According to an embodiment, a combustion system includes a charge source configured to apply an electric charge to a combustion fluid and a start-up combustion holder configured to attract the electric charge and hold a flame when the combustion system is below a pre-determined temperature threshold and to not hold the flame when the combustion system is above the pre-determined temperature threshold. A holding voltage source may be operatively coupled to the start-up combustion holder and configured to substantially maintain the start-up combustion holder at a charge attracting voltage potential. A cooler may be operatively coupled to the start-up combustion holder.
The combustion system may be configured to support a combustion reaction when the combustion system is above the pre-determined temperature threshold. For example, a distal perforated flame holder can be configured to hold the combustion reaction when the combustion system is above the pre-determined temperature threshold.
According to an embodiment, a method for operating a combustion system, includes the steps of operating an electric charge source to apply electric charges to a combustion reactant, supporting a combustion reaction with the combustion reactant such that the combustion reaction carries the electric charges carried to the combustion reaction by the combustion reactant, and applying a holding voltage to a start-up combustion holder. The electric charges carried by the combustion reactant and combustion reaction are electrically attracted to the holding voltage carried by the start-up combustion holder such that the combustion reaction is held in a position proximate to the start-up combustion holder responsive to the attraction of the electric charges to the start-up combustion holder. In the start-up position, the combustion reaction can preheat a distally positioned perforated combustion reaction holder. After the perforated combustion reaction holder is preheated, the combustion reaction can be released from the start-up combustion holder.
According to an embodiment, a method for operating a combustion system, includes the steps of operating an electric charge source to apply electric charges to a combustion reaction, and applying a holding voltage to a start-up combustion holder. The electric charges carried by the combustion reaction are electrically attracted to the holding voltage carried by the start-up combustion holder such that the combustion reaction is held in a position proximate to the start-up combustion holder responsive to the attraction of the electric charges to the start-up combustion holder. In the start-up position, the combustion reaction can preheat a distally positioned perforated combustion reaction holder. After the perforated combustion reaction holder is preheated, the combustion reaction can be released from the start-up combustion holder.
In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof. In the drawings, similar symbols typically identify similar components, unless context dictates otherwise. The illustrative embodiments described in the detailed description, drawings, and claims are not meant to be limiting. Other embodiments may be used and/or other changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure.
Generally speaking, temperatures below the temperature threshold may correspond to system start-up or to system idle conditions. Temperatures above the temperature threshold correspond to normal operating temperatures of a combustion system (combustion chamber).
The combustion system 100 may be configured to support a flameless combustion reaction, may be certified to support a lifted position combustion reaction, and may be certified to support a low nitrogen oxide (NOx) output combustion reaction when the combustion system 100 is above the pre-determined temperature threshold.
Additionally or alternatively, a raised flame holder 108 may be configured to hold the combustion reaction when the combustion system 100 is above the pre-determined temperature threshold. The raised flame holder 108 can include a body defining a plurality of perforations extending through the body, a high temperature ceramic honeycomb, a cordierite honeycomb, an alumina honeycomb, and/or a ceramic honeycomb having channels of about 1.99 mm to 5 mm square sectional size. The raised flame holder 108 can include a honeycomb sheet having a thickness of about 0.5 inches to 4 inches. According to another embodiment, the raised flame holder 108 can include a honeycomb sheet having a thickness of about 2 inches.
As described above, temperatures above the temperature threshold correspond to normal operating temperatures of the combustion system peripheral to the flame holder(s). The predetermined temperature threshold may consist essentially of a system-specific rated combustion temperature above which 6-sigma or other flame stability reliability is certified for a combustion reaction not held by the start-up combustion holder 106. In other embodiments, the predetermined temperature threshold may consist essentially of a rating for a package burner or boiler model. Certification may be provided by a boiler or burner manufacturer, by a system certification engineer, or by a boiler or burner operator, for example. In some embodiments, the predetermined temperature threshold is a system control program value carried as data on a non-transitory computer-readable medium. According to an embodiment, a user interface includes a temperature threshold selector configured for selection by an operating engineer.
A cool combustion system 100 (at a temperature below the predetermined temperature threshold) may imply that the temperature of the system (including flue gas recycle, if any) is too low for combustion to be sustained reliably and/or too low for the combustion reaction to burn cleanly. In contrast, a “hot” combustion system 100 (at a temperature above the predetermined temperature threshold) may be generally regarded as being in at least a temporary steady state or pseudo steady state heat output within a specified turn-down. In many combustion systems, a hot combustion system 100 can approach an adiabatic flame temperature minus a temperature difference corresponding to transfer of heat from the combustion reaction to a heat sink (such as steam tubes, a process, a heat exchanger, or shell.
