Callidus Burners

Jade Burner for Thermal Oxidizers

Innovative Ultra-Low NOx Tail Gas Burner for Thermal Oxidizers

A Balanced Approach to Thermal Oxidizer Design

Balanced Staging

• Splitwastestreams

• Wastegasdeliveredtoburnerperipheryandburnerthroat

• Pre-mixwastegasandcombustionair

• Stagedassistfuel

• Custompositioningoffuelgastips

• Ruggedhigh-energyigniter

TheJadeBurnerfromHoneywellUOPCallidus

isthefirstultra-lowNOxtailgasthermaloxidizer

burnerdesignedandbuiltspecificallytodeliver

ultra-lowNOxemissionswithnospecialphysical

oroperationalrequirements.Inmanycases,

incorporatingtheJadeburnerintoathermal

oxidizerresultsinthelowestnitrousoxides(NOx)

andcarbonmonoxide(CO)emissionsathermal

oxidizercanproduce.

Thepurposeofathermaloxidizeristocombust

(oxidize)variousorganicorinorganiccompounds

fromotherprocessingunits.Wastestreamsmay

becomprisedofacombinationofmaterials.

Tailgasfromasulfurrecoveryunit,fluegasfrom

anFCCunit,andsimilarlowcalorificcontent

wastegasstreamsareusuallycomprisedof

largeproportionsofinertconstituentssuchas:

nitrogen,carbondioxideandwatervapor.Alow

calorificvaluegasstreamcanbeusedtolowera

burner’sflametemperaturebymixingthewaste

gasstreamwithaportionofthefuelgas(staged

gas)priortocombustion.

Loweringtheburner’sflametemperatureand

“inserting”thefuelstreamreducesoverall

NOxemissions.

Introducing Balanced Staging TheJadeburnerusespatentpendingbalanced

stagingtoreduceoreliminatemanyofthe

limitationsofprevioustechnologies.While

othershaveconsideredvariousmethodsand

locationsofwasteorfuelgasstaging,theJade’s

balancedstagingutilizesacombinationofthese

tooptimizecombustionandloweremissions.

TheJadeburnersplitsthewastegasstreaminto

twoportions,deliveringthegasinanannulargas

attheperipheryoftheburnerandthroughthe

centeroftheburner.

Byinjectingaportionofthewastegasintothe

throatoftheburnerandpremixingitwiththe

combustionair,theJadeeffectivelyreducesthe

oxidationofnitrogeninallprincipalNOxforming

mechanisms:thermal,promptandfuel.This

methodoftailgasstagingislargelyuniquetothe

Jade.TheJadeburneralsostagestheassistfuel

tocreateprimaryandsecondaryflamezones.

AnothercharacteristicoftheJade’sbalanced

stagingisthecustomizedpositioningofthe

stagedfuelgastipsrelativetothecentral

airstreamandtheouterwastegasstream.

Thestagedtipsmaybeplacedanywhere,

fromoutsidetheburnerwithintheoncoming

externallystagedwastegasstreamtoinsidethe

burnerwithintheinternalcombustionairstream.

Thedesignistunedtoeachcustomer’sspecific

requirements.TheJadeburnerminimizesNOx

emissionswithoutcausingincreasedemissions

ofCO,UBHCorVOC.TheJadeisfactory-setby

Callidusanddoesnotneedfieldadjustmentor

specialoperatingpractices.

TheJadeburnerincorporatesalobedgastip

tointroducethewastestreamintothecentral

airstreamandtooptimizerapidmixingand

emissionsreduction.Asimplergastipdesign

canbeusedwhenslowermixingisdesired.

Variationsofthesedesignsareconsideredwhen

optimizingthetipforspecificcases.Mixingrates

andmeansofachievingthoseratesarecustom

designconsiderationsthatarecriticaltoproper

performance.Whileburnersnottunedbythis

strictdesigncriteriamayfunction,theyarelikely

notoptimalforagivenwastegascomposition,

flowrateandtemperature.

TheJadeburner’sbalancedstagingdesign

variableshavebeenoptimizedwiththorough

physicaltestingandvirtualexperimentation.

Throughthisprocess,Callidushasbeenableto

simultaneouslyoptimize:

• Assistfuelconsumption;

• Flowstreampressureloss;

• Combustionchambertemperature;

• NOx,CO,UBHCandVOCemissions;

• Combustionchambersize;

• Excessair;

• Residencetimeand

• Destructionefficiency

• JadeAdvantages

Advantages• Bestavailablethermaloxidizerburner

• Ultra-lowNOxemissions

• Nospecialphysicaloroperationalrequirements

• Balancedstagingofwastegas

• Uniquecentralgastip

• Rigoroustesting

Bybeingspecificallydesignedforthermaloxidizer

service,theJadeavoidspotentialpitfallsofusing

burnerdesignsintendedforotherservicesin

thermaloxidizers.Onepotentialpitfallisthat

whilewastegascanbelowincalorificvalue,itis

notfluegas.Burnersthatrelysolelyonhighlevels

offluegasrecirculationmaydeliververylowNOx

whenawastegassuchastailgasissubstituted

forfluegas.However,thesameburnersmay

produceexcessCO,UBHCorVOCemissions

unlesstheresidencetime(sizeofthecombustor)

isgreatlyincreased–anoutcomepredictedby

simulationandconfirmedbytherigorousJade

testingprogram.InordertocontroltheCO,UBHC

andVOCemissionsfrommisappliedburners

inthermaloxidizerservice,itmaybenecessary

tomodifytheburnerinwaysthatdiminishthe

burner’slowNOxperformance.

TheJadedesignaddressestheselimitations

throughthetechnicalinnovationsofbalanced

stagingandlobedmixing.AJadeburnerperforms

inastableandrobustmanneroverthebroadest

rangeofoperatingconditionsandefficientlyat

lowexcessairlevels.

ConclusionRigorousdesignmethodologies,patent-pending

technology,andreliable,repeatableperformance

arethehallmarksoftheJadeburner.Delivering

ultra-lowNOxemissionswithnospecialphysical

oroperationalrequirementsistheJade’spromise.

Test FacilityHoneywell UOP Callidus test facilities

in the U.S. and China are used for

combustion technology research and

development, as well as for customer

demonstrations. Our array of test

systems allow us to closely match actual

field operating conditions, providing

results that will more accurately predict

actual measured performance.

Global CoverageHoneywell UOP Callidus reaches the

global market through our headquarters

located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, with

regional direct sales offices and

independent sales representation

around the world. Meeting our

customers’ expectations and setting

the standards for the combustion

industry have always been our goals.

Each burner, flare, thermal oxidizer

and catalyst system we design and

manufacture is built with those goals

in mind.

Honeywell UOP Callidus 82,000 sq. ft. manufacturing and fabrication facility in USA

Honeywell UOP Callidus headquarters - Tulsa, Oklahoma. USA

Honeywell UOP Callidus combustion test facility - China

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High-Performance Combustion Solutions Service — Parts — Installation

In Addition to Jade Burners, Honeywell UOP Callidus Offers:• Ultra-low NOx burners

• Flares, flare systems and flare gas

recovery systems

• Thermal oxidizer systems

• Field services and parts

• CFD Modeling

• Training and schools

USA Certification China Certification

ISO 9001:2008 Certification

For more informationFor more information, please visit

www.callidus.com to find a local

sales representative

Corporate HeadquartersCallidus Technologies7130 South Lewis Ave.

Suite 335

Tulsa, Oklahoma. 74136

Tel: +1-918-496-7599

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