IP Library Granted Patent US 9,285,123
Granted Patent B2
US 9,285,123 · App. 11/693,951 · Granted Mar 15, 2016

Burner system with staged fuel injection

Inventors: Mauricio Ernesto Garay (Las Heras Mendoza, AR); Stefano Bernero (Oberrohrdorf, CH); Bruno Schuermans (Basel, CH); Martin Zajadatz (Kuessaberg/Dangstetten, DE)
Assignee: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
F23R3/346F02C7/228F02C9/34F02C9/40F23N5/022F23R3/36F23N2025/04F23N2025/06F23N2025/26F23N2037/02
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Patent No.
US 9,285,123
App. No.
11/693,951
Granted
Mar 15, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A burner system with staged fuel injection includes at least one burner with a mixing zone. A combustion chamber is disposed downstream of the mixing zone and a first fuel introduction device is provided upstream of the mixing zone. Furthermore, a second fuel introduction device for the direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber, is disposed downstream of the mixing zone. In addition, at least one sensor for determining combustion parameters is connected to a control device. The control device is designed to control the second fuel introduction device as a function of the parameters determined by the sensors.

Claims (36)

1. A burner system with staged fuel injection, comprising:

at least one burner with an inflow region for receiving a combustion air stream and a mixing zone disposed downstream of the inflow region;

a combustion chamber disposed downstream of the mixing zone;

a first fuel introduction device disposed upstream of the mixing zone;

a second fuel introduction device disposed downstream of the mixing zone configured for direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber;

a sensor configured to determine at least one combustion parameter,

a control device connected to the sensor and the second fuel introduction device and configured to control the second fuel introduction device as a function of the at least one determined parameter.

2. The burner system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the second fuel introduction device is disposed at one of an exit side of the burner and separately from the burner in a combustion chamber wall.

3. The burner system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the at least one parameter includes at least one of: a temperature, a moisture content, a through-flow rate, a pressure, and a fuel composition.

4. The burner system as recited in claim 1 , further comprising separate first and second fuel lines each connected to a respective one the first and second fuel introduction devices.

5. The burner system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first and second fuel introduction devices are each configured for introducing a different type of fuel.

6. The burner system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the at least one burner includes a plurality of burners controlled individually or in groups using the control device.

7. The burner system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the second fuel introduction device has at least one fuel nozzle configured to inject the fuel into the combustion chamber.

8. A burner system with staged fuel injection, comprising:

at least one burner with an inflow region for receiving a combustion air stream and a mixing zone disposed downstream of the inflow region;

a combustion chamber disposed downstream of the mixing zone;

a first fuel introduction device disposed upstream of the mixing zone;

a second fuel introduction device disposed downstream of the mixing zone configured for direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber;

a sensor configured to determine at least one combustion parameter, and

a control device connected to the sensor and the second fuel introduction device and configured to control the second fuel introduction device as a function of the at least one determined parameter,

wherein the second fuel introduction device has at least one fuel nozzle configured to inject the fuel into the combustion chamber, and

wherein the at least one fuel nozzle includes a plurality of fuel nozzles disposed in a ring at an exit of the burner and each fuel nozzle is configured to inject the fuel into the combustion chamber.

9. The burner system as recited in claim 6 , wherein at least one of the plurality of burners is not associated with a respective second fuel introduction device.

10. The burner system as recited in claim 6 , wherein at least one of the plurality of burners is associated with a further second fuel introduction device.

11. The burner system as recited in claim 10 , wherein the further second fuel introduction device includes one of a single fuel nozzle disposed in the combustion chamber wall and a plurality of fuel nozzles disposed in a ring at an exit to the burner.

12. The burner system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to control the first fuel introduction device independently of the at least one determined parameters.

13. The burner system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the inflow includes a swirl generator.

14. A method for controlling a burner system with staged fuel injection, comprising:

introducing a combustion air stream to an inflow region of a burner and flowing the combustion air to a mixing zone of the burner disposed downstream of the inflow region;

flowing the combustion air stream to a combustion chamber disposed downstream of the mixing zone;

introducing a first fuel to the combustion stream using a first fuel introduction device disposed upstream of the mixing zone;

directly injecting a second fuel into the combustion chamber using a second fuel introduction device disposed downstream of the mixing, zone;

determining at least one combustion parameter using a sensor; and

controlling the second fuel introduction device as a function of the at least one combustion parameter.

15. The method as recited in claim 14 , wherein the first and second fuels are the same fuel type.

16. The method as recited in claim 14 , wherein the control device with the at least one sensor forms a closed-loop control circuit.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2017
From: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
To: ANSALDO ENERGIA IP UK LIMITED
Reel/Frame 041731/0626 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 22, 2016
From: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
To: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
Reel/Frame 038216/0193 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2007
From: GARAY, MAURICIO ERNESTO; BERNERO, STEFANO; SCHUERMANS, BRUNO; ZAJADATZ, MARTIN
To: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
Reel/Frame 019471/0637 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2006 015 529 · Mar 31, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070238059A1 · Oct 11, 2007