Low NOx Combustion Technology for Minimizing NOx

A noble low NOx combustion technology, based on
partial oxidation combustion concept in a fuel rich combustion zone, is
successfully applied in this research. The burner is designed such that
a portion of fuel is heated and pre-vaporized in the furnace then
injected into a fuel rich combustion zone so that a partial oxidation
reaction occurs. The effects of equivalence ratio, thermal load, and
fuel distribution ratio on the emissions of NOx and CO are
experimentally investigated. This newly developed combustion
technology showed very low NOx emission level, about 12 ppm, when
light oil is used as a fuel.

• Sewon Kim
• Changyeop Lee
• Minjun Kwon

• Burner
• low NOx
• liquid fuel
• partial oxidation
• fuel rich.

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