GAS, OIL, MIXTURE, dualfuel, AIR CASING BURNERS • burner brAckets

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GAS BURNER DUAL FLAME

The HORN DUALFLAME gas burner is installed as an underport-burner By adjusting the position of the inner nozzle toward the outer nozzles,
in cross fired or end fired regenerative furnaces. Its design enables the mixing impulse of both gas streams can be optimized to suit the
the furnace operator to adjust the flame formation smoothly within a furnace conditions.
wide range – from short and sharp to long and soft.
With this technical solution, the operator is able to adjust the flame
With the DUALFLAME burner both the velocity of the gas as well as formation smoothly to suit the conditions of the furnace layout and of
the type of streaming, from laminar to turbulent, can be controlled. the melting technology, without being forced to change the nozzles
If the fuel throughput remains the same, the velocity and mixing im- itself! The hot spot of the glass melt can be stabilized with the optimal
pulses can be varied as desired. length of the flame. Furthermore NOx formation is minimized by the
correct mixing impulse of the two gas streams coming from the burner
This is achieved by way of two separate nozzles inside the burner lance.
nozzles.
The gas quantity for each nozzle can be controlled. Consequently the
velocity is amended at the exit of the burner.

Adjustment possibilities of the gas flow

Replacing existing burner systems by the DUALFLAME burner is pos- The DUALFLAME burner is equipped with a compressed air connec-
sible during full production without any trouble or interruption of the tion which is used for cooling purposes during non operation of the
melting process. The burner can be installed in regenerative end fired burner. Both the compressed air connection and the gas connection
furnaces, cross fired furnaces, float glass furnaces as well as recupera- are made by way of a quick-release coupling.
tive furnaces.
HORN offers two different adjustment possibilities: the manu-
All types of gases, as well as an LPG/air-mixture can be used with this ally controlled burner, DUALFLAME MC, and the automatically
burner. controlled burner, DUALFLAME AC.

DUALFLAME MC 6

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5

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1. casing pipe 4. inner gas pipe
2. gas nozzle - outside 5. control wheel - inner nozzle position
3. gas nozzle - inside 6. control wheel - outer nozzle gas stream
Model Max. capacity Gas attachment
The DUALFLAME MC burners are equipped with special dimensioned MC 200 200m³n/h DN 50, R 2“
burner nozzles according to the existing gas consumption, available
MC 500 500m³n/h DN 65, R 2 ½“
flame length and distance between the burner lances.
MC 700 700m³n/h DN 80, R3“
This choice of tailor-made burner nozzles forms the basis for an opti-
mized burner lance. MC 1000 1000m³n/h DN 100, R4“
The burner can be adjusted further with the hand wheels at the rear The length of the flame can be determined exactly with the second
part of the burner lance during operation. hand wheel at the burner, whereby the gas quantity in the interior and
outer nozzle can be controlled. Maintaining the entire gas quantity
Adjusting the position of the interior nozzle will amend the annular
needed in the interior nozzle will create high gas velocity and thus a
gap towards the outside nozzle. In case the interior nozzle is drawn
very long flame.
back the kinetic energy of the gas will be reduced and consequently
the mixing impulse of both the inner and outer gas streams will be Distributing the gas quantity to both the interior and outside nozzle
reduced, thus producing a wide and soft flame. On the other hand a will reduce the flame length.
sharp and strong flame can be achieved by reducing the annular gap
The adjustable gas velocity can vary e.g. between
of inner and outer nozzles when moving the inner nozzles forward.
values of < 20 m/s and >200 m/s.

DUALFLAME AC 1
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As is the case with the DUALFLAME MC 5
burner, the AC burner works with two
nozzles, an inner and an outer nozzle.
The position of the inner nozzle can be
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controlled by a hand wheel at the rear of 7
the burner in the same way as the DUAL-
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FLAME MC. Thus the flame can be shaped 1. casing pipe
from soft and wide to sharp and strong. 2. gas nozzle - outside 5. control wheel - inner nozzle position
3. gas nozzle - inside 6. gas connection - inside nozzle
The DUALFLAME AC (= Advanced Control) burner, however, works
4. inner gas pipe 7. gas connection - outside nozzle
with an automatic control of the gas quantity towards the inner and
outer nozzle. Therefore gas control valves for each nozzle are installed
in the utility equipment in front of the burner. This enables the fur-
nace operator to adjust the flame length automatically in the control
room without manual adjustment directly at the burner under the hot
burner port.

