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Coal Fired Applications

Anti-roping Device
Low NOx Controlled Combustion Venturi (CCV) Burners
OVERVIEW
Since the introduction of the first CCV burner in the early 1990s, Riley Power Inc., a Babcock Power Inc. company, has been continuously improving this burner design and its various components to enhance its overall performance and reliability. The original design was followed by the CCV dual air zone burner that offered separate air flow control and improved levels of NOx. Various changes were also made, over time, to improve the mechanical reliability. New materials were also incorporated to improve the overall reliability of these burners depending on coal abrasiveness.

component of NOx emissions control. The US Patent application number for this new device is 12/112,571. Any CCV burner can be equipped with this anti-roping device which is located immediately upstream of the burner coal head and oriented relative to the coal pipe design to eliminate the coal particle rope which develops in any typical coal piping system. The antiroping device, in tandem with a ceramic kicker located at the entrance to the coal nozzle, is designed to redistribute the coal particles entering a pulverized coal burner (shown with the patented CCV coal nozzle in Figure 1). This creates a more uniform coal distribution resulting in improved and controllable combustion. The device eliminates the need for the primary head vanes used previously in CCV burners, thereby eliminating any potential maintenance associated with these items.
Coal Head with 180 Ceramic Tile Ceramic Kicker

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A recent performance enhancement developed by Riley Power is an Antiroping Device. The anti-roping device was designed to enable operators to achieve more uniform coal distribution at the burner exit, which is an important

Ceramic Protective Sleeve 360 Ceramic Tile Nozzle Extension Coal Spreader Support Tube ConformaClad Protection on Leading Edge of Spreader Support Legs Anti-roping Device 310 Stainless Venturi with ConformaClad Protection on Entrance Surface Cast Coal Spreader with ConformaClad on Leading Edge FSR with ConformaClad Inside Face US. PATENT APP # 12/112,571

FIGURE 1: LOW NOx CCV COAL NOZZLE SHOWING THE ANTI-ROPING DEVICE AND CERAMIC KICKER

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FEATURES/BENEFITS
Eliminates the coal particle rope which develops in a typical coal piping system Provides a more even distribution of the fuel and air mixture exiting the burner (Figure 2) Shape and area of device is engineered specifically for each firing system design and characteristics Device is installed between flanges in the existing coal piping system Minimizes the required mechanical modifications to the existing system Minimizes time and cost to retrofit Advanced erosion materials can be applied Maintains the geometry of the engineered device, providing extended wear life and performance

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Minimize the pressure drop at the coal head inlet The specific shape creates regions of cross mixing using a combination of segmented and solid areas around the circumference of the device Enhances more complete mixing of fuel and air

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FIGURE 2: EFFECT OF THE ANTI-ROPING DEVICE

Coal Spreader Coal Spreader Coal Rope

Anti-roping Device

Coal Head Vanes Riley Coal Head

ORIGINAL RILEY COAL HEAD WITHOUT THE ANTI-ROPING DEVICE SHOWING THE COAL ROPE

NEW RILEY COAL HEAD WITH THE ANTI-ROPING DEVICE SHOWING THE BREAKING AND ELIMINATION OF THE COAL ROPE

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Riley Power Inc. 2009

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