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Regenerative Burners PDF
Regenerative Burners PDF
REVERSING STYLE
REGENERATIVE BURNERS
PRESENTED BY:
ZVONKO HRISTOV AND DONALD WHIPPLE
BLOOM ENGINEERING GMBH
DUSSELDORF, GERMANY
WHAT ARE
REGENERATIVE
BURNERS?
Burners which are able to regenerate the heat
(energy) from the products of combustion (POC)
back to the combustion process by preheating
the combustion air to temperatures near the
furnace (process) temperature.
Regenerative Burners
Burners reverse:
- fluing burner fires
- firing burner flues
PRINCIPLE VALVING SYSTEM
Input/output Balance in Regenerative System (15% - 85% split)
Basic System - 10MM Btuh (2.5 MM Kcal)
120,000 SCFH (3244 Nm3/hr) POC (Products of combustion) vs 110,000 SCFH (2973 Nm3/hr)
combustion air
a)100% Fluing through the burner causes an imbalance in flows.
b)If 100% of the POC exit through the burner, then exhaust temperature would begin to exceed 400°F
(200°C) continuously.
REGENERATIVE BURNER
Cycle A
Compact regenerative burners
Cycle B
Self-Supporting Foam Media
2nd Fuel
stage air
1st stage air
Dual Burner / Regenerator Design
1) Compact to save space.
2) Fits flames to furnace dimensions.
3) Reduced valving.
HOW DO
REGENERATIVE
BURNERS
SAVE FUEL?
Regenerative burners save fuel
Sankey Diagram
Regenerative burners save fuel
Preheating air increases available heat.
Excess air decreases available heat.
Regenerative burners save fuel
The primary reason for investing in a regenerative system is fuel savings.
Fuel savings is based on increasing the combustion air temperature.
REGENERATIVE
SYSTEMS DECREASE
CO2 EMISSIONS
Base Process
Fuel: Natural Gas
Production: 10 TPH
50,000 T/year Production
Regenerative burners improve temperature
uniformity in the furnace and eliminate hot spots
• by cycling of the flame between the burners (one burner in operation at a
time)
• by air staged combustion which allows creation of longer flames without sharp
temperature gradients through the flame
• by creating intensive POC recirculation and mixing with the combustion air
EXAMPLE:
If a chamber has sufficient volume to support 1 MM btuh (250,000 kcal) w/
10% excess air at an operating temperature of 2100°F (1149°C)
• After one or two years of operation, regenerative burners become the cheapest
burners on the market (savings pay back the burners)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION