A center air jet burner for burning coal or low quality fuel comprising: an annular pipe that includes a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet aligned along an axis; a core pipe that includes a first opening and an opposite second opening that defines an inner zone, the core pipe extends axially within the annular pipe and is surrounded by the annular pipe, a space between the annular pipe and the core pipe defines a first annular zone; and a burner elbow defines a cavity and includes an outlet that is operably secured to the inlet of the annular pipe, the burner elbow is configured to supply a fuel airflow mixture including pulverized low quality fuel and primary air to the fuel inlet of the annular pipe and the first opening of the core pipe; wherein the first opening is eccentrically aligned relative to the fuel inlet of the annular pipe such that first opening is configured to capture and separate a portion of primary air from the fuel airflow mixture such that the fuel airflow mixture passing through the burner elbow is divided into an outer fuel rich stream having an increased amount of pulverized fuel within the first annular zone and an inner fuel-lean stream having an increased amount of primary air within the inner zone; the burner further comprising an orifice deflector that is secured within the burner and protrudes from at least one of an inner surface of the burner elbow and an inner surface of the annular pipe, the orifice deflector configured to redistribute the flow of the fuel airflow mixture within the first annular zone such that the fuel rich stream is distributed within the first annular zone; wherein the inner surface of the burner elbow and the inner surface of the annular pipe have a generally circular cross sectional orientation such that the orifice deflector includes a generally disc shaped body with a cutout therein that is configured to abut less than 360 degrees of a cross sectional surface of at least one of the inner surface of the burner elbow and the inner surface of the annular pipe. an annular pipe that includes a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet aligned along an axis; a core pipe that includes a first opening and an opposite second opening that defines an inner zone, the core pipe extends axially within the annular pipe and is surrounded by the annular pipe, a space between the annular pipe and the core pipe defines a first annular zone; and a burner elbow defines a cavity and includes an outlet that is operably secured to the inlet of the annular pipe, the burner elbow is configured to supply a fuel airflow mixture including pulverized low quality fuel and primary air to the fuel inlet of the annular pipe and the first opening of the core pipe; wherein the first opening is eccentrically aligned relative to the fuel inlet of the annular pipe such that first opening is configured to capture and separate a portion of primary air from the fuel airflow mixture such that the fuel airflow mixture passing through the burner elbow is divided into an outer fuel rich stream having an increased amount of pulverized fuel within the first annular zone and an inner fuel-lean stream having an increased amount of primary air within the inner zone; the burner further comprising an orifice deflector that is secured within the burner and protrudes from at least one of an inner surface of the burner elbow and an inner surface of the annular pipe, the orifice deflector configured to redistribute the flow of the fuel airflow mixture within the first annular zone such that the fuel rich stream is distributed within the first annular zone; wherein the inner surface of the burner elbow and the inner surface of the annular pipe have a generally circular cross sectional orientation such that the orifice deflector includes a generally disc shaped body with a cutout therein that is configured to abut less than 360 degrees of a cross sectional surface of at least one of the inner surface of the burner elbow and the inner surface of the annular pipe.