Adjustable Burners for Heaters
AssigneeUop LLC
InventorsEdward R. Morgan, Kenneth D. Peters, Dennis M. Clary
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Abstract
Disclosed are heaters having at least one adjustable fired burner and an adjustable fired burner for use with various types of heaters. The heaters may be part of an industrial processes such as petroleum refining. The adjustable burners are configured to be adjusted and positioned in any direction and then be locked into place. The adjustable burners may be adjusted automatically or manually. The ability to quickly adjust the position of an adjustable burner results in substantially less or virtually no damage to elements in the heater and provides for a more even distribution of heat within the heater.
Claims26
A fired heater for industrial processes comprising:
- at least one channel carrying a process stream, the channel having at least one inlet terminal and at least one outlet terminal;
- at least one burner producing a flame, the flame configured to heat the channel,
- wherein the at least one burner is configured to be adjustable between a neutral position and an adjusted position.
A fired heater comprising:
- a channel carrying at least one stream of material;
- a base and at least one wall, the base and at least one wall providing at least one burner mounting surface;
- a chamber within at least one mounting surface;
- an adjustable burner comprising at least one fuel pipe in communication with at least one fuel source, the burner configured to produce a flame from an end of the fuel pipe, the adjustable burner adjacent the channel;
- at least one burner adjustment mechanism comprising:
- at least one rotatable turntable coupled to at least one mounting surface;
- at least one connector;
- at least one rotatable support;
- wherein the at least one connector is coupled to the turntable and the at least one rotatable support,
- wherein the at least one rotatable support is coupled to the burner,
- wherein rotation of the at least one turntable adjusts the position of the adjustable burner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.