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(11) | EP 0 350 032 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Combustion apparatus |
(57) A combustion apparatus comprises: a large-diameter sleeve-like element (1) forming
an incoming passage (3) through which an air/fuel mixture gas flows in a predetermined
direction; at least one small-diameter sleeve-like element (2) disposed in the incoming
passage, which small-diameter sleeve-like element forms an outgoing passage (4) through
which a combustion gas having been issued from the incoming passage flows in a direction
counter to the above predetermined direction; an air/fuel mixing unit (15) for issuing
the air/fuel mixture gas under a predetermined pressure to a main incoming port (5)
located in an upstream side of the incoming passage; an auxiliary incoming unit (6)
for issuing a combustion gas produced by a pilot burner (12) to the upstream side
of the incoming passage prior to supplying the air/fuel mixture gas to the incoming
passage; and a combustion-gas outlet port (7) for discharging the combustion gas
having passed through the outgoing passage, which combustion-gas outlet port communicates
with an outlet opening of the outgoing passage. |