Autumn weather and backyard bonfires go hand-in-hand. The chill night air is the perfect complement to a roaring fire. There’s a threshold though; build the fire up too high, and everyone rushes to escape to the cooler air outside the corona. It can be a struggle to find the perfect balance, because we lack control over the environment, and because stoking a bonfire isn’t a precise operation.
By contrast, industrial combustion system designers, when armed with the proper data, can put together a heating system specifically optimized to the process. Given details like the furnace area, the type and size of the work materials, the target temperature, and the desired ramp times, the combustion system design can perform reliably, efficiently, and with minimal emissions.
Whenever you consider a new furnace, or decide that you’d like an existing furnace to perform a different task, it pays to run the numbers. If you don’t have a combustion system design team on staff, contact a trusted outfit like Combustion 911 (wink!).
There are two obvious consequence extremes to cutting corners during burner selection. Sizing the burner is one thing, but the number of burners and their placement/position are equally important. If you under-size the system, you’ll never reach the desired temperature. If you over-size the system, you may wind-up chasing thermal turn-down by introducing excess air. And while there are valid reasons to factor excess air into your design, there’s no excuse for over-sizing the system.
Your combustion partner should have a laundry list of questions when you contact them about a new project. It might seem like too much, but trust us, it’s with good reason. When you’re ready to talk about your next combustion system project, contact us!
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