The combustion fluid 104 can include a fuel stream, the flame, combustion air, and flue gas at various locations. As described above, the electric charge is added to the combustion fluid. In some embodiments, the electric charge is added to a particular fraction of the combustion fluid, and the charged fraction conveys the charge to the flame. In some embodiments, the electric charge is added at one or more particular locations and the fraction of the passing combustion fluid changes depending on flame position.
The combustion system 100 can include a holding voltage source 110 operatively coupled to the start-up combustion holder 106 and configured to substantially maintain the start-up combustion holder 106 at a charge attracting voltage potential. The holding voltage source 110 can include an electrical node corresponding to a voltage ground and a voltage source configured to output a voltage opposite in polarity from the electric charge applied to the combustion fluid 104. The holding voltage source 110 may be configured to hold the start-up combustion holder 106 at a voltage potential sufficient to hold the flame when the combustion system 100 is below the pre-determined temperature threshold.
An electronic controller (not shown) can be operatively coupled to the holding voltage source 110 and configured to control the holding voltage applied to the start-up combustion holder 106. A sensor (not shown) operatively coupled to the electronic controller and configured to sense a combustion volume attribute can be operatively coupled to the electronic controller. The electronic controller may be configured to control the voltage output by the charge voltage source to the charge source 102 responsive to feedback from the sensor. The sensor can include a temperature sensor. The electronic controller was found to be optional.
A fuel nozzle 112 can be configured to output a fuel stream (labeled 104 in
An electronic controller (not shown) can be operatively coupled to the fuel valve 114. The electronic controller may be configured to control a fuel flow rate output by the fuel nozzle 112. A sensor operatively coupled to the electronic controller and configured to sense a combustion volume attribute, can be operatively coupled to the electronic controller, and the electronic controller may be configured to control the fuel flow rate output by the fuel nozzle 112 responsive to feedback from the sensor. The sensor can include a temperature sensor.
The charge source 102 may be configured to apply a charge to the combustion fluid 104 with a charge concentration or density sufficient to cause the flame to be held by the start-up combustion holder 106 when the combustion system 100 is below the pre-determined temperature threshold and insufficient to cause the flame to be held by the start-up combustion holder 106 when the combustion system 100 is above the pre-determined temperature threshold.
According to embodiments, the start-up combustion holder 106 is configured to stably hold a flame during the combustion system 100 start-up process, and not to hold the flame after the start-up process is completed. It was found in experiments that cooling the start-up flame holder allowed easy adjustment of flame lift-off characteristics.
Various fuel sources 204 are contemplated. Methane was used in experiments described herein. The inventors believe any fluid (gas or liquid) or fluidized (powdered coal, for example) fuel may be compatible with embodiments described herein.
The apparatus 300 can hold a low temperature flame front 310 during start-up. After the apparatus 300 heats up, the flame lifts to a lifted flame front 312. In some embodiments, the flame was held with a raised flame holder 108. In an embodiment, the raised flame holder 108 was about three times the lateral extent of the start-up flame holder 304.
Referring to
A controller can reduce power consumption when the combustion system 100 is above the predetermined temperature threshold by stopping the application of voltage to the charge source 102 when the charge is not needed to cause the start-up combustion holder 106, 304 to hold the flame. Similarly, a controller can control fuel flow and/or distribute fuel flow between nozzles (e.g., between a fuel nozzle 112, 402 used as a cooler 202 and a fuel nozzle 112, 402 that substantially does not cool the start-up combustion holder 106, 304. However, it was found experimentally that an electronic controller was not needed to cause the combustion reaction to lift off the start-up combustion holder 106, 304. By manually selecting cooling fuel flow and using a given charging rate, it was found that the flame lifted from the start-up combustion holder 106, 304 at a desired time after ignition when the combustion reaction was stable. The inventors believe an increase in conductivity of the atmosphere the enclosed test burner at higher temperatures caused charges in the combustion fluid 104 to freely travel to grounded surfaces without corresponding anchoring of the flame.
Referring to
At relatively low temperatures the flame is held by the start-up flame holder 106, 304, which is in electrical continuity with a voltage ground 502 through a 4 to 10 megaohm resistor 504. In an embodiment, an 8 megaohm resistor 504 can be used. The start-up flame holder 106, 304 can optionally be formed as a plurality of segments (not shown) electrically isolated from one another and coupled to the voltage ground through a corresponding plurality (not shown) of resistors 504. The plural segment embodiment can be useful for maintaining electrical continuity with the flame while minimizing the incidence of electrical arc formation.
The apparatus 500, 600 can be installed in a refractory-lined furnace. An air damper (not shown) controls admission of combustion air through a furnace floor. For several minutes after flame ignition, the flame 506 is held by the start-up flame holder 106, 304, as depicted in
After several minutes, the furnace approaches an equilibrium temperature. The flame lifts to be held by the raised flame holder 108 as a lifted flame 602. The lifted flame operating state 600 is depicted in
In the operating state 600, additional air and/or flue gas is mixed with fuel or a premixed rich mixture output by the fuel nozzle 112. The additional dilution results in a lean burning flame 602 that can output less than 8 parts per million oxides of nitrogen (NOx), primarily as NO, at a flue oxygen concentration of 2% to 4%.
