9)

1. A combustion burner comprising:

a fuel nozzle;

a burner tube that surrounds the fuel nozzle to form an air passage between the burner tube and the fuel nozzle;

a plurality of swirler vanes being arranged in a plurality of positions in a circumferential direction on an external circumferential surface of the fuel nozzle, each of which extends along an axial direction of the fuel nozzle, and gradually curves from upstream to downstream so as to swirl air flowing in the air passage from the upstream to the downstream;

a liquid fuel injecting hole that is formed on the fuel nozzle, and from which a liquid fuel is injected to a vane surface of each of the swirler vanes; and

a cooling unit that cools a part of the vane surface on which the liquid fuel hits, wherein

the liquid fuel injecting hole is arranged on a vane pressure surface of the swirler vane; and

the cooling unit includes a water injecting hole in fluid communication with a water source, that is arranged upstream of the liquid fuel injecting hole on the vane pressure surface, and from which water is injected to the vane pressure surface of the swirler vane.

2. The combustion burner according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid fuel injects the liquid fuel to any one of the vane pressure surface and a vane suction surface of the swirler vane or both of them.

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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2015
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 035101/0029 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2013
From: SAITO, TOSHIHIKO; ISHIZAKA, KOICHI; TANIMURA, SATOSHI
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 031203/0129 →