Gas Booster technology
The proposed technology increases the efficiency of the
burner in front of which it is installed by increasing the
stability of the gas combustion process.
To achieve this improvement the burner gas supply is passed through
the “Gas Booster”, which is an Electronic Mechanical Generator (EMG),
before mixing with air and combustion in the burner. During EMG operation,
gas passing through the booster is subjected to a EMG which results in
improved combustion efficiency and a corresponding reduction in the
production and emission of undesirable combustion by-products (NOx,
carbon particles and CO).
As a result, the thermal output from the burner can be maintained
with a lower volume of gas consumed per hour, whilst undesirable
emissions are reduced. In short, fitting the EMG module reduces
process fuel costs and undesirable emissions.
The Gas Booster electronic-mechanical module has been modelled
and tested in laboratory conditions and achieved reduction in
natural gas consumption of 8% to 10% whilst the thermal output of
the burner to which it was connected was maintained.
In full scale installations the amount of natural gas saved through
use of Gas Booster the EMG device will on various factors:
equipment, process, operation mode, natural gas quality, etc., but a
saving in gas consumption of at least 6% to 8% is expected to be
readily achievable.
Introduction
In the current climate of unstable and rising energy prices,
the cost of fuel has become an increasingly significant element
of production cost, particularly for those industries that rely
on oil or gas fired boilers in their manufacturing processes.
Since there is no reasonable expectation of a return to the
lower energy prices experienced in the past, there is a need
for increasingly significant cost savings from improved
combustion technology efficiency. Even small improvements in
combustion efficiency can provide significant savings Even
small improvements in combustion efficiency can provide
significant savings. To demonstrate this, consider a process
boiler with 91% combustion efficiency that produces 72,000 kWh
of thermal energy per annum. At a price of (say) £ 88.46 GB
p/thm, the annual fuel cost is £23.904 million. The table
below shows the annual saving in cost that would be achieved
by an improvement of combustion efficiency of 4%, 6% or 8%.
| Improvement in combustion Efficiency (%) | Annual Cost Saving |
|---|---|
| 4 | £956 160 |
| 6 | £1 434 240 |
| 8 | £1 912 320 |
In the current climate of unstable and rising energy prices,
the cost of fuel has become an increasingly significant element
of production cost, particularly for those industries that rely
on oil or gas fired boilers in their manufacturing processes. Since
there is no reasonable expectation of a return to the lower energy
prices experienced in the past, there is a need for increasingly
significant cost savings from improved combustion technology
efficiency. Even small improvements in combustion efficiency can
provide significant savings Even small improvements in combustion
efficiency can provide significant savings. To demonstrate this,
consider a process boiler with 91% combustion efficiency that
produces 72,000 kWh of thermal energy per annum. At a price of
(say) £ 88.46 GB p/thm, the annual fuel cost is £23.904 million.
The table below shows the annual saving in cost that would be
achieved by an improvement of combustion efficiency of 4%, 6%
or 8%.