Title

Main burner, method and apparatus - U.S. Patent 6,748,745

Authors

Hasan Karim
Kent Lyle
Lance Smith
Shahrokh Etemad, Fairfield UniversityFollow
William C. Pfefferle

Document Type

Patent

Publication Date

6-2004

Abstract

The invention is a method and apparatus for use therewith for a main burner of a gas turbine. The method employs catalytic combustion to support main combustion. More specifically, a rich fuel/air mixture is catalytically oxidized with the resulting reacted mixture being made lean by having additional air added thereto. The resulting lean mixture is then combusted in the presence of the main mixture that is also lean thereby supporting combustion of the main mixture. The method allows for enhanced turndown of a lean main mixture.

Comments

U.S. Patent 6,748,745, issued June 15, 2004.

Repository Citation

Karim, Hasan; Lyle, Kent; Smith, Lance; Etemad, Shahrokh; and Pfefferle, William C., "Main burner, method and apparatus - U.S. Patent 6,748,745" (2004). Engineering Faculty Publications. 10.
https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/engineering-facultypubs/10

Published Citation

Karim, Md Hasan Ul, Kent Lyle, Lance L. Smith, Shahrokh Etemad, and William C. Pfefferle. "Main burner, method and apparatus." U.S. Patent 6,748,745, issued June 15, 2004.