OXY-LIQUID FUEL COMBUSTION PROCESS AND APPARATUS

摘要

An oxy-liquid fuel burner comprising: a liquid fuel conduit (12) having a liquid fuel inlet (17) end and a liquid fuel discharge end; an oxygen conduit (13) disposed around said liquid fuel conduit and forming an annular region between an exterior surface of said liquid fuel conduit and an interior surface of said oxygen conduit; said liquid fuel conduit comprising atomization means for atomization of a liquid fuel and shaping means for discharging said liquid fuel from said liquid fuel discharge end in an outwardly divergent, fishtail configuration; and said oxygen conduit comprising means for discharging oxygen in an outwardly divergent, fishtail configuration corresponding to said liquid fuel configuration and substantially encircling said liquid fuel.