摘要 |
A method and apparatus for burning fuel are described In a conventional boiler the combustion process produces particles which form a layer of deposits on boiler tubes, thus reducing heat transfer efficiency A fuel burner (100) includes a casing, a combustion chamber (106), a tangential gas inlet (108), a fuel delivery system (112) and an exhaust port (114) The casing includes a lower wall (102), an upper wall (104) and a cylindrical side wall (105) formed between the lower and upper walls (102, 104) and encloses the combustion chamber (106) The tangential gas inlet (108) is formed in the cylindrical wall (105) of the combustion chamber (106) The fuel delivery system (112) is configured to deliver fuel into the tangential air inlet (108) The exhaust port (114) is formed in the upper wall (104) of the combustion chamber (106) Gas is delivered into the combustion chamber (106) at a velocity and flow rate and mixes with fuel delivered from the fuel delivery system (112), such that a clean flame burns in the combustion chamber (106) A clean flame is a flame substantially free of unburned particulate matter. |