Apart from the automatic adjustment of the burner after a load

change and/or a change in the gas quantity, the ratio of the gas flow
between the inner nozzle and the outer nozzle is maintained exactly
constant even when the total gas quantity changes.

Furthermore, all burners can be regulated identically without varia-

tions since the gas quantity for the inner and outer nozzle is measured. + Facts:
This results in absolute identical firing conditions in each firing period
for both the left and the right burner port(s). • precise adjustment of flame formation
Another advantage of the DUALFLAME AC burner is the laminar gas • velocity control and mixing impulse from outside without nozzle
flow in the inner nozzle which, unlike the DUALFLAME MC burner, is replacement
not equipped with openings. Therefore the laminar outflow of the gas • low NOx formation
at the nozzle head is guaranteed and will prevent NOx formation. • automatic control of the velocity with the DUALFLAME AC
• for underport installation at cross fired and end fired furnaces or
Normally the gas quantity in the interior nozzle is adjusted by moving
as air casing burner
the outside nozzle valve when total gas quantity is constant:
• for all types of gases
• outside nozzle valve is closed in order to increase gas quantity in • reduced corrosion of the port gable wall and burner tips
the inner nozzle • Maintenance is only necessary for the burner tips, which are
• outside nozzle valve is opened in order to decrease gas quantity in made of highest quality stainless steel
the inner nozzle.

The adjustable gas velocity can vary

e.g. between values of < 20 m/s and Model Gas capacity Gas attachment
>200 m/s depending on gas admission AC 500 Norm. 250 - 450m³n/h, max. 550m³n/h DN 65, R21/2“ / DN 32 R11/4“
pressure, gas consumption, gas distrib-
ution to each nozzle and the size of the AC 700 Norm. 400 - 700m³n/h, max. 850m³n/h DN 80, R3“ / DN 50, R2“
nozzles. AC 1000 Norm. 500 - 1000m³n/h, max. 1100m³n/h DN 80, R4“ / DN 50, R2“
OIL BURNER MOB – Multi Oil Burner
6 1. air nozzle 6. counter ring
2. oil nozzle 7. quick action stop coupling for oil
3. nozzle guidance 8. quick action stop coupling for air
4. oil piping with casing 9. gasket
5. outside piping 10. gasket

7 8 5

The HORN MOB burner for oil is installed as underport burner in cross
fired or end fired regenerative furnaces. Its design enables the furnace
operator to adjust the flame formation in two ways: the dimension of
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the oil nozzle and the dimension of the air nozzle. Flame adjustment

The performance adjustment and flame adjustment are executed by The fine-tuning of the nozzles can only take place at the individual
means of the relevant nozzle drillings. melting ends on site due to various influencing factors. Therefore it is
necessary to start with the smallest basic nozzle and to increase the
Air nozzle
drilling step by step after the evaluation of the achieved waste gas
The air nozzle cross-section has to be designed according to the avail- values until the best possible results are attained.
able oil viscosity, the atomizing compressed air pressure and the de-
Therefore the values of exhaust gas temperature, exhaust gas O2 con-
sired flame length on site.
tent, exhaust gas CO and NOx or NO2 values (at 8 % O2 in the ex-
Depending on the oil viscosity and the desired sharpness of the flame, haust gas) have to be supervised in order to optimize the flame step by
the atomising air consumption lies between 0,2 – 0,5 Nm³/kg fuel. The step until the measuring values cannot be improved further.
available air pressure should have about 2,5 – 3,5 bar.
With this flame adjustment, the melting process and the glass quality
Oil nozzle can be improved while having the lowest possible energy consumption!

Dimensioning of the oil nozzle depends on the oil quantity, oil viscosity Connections
and type of atomizing air.
The oil connection and the atomizing air connection of the MOB burn-
In the case of atomization by compressed air only, the working pres- er are made by way of a quick-release coupling.
sure of the oil is relatively low, which amounts to 0,3 – 2,0 bar in the
oil nozzle area, according to the root form of the flame.

The oil outlet stream should come out of the oil nozzle with a moder-
ate outlet velocity.

