Patents by Inventor Naofumi Abe

Naofumi Abe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10677457
    Abstract: A combustion burner includes a plurality of splitters (5), (6), (7) configured to divide a fuel gas flow by a widened portion where a width of the widened portion increases as the widened portion extends in the direction of the fuel gas flow. The splitters include: slitted splitters (5), (6) configured to slits (SL) at a downstream end in the fuel gas flow; and non-slitted splitters (7) configured to adjacently to the slitted splitters (5), (6), each of the non-slitted splitters (7) configured to the widened portion at a downstream end in the fuel gas flow, and configured to a fixed width in a direction of the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Tominaga, Keigo Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Domoto, Ryuichiro Tanaka, Naofumi Abe, Jun Kasai
  • Patent number: 10591154
    Abstract: A combustion burner including: a fuel nozzle (61) which ejects a fuel gas that is a mixture of fuel and air; a combustion air nozzle (62) which ejects air from an outer side of the fuel nozzle (61); first members (71) which are arranged inside the fuel nozzle (61) and which each comprise a first inclined surface (82a) inclined with respect to the flow of the fuel gas, and a first inclination end edge where the inclination of the first inclined surface (82a) ends; and second members (72) which are arranged downstream of the first inclination end edges in the direction of fuel gas flow, and which each comprise a second inclined surface (84a) inclined towards the first members (71) with respect to the fuel gas flow and a second inclination end edge where the inclination of the second inclined surface (84a) ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Domoto, Yukihiro Tominaga, Ryuichiro Tanaka, Naofumi Abe
  • Patent number: 10458645
    Abstract: To provide: a fuel nozzle (51) that can inject fuel gas in which fuel and air are mixed; a flame stabilizer (54) provided on an axial center side near a tip end of the fuel nozzle (51); and a casing member (55) that partitions an inner flow channel in which the flame stabilizer (54) is provided and an outer flow channel on an outer side of the inner flow channel, inside the fuel nozzle (51), where the flow channel cross-sectional area of the inner flow channel partitioned by the casing member (55) expands in the flow direction of the fuel gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Matsumoto, Yukihiro Tominaga, Akimasa Takayama, Kazuhiro Domoto, Ryuichiro Tanaka, Keita Tsukahara, Naofumi Abe
  • Patent number: 10281142
    Abstract: A solid-fuel-fired burner that suppresses a high-temperature oxygen remaining region formed at the outer circumference of a flame and that can decrease the amount of NOx eventually produced is provided. A solid-fuel-fired burner that is used in a burner section of a solid-fuel-fired boiler for performing low-NOx combustion separately in the burner section and in an additional-air injection section and that injects powdered solid-fuel and air into a furnace includes a fuel burner having internal flame stabilization and a secondary-air injection port that does not perform flame stabilization, in which the air ratio in the fuel burner is set to 0.85 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Matsumoto, Koutaro Fujimura, Kazuhiro Domoto, Toshimitsu Ichinose, Naofumi Abe, Jun Kasai
  • Publication number: 20180195715
    Abstract: A combustion burner includes a plurality of splitters (5), (6), (7) configured to divide a fuel gas flow by a widened portion where a width of the widened portion increases as the widened portion extends in the direction of the fuel gas flow. The splitters include: slitted splitters (5), (6) configured to slits (SL) at a downstream end in the fuel gas flow; and non-slitted splitters (7) configured to adjacently to the slitted splitters (5), (6), each of the non-slitted splitters (7) configured to the widened portion at a downstream end in the fuel gas flow, and configured to a fixed width in a direction of the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Tominaga, Keigo Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Domoto, Ryuichiro Tanaka, Naofumi Abe, Jun Kasai
  • Publication number: 20180045404
    Abstract: Provided is a combustion burner including: a fuel nozzle (61) which ejects a fuel gas that is a mixture of fuel and air; a combustion air nozzle (62) which ejects air from an outer side of the fuel nozzle (61); first members (71) which are arranged inside the fuel nozzle (61) and which each comprise a first inclined surface (82a) inclined with respect to the flow of the fuel gas, and a first inclination end edge where the inclination of the first inclined surface (82a) ends; and second members (72) which are arranged downstream of the first inclination end edges in the direction of fuel gas flow, and which each comprise a second inclined surface (84a) inclined towards the first members (71) with respect to the fuel gas flow and a second inclination end edge where the inclination of the second inclined surface (84a) ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Domoto, Yukihiro Tominaga, Ryuichiro Tanaka, Naofumi Abe
  • Publication number: 20180045403
