Burner apparatus
First Claim
1. A burner apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of burner nozzles, each burner nozzle having a central axis and comprising;
a body defining a body cavity therein and an air inlet and a fluid inlet in communication with said body cavity;
a nozzle insert disposed in said body cavity and defining a central opening therethrough and an air port in communication with said air inlet and a fluid port in communication with said fluid inlet; and
means for sealingly separating said air inlet and said fluid inlet;
an air manifold having a longitudinal central axis and defining an air manifold cavity therein in communication with each of said air inlets, wherein;
the central axes of a plurality of said burner nozzles are angularly disposed with respect to said central axis of said air manifold; and
said burner nozzles are circumferentially spaced from one another about said central axis of said air manifold; and
pilot lighting means for substantially simultaneously igniting an air and fluid mixture discharged from said nozzle inserts.
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Abstract
A burner apparatus for burning petroleum products during well testing. The apparatus comprises a plurality of burner nozzles for mixing air, oil or other flammable hydrocarbon, and in some cases steam, and discharges the mixture for burning. Each module may have a plurality of burner nozzles, and a plurality of such modules may be connected together. Each burner nozzle has a body with an air inlet and a fluid inlet, a nozzle insert disposed in the body and having an air port in communication with the air inlet and a fluid port in communication with the fluid inlet. Sealing is provided between the nozzle insert and the body. The body may also have a steam inlet, and the nozzle insert may also have a steam port in communication with the steam inlet, for directing steam into the apparatus to increase the mixing energy and temperature, thereby facilitating atomization. A single pilot and igniter system may be used for substantially simultaneously igniting the air and fluid mixture discharged from the nozzle inserts.
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13 Claims
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1. A burner apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of burner nozzles, each burner nozzle having a central axis and comprising; a body defining a body cavity therein and an air inlet and a fluid inlet in communication with said body cavity; a nozzle insert disposed in said body cavity and defining a central opening therethrough and an air port in communication with said air inlet and a fluid port in communication with said fluid inlet; and means for sealingly separating said air inlet and said fluid inlet; an air manifold having a longitudinal central axis and defining an air manifold cavity therein in communication with each of said air inlets, wherein; the central axes of a plurality of said burner nozzles are angularly disposed with respect to said central axis of said air manifold; and said burner nozzles are circumferentially spaced from one another about said central axis of said air manifold; and pilot lighting means for substantially simultaneously igniting an air and fluid mixture discharged from said nozzle inserts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A burner apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of burner modules, each burner module comprising; a plurality of bodies, each body having an air inlet and a fluid inlet; a nozzle insert disposed in each of said bodies, each nozzle insert having an air port in communication with a corresponding air inlet and a fluid port in communication with a corresponding fluid inlet; and a manifold defining an air chamber therein in communication with the air inlets of each of said bodies; wherein; central axes of a plurality of said bodies are angularly disposed with respect to a central axis of said manifold; and said bodies are circumferentially spaced from one another about said central axis of said manifold. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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