Therefore the oil nozzle will have a relatively large nozzle drilling in
order to reduce the oil velocity which furthermore reduces the con-
tamination of the nozzle by means of deposits.

Atomizing

The higher the difference between the oil velocity and the compressed
air stream coating the oil stream, the more effective the atomizing effect. + Facts:
Normally, the difference velocity between oil stream and compressed
• smooth adjustment of flame formation by different air and oil
air amounts to approx. 200 m/s. Higher difference velocities improve
nozzles
the atomising intensity but need a higher atomizing air pressure of e.g.
• oil atomizing with compressed air or all types gas
3 - 3,5 bar and increase noise development which can be more than
• low NOx formation
90 dBA.
• for underport installation at cross fired and end fired furnaces or
The compressed air necessary for the atomization of 1 kg fuel oil can as air casing burner
differ considerably. It can be between 0,2 – 0,5 Nm³/kg oil. It depends • for heavy oil and light oil usage
mainly on the available melting end conditions (length-width-ratio), • design prevents rapid nozzle blocking, thereby minimising main-
melting capacity, cullet portion, type of glass, burner port design, orifice tenance time
design, oil viscosity, compressed air pressure, free cross section in the air • Maintenance is only necessary for the burner tips, which are
nozzle area, pressure losses within the atomizer up to the nozzle head made of highest quality stainless steel
and, last but not least, on the desired atomizing fineness.
 DUALFUEL burner

The Oil/Gas burner Dualfuel OG for melting ends with regenerative

heating is a combination between Multioil-burner MOB and Dual-
flame AC gas burner and has one oil, one atomization air and one
gas connection. This burner provides the possibility to run a combi-
nation between oil and gas in one burner, but also to run only oil or
gas without changing of burner. The burner runs with natural gas,
biogas, coal gas, furnace oil, light oil and as atomizing fuel gas or
6 5 compressed air.

1 2 3 4

1. oil connection 4. oil burner MOB

2. atomizing connection 5. gas burner Dualflame
3. gas connection 6. shifting device

+ Technical Data
Facts:

• Special design to prevent fast blocking of the oil nozzle is re-

Gas quantity: up to 600 m³/h
ducing the maintenance time to a minimum
• No necessity to change the burner while changing the com- Gas connection: 3”, 0,15 – 0,8 bar
bustion fuel. Also the possibility to run with both fuel – oil
and gas Oil quantity: up to 450 kg/h
• Immediate burning out at the port bench is prevented by Oil connection: ½”, approx. 2 bar
a special nozzle design resulting in reduced corrosion of the
port gable wall and especially of the burner blocks
Atomizing (air or gas): up to 300 m³/h
• Lifespan of the burners is 10 years minimum.
Atomizing connection: ¾”, approx.. 2,5 bar
• Maintenance is only necessary for the burner tips, which are
made of highest quality stainless steel Maximum power total: up to 13.500 kW
AIR Casing Burners

HCB for hot air

The HORN industrial burner type, HCB, is a burner with an air cas-
ing containing a high temperature-resistant inner lining. Hereby the
burner is damped against noise, becomes temperature resistant, and
is suitable for combustion air temperatures of up to max. 750° C.

The entire combustion air is force-supplied to the burner by air fans.

The industrial burner can be operated with all types of gas (natural
gas, LPG air mixture and biogas) and all types of oil (heavy fuel oil,
light fuel oil). Therefore the casing is only equipped with the relevant
burner lance:
• Dualflame MC for all types of gas
• Multi Oil Burner MOB for all types of oil

An appropriate burner block made of suitable refractory material has

to be provided for the burner at the furnace.

Therefore the HORN industrial burner type HCB is especially suit-

able for the high temperature area at recuperative fired glass melting
plants because of its robustness and immunity to back-temperatures.

