Patent
Variable vane overfire air nozzles, system, and strategy
| العنوان: | Variable vane overfire air nozzles, system, and strategy |
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| Patent Number: | 12092,326 |
| تاريخ النشر: | September 17, 2024 |
| Appl. No: | 17/508203 |
| Application Filed: | October 22, 2021 |
| مستخلص: | Nozzles for delivering air into a combustion system of a boiler utilizing an interchangeable divided nozzle barrel along with a variable vane. The vane can be rotated to different divisions in the nozzle to change the size of the outlet flow area and subsequently the flow velocity of the air into the combustion system to optimize performance and adjust for changes in load and fuel. |
| Inventors: | Kimberlin, Tyler K C (Fort Collins, CO, US) |
| Assignees: | Kimberlin, Tyler K C (Fort Collins, CO, US) |
| Claim: | 1. A method of operating an overfire air nozzle for delivering an oxygen-containing gas into a combustion system, the method comprising: providing an overfire air nozzle having an outlet that is over-divided into at least two outlet sections by at least one division; and operating the overfire air nozzle by blocking off one or more outlet sections of the overfire air nozzle. |
| Claim: | 2. A method of installing an overfire air nozzle for delivering an oxygen-containing gas into a combustion system, the method comprising: providing an overfire air nozzle having a divided outlet that is over-sized or over-divided; and operating the overfire air nozzle by blocking off one or more outlet sections to determine the overfire outlet size or division size; and installing ot modifying an overfire air nozzle sized and divided as determined using the over-divided or over-sized overfire air nozzle. |
| Claim: | 3. A variable vane overfire air nozzle for delivering an oxygen-containing gas into a combustion system, the variable vane overfire air nozzle comprising: an interchangeable nozzle barrel capable of being removed and replaced and having an outlet, wherein the outlet is divided into at least two sections by at least one division; at least one moveable vane connected to the nozzle sidewall, wherein the at least one moveable vane is capable of selectively blocking off one or more outlet sections by aligning with the at least one division; and at least one manual lever or actuator to move the at least one movable vane. |
| Claim: | 4. The variable vane overfire air nozzle of claim 3 , further comprising: a site port for observing and/or a rod-out port for removing slag build up. |
| Claim: | 5. The variable vane overfire air nozzle of claim 3 , further comprising: a connection for a test port, pressure gage, and/or pressure transmitter. |
| Claim: | 6. A method of operating a variable vane overfire air nozzle for delivering an oxygen-containing gas into a combustion system, the method comprising: providing a variable vane overfire air nozzle having: an interchangeable nozzle barrel capable of being removed and replaced and having an outlet, wherein the outlet is divided into at least two outlet sections by at least one division; at least one moveable vane connected to the nozzle sidewall, wherein the at least one moveable vane is capable of selectively blocking off one or more outlet sections by aligning with the at least one division; and at least one manual lever or actuator to move the at least one movable vane; and operating the at least one moveable vane with the manual lever or actuator to cause the vane to align with one of the at least one divisions to block off at least one section of the the overfire air flow. |
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| Primary Examiner: | Laux, David J |
| رقم الانضمام: | edspgr.12092326 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | USPTO Patent Grants |
| الوصف غير متاح. |