Burner for the gasification of a solid fuel

A burner for the gasification of a solid fuel, comprising a burner front having an opening for discharging a solid fuel and a single central opening for discharging an oxygen containing gas, wherein the opening for discharging the solid fuel is fluidly connected to a central passage way and wherein the opening for discharging the oxygen containing gas is fluidly connected to an annular passage way for passage of oxygen positioned co-axially with the central passage way and

• wherein the central passage way has a downstream part wherein the diameter of the passage way increases over a first length and subsequently decreases over a second length terminating at the burner front and wherein inside the downstream part of the central passage way a hollow member is positioned which is closed at one end and has an opening at the burner front, the hollow member having an increasing diameter and decreasing diameter aligned with the increasing and decreasing diameter of the central passage way to form an annular passage for the solid fuel terminating at burner front in a inwardly directed annular opening for discharging the solid fuel
• and wherein the hollow member is fluidly connected with the annular passage way for the oxygen containing gas by means of one or more connecting conduits and wherein the opening of the hollow member is the opening for discharging the oxygen containing gas at the burner front and wherein the hollow member has an internal increasing diameter and inner decreasing diameter aligned with the increasing and decreasing diameter of the hollow member and wherein the connecting conduits have a discharge opening positioned in the diverging part of the hollow member.