Adjustable Burner

Abstract

A system for burning reactants. The burner has a burner shroud coupled to an upstream mixing tube. The burner shroud has swirlers. A gas coupler is upstream from the mixing tube, and the gas coupler has at least one air inlet and one air inlet adjuster. The air intake adjuster is adjustable relative to the air inlet such that the amount of air received by the air inlet can be controlled and adjusted. The burner can be coupled to the headspace of one tank and used to combust reactants collected in the headspace.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A burner comprising:
 a burner shroud coupled to an upstream mixing tube, wherein said burner shroud comprises at least two swirlers;   a gas coupler upstream from said mixing tube, wherein said gas coupler comprises at least one air inlet;   an air intake adjuster coupled to said gas coupler, wherein said air intake adjuster is adjustable relative to said air inlet.   
     
     
         2 . The burner of  claim 1  wherein said burner comprises a low-swirl burner. 
     
     
         3 . The burner of  claim 1  wherein said mixing tube comprises channels. 
     
     
         4 . The burner of  claim 1  further comprising a Venturi located downstream of said mixing tube. 
     
     
         5 . The burner of  claim 1  wherein said air intake adjuster comprises a threaded sleeve. 
     
     
         6 . The burner of  claim 1  wherein said gas coupler is coupled to a gas supply. 
     
     
         7 . The burner of  claim 1  wherein said shroud comprises an inner diameter and an outer diameter, and wherein said mixing tube has an inner and outer diameter, and wherein said inner diameter of said shroud is greater than the outer diameter of the mixing tube resulting in a void between the mixing tube and the surrounding shroud. 
     
     
         8 . The burner of  claim 7  wherein said at least two swirlers are located in said void. 
     
     
         9 . A system for combusting reactants, said system comprising:
 at least one burner, said at least one burner comprising:
 a burner shroud coupled to an upstream mixing tube, wherein said burner shroud comprises at least two swirlers; 
 a gas coupler upstream from said mixing tube, wherein said gas coupler comprises at least one air inlet; 
 an air intake adjuster coupled to said gas coupler, wherein said air intake adjuster is adjustable relative to said air inlet; 
   at least one tank comprising a headspace;   a gas supply line coupling the headspace of said at least one tank to the at least one burner, wherein said at least one burner is downstream from said at least one tank.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9  wherein said at least one burner is located in a combustor. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9  wherein said burner comprises a 99.99% destruction efficiency. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 9  wherein said system comprises between three and five burners. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 9  wherein said burner comprises a low-swirl burner, and wherein said mixing tube comprises channels. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 9  further comprising a Venturi located downstream of said mixing tube. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 9  wherein said air intake adjuster comprises a threaded sleeve. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 9  wherein said gas supply line has a through put of about 25,000 to about 250,000 SCFD. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 9  said air intake adjuster is adjusted to achieve a 2:1 oxygen to reactants ratio. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 9  further wherein said at least one burner is located within a low pressure combustor, and wherein said system further comprises a high pressure combustor coupled to the top of said low pressure burner. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18  further comprising a flame arrester and an ignition source, wherein said ignition source is retractable, and wherein said flame arrester is within a sub-sonic distance of said ignition source. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 9  wherein said shroud comprises an inner diameter and an outer diameter, and wherein said mixing tube has an inner and outer diameter, wherein said inner diameter of said shroud is greater than the outer diameter of the mixing tube resulting in a void between the mixing tube and the surrounding shroud, and wherein said at least two swirlers are located in said void.