The connections at the burner lances DUALFLAME for gas and MOB
for oil are made by way of a quick-release coupling. The connection
for the preheated combustion air is made by way of a standard flange
according to PN (nominal pressure) 10.
Model Output in KW Air connection flange
1 45 – 450 kWh DN 200, PN 10

2 100 – 1000 kWH DN 250, PN 10

3 200 – 2000 kWH DN 300, PN 10

HCB burner with MOB burner for oil operation

Oil pressure at burner min. 0,2 bar – max. 2,5 bar
Oil viscosity at burner 10 – 20 cSt. (2° - 3° E)
Compressed air pressure min. 1,5 bar – max. 3.0 bar
at burner
Combustion air max. 750 °C
temperature
Combustion air pressure max. 15 mbar

+ Facts: HCB burner with Dualflame MC burner for gas operation

• used for recuperative fired furnaces (end fired or cross fired) Gas pressure at burner min. 0,1 bar – max. 0,4 bar
• suitable for hot air up to 750 °C Combustion air max. 750 °C
• firing with oil or gas temperature
• ceramic lining for heat insulation and noise reduction Combustion air pressure approx. 15 mbar
 Gas Burner Type CCB-40

CCB for cold air Burner performance (max.): 100 kW/20°C

Gas quantity (max.): 10 m3n/h

The HORN industrial burner type CCB is a specially designed burner

HORN Gas Burner Type CCB-65
with a heat resistant steel casing for hot air up to 450 °C. The entire Burner performance (max.): 300 kW/ 20° C
combustion air is force-supplied to the burner by air fans. Gas quantity (max.): 30 m3n/h
The industrial burner can be operated with all types of gas (natural
HORN Gas Burner Type CCB-80
gas, LPG air mixture, and biogas) and all types of oil (heavy fuel oil,
light fuel oil). Therefore the casing is only equipped with a special Burner performance (max.): 450 KW/20°C
burner lance: Gas quantity (max.): 45 m3n/h
• natural gas burner HORN Gas Burner Type CCB-100
• Multi Oil Burner MOB for all types of oil
Burner performance (max.): 750 KW/20°C
Therefore the HORN CCB industrial burner is especially suited for heat- Gas quantity (max.): 75,0 m3n/h
ing in distributor channels because of its robustness and simple con-
struction. HORN Gas Burner Type CCB-125
Burner performance (max.): 1100 KW/20°C
Gas quantity (max.): 100,0 m3n/h

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Facts:

• used for heating of distributor channels or working tanks

• suitable for hot air up to 450 °C
• firing with oil or gas
• robust, heat resistant steel casing

Gas / Air - Mixture burner

The Gas / Air- Mixture burner is typically used together with the gas
station “CORA” to heat the glass distribution channel and fore-
hearths. The Gas / Air – Mixture burners are installed along the length
of the distributor and forehearth side wall with a distance of 114 mm
between each burner. Bespoke distances are also possible.

The burners are made of steel with either a steel nozzle or ceramic 5 3 1 6 2
nozzle at the front. The nozzles are designed for a maximum gas 4
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flow of 0,7 Nm³/h and minimum gas flow of 0,07 Nm³/h. All types
gas can be used.
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The steel or ceramic nozzle in front of the burner is installed inside

the burner block and sealed by a ceramic fibre sealing ring between
burner block and nozzle, while the rear part of the burner is braced
inside the gas-air-mixture manifold pipe.

+ 1. mixture burner 4. gas seal

Facts:
2. mixing manifold 5. Double-sided holder
• steel or ceramic burner nozzles available 3. ceramic fiber seal 6. One-sided holder
• 0,07 Nm³/h up to 0,7 Nm³/h gas throughput
• firing with all types of gas
Accessories

Burner Bracket

The HORN burner bracket is a reliable and easy adjustable bracket,

which can be used to fix the gas burner lances or oil burner lances
at regenerative glass melting furnaces. HORN improved the bracket
by additional scales in order to adjust the bracket more precise. Now,
with the new scales the unit is adjustable on scales in the horizontal
and vertical direction, as well as rotation and burner angle.

+ Facts:
• Fast burner change with a single screw and quick couplings
• Opimised atmospheric sealing of the furnace through burner
sealing plate
• Bracket adjustment in vertical and horizontal directions
• Air cooled sealing plate protects the burner nozzles from the
hot furnace atmosphere
• Brackets available in special designs and different tailor-made
lengths.
• Flexible hoses allow free adjustment possibilities - especially
suitable for confined installation spaces
• Subsequent addition with minimum effort
• Burner bracket fits for every kind of HORN burner

Quick coupling Flexible hoses

HORN Glass Industries AG • Bergstraße 2, D-95703 Plößberg/Germany

Tel.: +49 9636 / 9204-0 • Fax: +49 9636 / 920410 • URL: www.hornglas.de