Oxygen Enriched Air/Natural Gas Burner System Development. Annual Report July 1984-June 1985

摘要

Air is said to be enriched when the oxygen concentration is increased beyond the normal 20.9%. Oxygen enrichment is known to increase the flame temperature, improve process efficiency, and lower energy consumption. A market survey was performed to characterize high-temperature industrial production processes that use natural gas. The benefits of enrichment are compared to other methods of energy conservation. The state-of-the-art air-fuel burners are identified for detailed evaluation with oxygen enrichment.