    Abstract: To provide: a fuel nozzle (51) that can inject fuel gas in which fuel and air are mixed; a flame stabilizer (54) provided on an axial center side near a tip end of the fuel nozzle (51); and a casing member (55) that partitions an inner flow channel in which the flame stabilizer (54) is provided and an outer flow channel on an outer side of the inner flow channel, inside the fuel nozzle (51), where the flow channel cross-sectional area of the inner flow channel partitioned by the casing member (55) expands in the flow direction of the fuel gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Matsumoto, Yukihiro Tominaga, Akimasa Takayama, Kazuhiro Domoto, Ryuichiro Tanaka, Keita Tsukahara, Naofumi Abe
  • Patent number: 9869469
    Abstract: A combustion burner 1 includes a fuel nozzle 2 that injects fuel gas prepared by mixing solid fuel and primary air, secondary air nozzles 3, 4 that inject secondary air from the outer periphery of the fuel nozzle 2, and a flame holder 5 that is arranged in an opening of the fuel nozzle 2. In the combustion burner 1, the flame holder 5 has a splitting shape that widens in the flow direction of the fuel gas. When seen in cross section along a direction in which the flame holder 5 widens, the cross section passing through the central axis of the fuel nozzle 2, a maximum distance h from the central axis of the fuel nozzle 2 to the widened end of the flame holder 5 and an inside diameter r of the opening 21 of the fuel nozzle 2 satisfy h/(r/2)<0.6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Matsumoto, Koutaro Fujimura, Kazuhiro Domoto, Toshimitsu Ichinose, Naofumi Abe, Jun Kasai
  • Patent number: 9702545
    Abstract: An oil-fired burner (30A) for warming, disposed adjacent to the outer periphery of a pulverized coal burner which inputs pulverized coal and air into a furnace, includes: an oil gun (32) for inputting an oil fuel disposed at the center of an outlet opening of a nozzle main body (31) substantially rectangular in cross-section; and a secondary air input port (40) disposed so as to surround the outer periphery of the oil gun (32), wherein the secondary air input port (40) is constituted of: a central arc section (41) substantially similar in shape to a circular diffuser (34) mounted on the leading end side of the oil gun (32); and rectangular sections (42L, 42R) provided continuously from both sides of the central arc section (41) and narrowed in face-to-face dimension in the direction of the adjacent pulverized coal burners so as to increase the distance from them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Domoto, Naofumi Abe, Jun Kasai
  • Patent number: 9671108
    Abstract: Provided is a combustion burner including: a fuel nozzle (51) that is able to blow a fuel gas obtained by mixing pulverized coal with primary air; a secondary air nozzle (52) that is able to blow secondary air from the outside of the fuel nozzle (51); a flame stabilizer (54) that is provided at a front end portion of the fuel nozzle (51) so as to be near the axis center; and a rectification member (55) that is provided between the inner wall surface of the fuel nozzle (51) and the flame stabilizer (54), wherein an appropriate flow of a fuel gas obtained by mixing solid fuel with air may be realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Domoto, Naofumi Abe, Jun Kasai
  • Publication number: 20170045221
    Abstract: Provided is a combustion burner including: a fuel nozzle (51) that is able to blow a fuel gas obtained by mixing pulverized coal with primary air; a secondary air nozzle (52) that is able to blow secondary air from the outside of the fuel nozzle (51); a flame stabilizer (54) that is provided at a front end portion of the fuel nozzle (51) so as to be near the axis center; and a rectification member (55) that is provided between the inner wall surface of the fuel nozzle (51) and the flame stabilizer (54), wherein an appropriate flow of a fuel gas obtained by mixing solid fuel with air may be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Domoto, Naofumi Abe, Jun Kasai
  • Publication number: 20160356489
    Abstract: Provided is a combustion burner including: a fuel nozzle (51) that is able to blow a fuel gas obtained by mixing pulverized coal with primary air; a secondary air nozzle (52) that is able to blow secondary air from the outside of the fuel nozzle (51); a flame stabilizer (54) that is provided at a front end portion of the fuel nozzle (51) so as to be near the axis center; and a rectification member (55) that is provided between the inner wall surface of the fuel nozzle (51) and the flame stabilizer (54), wherein an appropriate flow of a fuel gas obtained by mixing solid fuel with air may be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Domoto, Naofumi Abe, Jun Kasai
  • Publication number: 20160356490
    Abstract: Provided is a combustion burner including: a fuel nozzle (51) that is able to blow a fuel gas obtained by mixing pulverized coal with primary air; a secondary air nozzle (52) that is able to blow secondary air from the outside of the fuel nozzle (51); a flame stabilizer (54) that is provided at a front end portion of the fuel nozzle (51) so as to be near the axis center; and a rectification member (55) that is provided between the inner wall surface of the fuel nozzle (51) and the flame stabilizer (54), wherein an appropriate flow of a fuel gas obtained by mixing solid fuel with air may be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Domoto, Naofumi Abe, Jun Kasai
  • Publication number: 20160356494
    Abstract: Provided is a combustion burner including: a fuel nozzle (51) that is able to blow a fuel gas obtained by mixing pulverized coal with primary air; a secondary air nozzle (52) that is able to blow secondary air from the outside of the fuel nozzle (51); a flame stabilizer (54) that is provided at a front end portion of the fuel nozzle (51) so as to be near the axis center; and a rectification member (55) that is provided between the inner wall surface of the fuel nozzle (51) and the flame stabilizer (54), wherein an appropriate flow of a fuel gas obtained by mixing solid fuel with air may be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Domoto, Naofumi Abe, Jun Kasai
