| 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. |