Talk:LO-NOx burner

Untitled
I have just started this article on the LO-NOx burner and it is a work in progress at the moment. Please be patient.

I am in the process of adding all my primary sources for verification. This may take a week or so.

I believe additional information should be added to Wikipedia on the following topics


 * An article on what is a flued/vented gas-fired heater needs to be added.


 * An Article or entry on what is an unflued/vented gas-fired heater also needs to be created.


 * An article on what is a gas-fired burner needs to be created and its evolution from blue-flame technology to Low NOx technology in more recent times.

The discussion on invention and research in low NOx combustion seems to be rather narrow. Much of the initial technology in low NOx began long before air quality concerns and certainly before 1986. Many food companies were looking to reduce NO2 components in processed foods in contact with combustion products in the mid 1970's.

It seems curious that the invention of low NOx burners is attributed to the cited individual in 1986 when companies such as Maxon Corporation of Muncie, Indiana hold patents and trademarks such as US Trademark registration #73236746 titled "Lo NOx Burner in 1981.

For historical accuracy, the research by other individuals and companies needs to be acknowledged.

(Jrafter 19:19, 22 February 2007 (UTC))

Name?
So why is this article named "LO-NOx"? From the body of the article, "LO" doesn't look like liquid oxygen (my first guess), but rather some mutant form of the word "low". Is this a trademark or brand name? If so, the article should probably be renamed to "Low NOx burner" -- Amillar (talk) 00:48, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Sle pic.gif
Image:Sle pic.gif is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

BetacommandBot (talk) 05:40, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Response About Historical Accuracy
Certainly this article is a subset of a much broader article on the topic of Low-NOx burner technology evolution. If a broader article is ever added, then certainly this article could be renamed as a type of burner along that evolution path from a blue flame burner to the most recent Low NOx burner technology.

The article here describes the invention of the first low NOx burner technology which uses a hybrid of staged-premixed-radiant combustion technology with a major surface combustion preceded by a minor radiant combustion. The Low Nox burner described here uses air and fuel gas - premixed at a ratio greater than or equal to the stoichiometric combustion requirement. Low NOx (≤ 2 ng/J or ~ 4 ppm at 0% O2 on dry basis).

As this is the only information on Low NOx burners on wiki at the moment, it might as well stay this way for the time being. However, certainly if other types of low nox burners were added to wiki that pre-date this one, it would then require a more specific name - for better categorization in the scheme of things and maybe a time-line which links to notable low-nox burner technologies. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.223.213.218 (talk) 06:43, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Question About Possible Confusion Between N2O and NO2
This article refers to NOx as a greenhouse gas. However, NOx usually refers to NO and NO2, and this article currently seems to include nitrous oxide (N2O) in that list. NOx is not commonly referred to as a greenhouse gas, but N2O is, and a global warming potential for N2O is referred to in IPCC reports. (See page 212 of the IPCC 4th Assessment Report at http://ipcc-wg1.ucar.edu/wg1/Report/AR4WG1_Print_Ch02.pdf) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jwesters (talk • contribs) 19:01, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

I found this article with the hopes of learning about low-nox burner technology. Mor specifically how it works, not it's history. While fascinating; this article doesn't discuss the most essential feature: the device and how it works. Pleas place a "princeples of operation" or "how it works" article at the top. I live in a warm climate and don't have the fortune to just go see one first hand to figureit out myself. Thanks.Pimpachu (talk) 08:40, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified one external link on LO-NOx burner. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20060501113404/http://www.deh.gov.au/atmosphere/airquality/publications/residential/index.html to http://www.deh.gov.au/atmosphere/airquality/publications/residential/index.html

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 14:05, 14 December 2017 (UTC)