| abstract |
A burner suitable for the over stoichiometric combustion of a hydrocarbon source, comprising a nozzle ( 2 ) for the formation of a diffusion flame outside the burner, and said nozzle ( 2 ) comprising one ( 20 ) or more ( 21, 22 ) tubular bodies which define a channel ( 25 ) or a plurality of coaxial channels ( 23, 24 ) for respective reactant streams, wherein the or each of the tubular bodies forming said nozzle ( 2 ) are made of a technical ceramic material. |