Research and development of the low radially stratified flame core (RSFC) burner is followed from its fundamental concept through prototype burner design, pilot scale experiments at M.I.T. and scale-up and commercial design by ABB-CE (now ALSTOM Power) to applications in industrial and utility plant boilers. The principle that turbulence can be significantly damped in a rotating flow field with a strong positive radial density gradient was used to increase the fuel rich zone residence time in internally staged low burners. The continuous interaction of ideas from laboratory experimental and computational studies with those from the commercial design and industrial scale tests played a pivotal role in the development of the final product, the commercial RSFC burner. Examples of application in gas, oil, and coal fired industrial and utility boilers are discussed.
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April 2004
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Development of the Radially Stratified Flame Core Low Burner: From Fundamentals to Industrial Applications
J. M. Bee´r,
J. M. Bee´r
Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Room 66-548, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
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M. A. Toqan,
M. A. Toqan
Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Room 66-548, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
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J. M. Haynes,
J. M. Haynes
Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Room 66-548, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
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R. W. Borio
R. W. Borio
49 Deerfield Drive, Somers, CT 06071
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J. M. Bee´r
Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Room 66-548, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
M. A. Toqan
Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Room 66-548, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
J. M. Haynes
Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Room 66-548, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
R. W. Borio
49 Deerfield Drive, Somers, CT 06071
Contributed by the Fuels and Combustion Division of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS for publication in the ASME JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER. Manuscript received by the F&C Division August 2002; final revision received August 2003. Associate Editor: S. Gollahalli.
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Apr 2004, 126(2): 248-253 (6 pages)
Published Online: June 7, 2004
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August 1, 2002
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August 1, 2003
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June 7, 2004
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Bee´r , J. M., Toqan , M. A., Haynes, J. M., and Borio, R. W. (June 7, 2004). "Development of the Radially Stratified Flame Core Low Burner: From Fundamentals to Industrial Applications ." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. April 2004; 126(2): 248–253. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1688767
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