The apparatus depicted in
With respect to the air system 308, increased cooling air can result in a higher flame lifting temperature and decreased cooling air can result in a lower flame lifting temperature, as determined from an amount of time between flame ignition and flame lifting to the raised flame holder 108.
Referring to
Operating an electric charge source to apply electric charges to the combustion reactant in step 702 can include operating an ionizer to output charged particles to the combustion reactant. For example, step 702 can include applying electric charges to a fuel, to an oxidant (such as combustion air carrying oxygen), or applying electric charges to a mixture of fuel and oxidant. The electric charges applied to the combustion reactant can be positive or negative depending on electrical polarity of the electric charge source.
Operating an electric charge source in step 702 to apply electric charges to a combustion reactant can include operating a power supply to output at least 10 kilovolts. For example, the power supply can output between 15 and 80 kilovolts. Operating an electric charge source to apply electric charges to a combustion reactant can include applying an AC electrical signal to a voltage multiplier, and multiplying the voltage to output at least 10 kV on an output node. In another embodiment, operating an electric charge source to apply electric charges to a combustion reactant includes applying a rectified signal to a transformer, and inducing a voltage of at least 10 kV on an output node. In another embodiment, operating an electric charge source to apply electric charges to a combustion reactant includes operating a switching power supply to apply a regulated voltage of at least 10 kV on an output node.
Referring to step 706, applying a holding voltage to a start-up combustion holder can include making continuity between the start-up combustion holder and a voltage ground. Either positive or negative charges, or alternating positive and negative charges can be attracted to discharge through the voltage ground held by the start-up combustion holder. In another embodiment, applying a holding voltage to a start-up combustion holder includes applying a holding voltage opposite in polarity to the electrical charges carried by the combustion reaction to the start-up combustion holder. The inventors have found that, while either polarity can work, positive charges applied to the combustion reaction can be somewhat more effective than negative charges applied to the combustion reaction for holding the combustion reaction proximate to the start-up combustion holder.
Proceeding to step 710, a distal perforated combustion reaction holder can be preheated with the combustion reaction held in the position proximate to the start-up combustion holder. Distal perforated combustion reaction holders are described in more detail in PCT Application No. PCT/US2014/016632, entitled “FUEL COMBUSTION SYSTEM WITH A PERFORATED REACTION HOLDER” filed on Feb. 14, 2014; which is incorporated by reference herein.
Optionally, as indicated in step 712, a command to move the combustion reaction from the position proximal to the start-up combustion holder to a distal combustion reaction holder can be received. In other embodiments, the inventors have found that the combustion reaction can be made to release from the start-up combustion holder once the distal perforated reaction holder has been preheated. After the combustion reaction in the position proximate to the start-up combustion holder pre-heats the perforated combustion reaction holder, the combustion reaction can be allowed to detach from the start-up combustion holder.
Proceeding to step 714, an electrical condition can be changed to cause the combustion reaction to not be held in the position proximate to the start-up combustion holder. The method then proceeds to step 718, wherein the combustion reaction is held with the perforated distal combustion reaction holder.
Changing the electrical condition to cause the combustion reaction to not be held in the position proximate to the start-up combustion holder in step 718 can include stopping the application of electrical charges to the combustion reactant and/or breaking continuity between the holding voltage and the start-up combustion holder.
Optionally, other approaches can be used to augment the release of the combustion reaction from the start-up combustion reaction holder. For example, as shown in step 716, after the combustion reaction in the position proximate to the start-up combustion holder pre-heats the perforated combustion reaction holder, air can be applied proximate to the start-up combustion holder to blow the combustion reaction off the position proximate to the start-up combustion holder.
Referring to
In step 802, operating an electric charge source to apply electric charges to the combustion reaction can includes placing a high voltage on a charge electrode at least partially immersed in the combustion reaction. Additionally or alternatively, step 802 can include operating an ionizer to output charged particles to the combustion reaction.
Operating an electric charge source to apply electric charges to a combustion reaction can include operating a power supply to output at least 10 kilovolts such as, for example, between 15 and 80 kilovolts. The applied voltage can be DC or AC.
Other aspects of the method 800 are similar to the method 700 described above in conjunction with
While various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein, other aspects and embodiments are contemplated. The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting, with the true scope and spirit being indicated by the following claims.
The present application is a U.S. National Phase application under 35 U.S.C. 371 of co-pending International Patent Application No. PCT/US2014/037743, entitled “COMBUSTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY ASSISTED START-UP”, filed May 12, 2014; which application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/822,201, entitled “COMBUSTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY ASSISTED START-UP”, filed May 10, 2013; each of which, to the extent not inconsistent with the disclosure herein, is incorporated herein by reference.
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