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Emissions Homogenized fuel burning in a properly tuned boiler will have a positive reduction in unburned hydrocarbons (CO, fuel and soot), NOx and loss of heat up the stack. This complete combustion means less excess air required to support combustion and less air to form NOx. The clean burn eliminates the soot and vanadium scale formation on boiler fireside. The EPA estimates that 1/8" of soot insulates the tube and reduces the heat transfer by 8%. Unburned hydrocarbons are wasted potential energy. The stacks on the left are from a boiler burning regular #6 fuel with an O2 of 1.25%. The stacks on the right are from a sister boiler burning homogenized fuel injecting 7% water by volume, with controlled water droplet sizes of 4 to 7 microns with 100% dispersion. Oxygen was reduced to 0.4% with clear stack as indicated. When the fuel oil only burns as far as carbon monoxide it produces one third the heat that it would if it burns carbon dioxide. That is a significant loss. The burn process depends upon free oxygen and carbon atoms colliding. As the burn proceeds there are fewer of these atoms to collide. The best known method to enhance the collisions is by a physical change which increases the probability of collision. That physical change resulting from the use of homogenized fuel is by dispersing the fuel rapidly in the furnace. The violent micro-explosions of the 4 to 7 micron water droplets completely atomizes and disperses the fuel. Because the micro water droplets are so small the surface tension strength if very strong relative to the size of the droplet. The cohesive molecules in the center lack the energy needed to escape at normal boiling point. Instead their electrons rotate much faster as the heat is applied until they reach an energy level sufficient to break the surface tension (superheat limit). This is the reason that the micro-explosions have such tremendous power. Studies have proven that 4 to 7 microns are of the right size to completely shatter the oil droplet. For additional information please Contact Us. |
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