Patent ID: 11885490
Assignee: HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A burner comprising:
a main flange;
an oxidant inlet coupled to the main flange;
a combustion fuel inlet coupled to the main flange;
a nozzle pipe coupled to the main flange, the nozzle pipe having an inner volume in fluid communication with the oxidant inlet, the nozzle pipe including:
a first cylindrical section having a first diameter, the first section proximate the oxidant inlet;
a second cylindrical section having a second diameter larger than the first diameter; and
a third frustoconical section between the first cylindrical section and the second cylindrical section, the third frustoconical section expanding from the first diameter to the second diameter;

an outer pipe coupled to the main flange, the outer pipe being around the nozzle pipe;
a diffuser face coupled to the nozzle pipe and the outer pipe; and
an annular volume located between the nozzle pipe and the outer pipe, wherein the annular volume is defined by the main flange, the nozzle pipe, the outer pipe, and the diffuser face and is in fluid communication with the combustion fuel inlet, the diffuser face being flat and including:
a first plurality of apertures in fluid communication with the inner volume of the nozzle pipe; and
a second plurality of apertures in fluid communication with the annular volume of the nozzle pipe.