The present invention relates to an alternate
combustion type regenerative radiant tube burner apparatus which comprises a circular plate positioned between a burner unit and a main
combustion chamber, so that preheated secondary
combustion air is fed through an opening of the circular plate to the main
combustion chamber. The burner apparatus has the circular plate (10), an annular air
throat (2), a cylindrical
peripheral cover (30) and a heat-transfer tube (11,16). A front end portion of the
peripheral cover is integrally connected with a
peripheral edge portion of the circular plate so as to prevent the secondary combustion air of the air
throat from leaking on a periphery of the circular plate to the air diluting chamber (3). According to the present invention, the concentration of
nitrogen oxides in the combustion
exhaust gas can be definitely prevented from increasing, without being affected by the installation condition or
thermal deformation of the radiant tube burner apparatus.