  • Publication number: 20160010853
    Abstract: A combustion burner 1 includes a fuel nozzle 2 that injects fuel gas prepared by mixing solid fuel and primary air, secondary air nozzles 3, 4 that inject secondary air from the outer periphery of the fuel nozzle 2, and a flame holder 5 that is arranged in an opening of the fuel nozzle 2. In the combustion burner 1, the flame holder 5 has a splitting shape that widens in the flow direction of the fuel gas. When seen in cross section along a direction in which the flame holder 5 widens, the cross section passing through the central axis of the fuel nozzle 2, a maximum distance h from the central axis of the fuel nozzle 2 to the widened end of the flame holder 5 and an inside diameter r of the opening 21 of the fuel nozzle 2 satisfy h/(r/2)<0.6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Matsumoto, Koutaro Fujimura, Kazuhiro Domoto, Toshimitsu Ichinose, Naofumi Abe, Jun Kasai
  • Patent number: 9127836
    Abstract: A combustion burner 1 includes a fuel nozzle 2 that injects fuel gas prepared by mixing solid fuel and primary air, secondary air nozzles 3, 4 that inject secondary air from the outer periphery of the fuel nozzle 2, and a flame holder 5 that is arranged in an opening of the fuel nozzle 2. In the combustion burner 1, the flame holder 5 has a splitting shape that widens in the flow direction of the fuel gas. When seen in cross section along a direction in which the flame holder 5 widens, the cross section passing through the central axis of the fuel nozzle 2, a maximum distance h from the central axis of the fuel nozzle 2 to the widened end of the flame holder 5 and an inside diameter r of the opening 21 of the fuel nozzle 2 satisfy h/(r/2)<0.6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Matsumoto, Koutaro Fujimura, Kazuhiro Domoto, Toshimitsu Ichinose, Naofumi Abe, Jun Kasai
  • Publication number: 20140356795
    Abstract: An oil-fired burner (30A) for warming, disposed adjacent to the outer periphery of a pulverized coal burner which inputs pulverized coal and air into a furnace, includes: an oil gun (32) for inputting an oil fuel disposed at the center of an outlet opening of a nozzle main body (31) substantially rectangular in cross-section; and a secondary air input port (40) disposed so as to surround the outer periphery of the oil gun (32), wherein the secondary air input port (40) is constituted of: a central arc section (41) substantially similar in shape to a circular diffuser (34) mounted on the leading end side of the oil gun (32); and rectangular sections (42L, 42R) provided continuously from both sides of the central arc section (41) and narrowed in face-to-face dimension in the direction of the adjacent pulverized coal burners so as to increase the distance from them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Domoto, Naofumi Abe, Jun Kasai
  • Publication number: 20140011141
    Abstract: Provided is a combustion burner including: a fuel nozzle (51) that is able to blow a fuel gas obtained by mixing pulverized coal with primary air; a secondary air nozzle (52) that is able to blow secondary air from the outside of the fuel nozzle (51); a flame stabilizer (54) that is provided at a front end portion of the fuel nozzle (51) so as to be near the axis center; and a rectification member (55) that is provided between the inner wall surface of the fuel nozzle (51) and the flame stabilizer (54), wherein an appropriate flow of a fuel gas obtained by mixing solid fuel with air may be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Domoto, Naofumi Abe, Jun Kasai
  • Publication number: 20120247376
    Abstract: A combustion burner 1 includes a fuel nozzle 2 that injects fuel gas prepared by mixing solid fuel and primary air, secondary air nozzles 3, 4 that inject secondary air from the outer periphery of the fuel nozzle 2, and a flame holder 5 that is arranged in an opening of the fuel nozzle 2. In the combustion burner 1, the flame holder 5 has a splitting shape that widens in the flow direction of the fuel gas. When seen in cross section along a direction in which the flame holder 5 widens, the cross section passing through the central axis of the fuel nozzle 2, a maximum distance h from the central axis of the fuel nozzle 2 to the widened end of the flame holder 5 and an inside diameter r of the opening 21 of the fuel nozzle 2 satisfy h/(r/2)<0.6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Matsumoto, Koutaro Fujimura, Kazuhiro Domoto, Toshimitsu Ichinose, Naofumi Abe, Jun Kasai
  • Publication number: 20120152158
    Abstract: A solid-fuel-fired burner that suppresses a high-temperature oxygen remaining region formed at the outer circumference of a flame and that can decrease the amount of NOx eventually produced is provided. A solid-fuel-fired burner that is used in a burner section of a solid-fuel-fired boiler for performing low-NOx combustion separately in the burner section and in an additional-air injection section and that injects powdered solid-fuel and air into a furnace includes a fuel burner having internal flame stabilization and a secondary-air injection port that does not perform flame stabilization, in which the air ratio in the fuel burner is set to 0.85 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Matsumoto, Koutaro Fujimura, Kazuhiro Domoto, Toshimitsu Ichinose, Naofumi Abe, Jun Kasai