Common Combustion System Design Mistakes and how Thermal Products & Solutions Avoids Them

Too Few Burners

During the first week of running your new combustion system, you start to notice a problem. The temperature reads are fine, but for some reason the load is being heated unevenly. In order to... Read Combustion System Design Mistake "Too Few Burners"

Too Much Input

A furnace has too much input when the burners it contains are too powerful, or if there are too many of them, for the job that it is expected to do. Now, most customers would notice right away that... Read Combustion System Design Mistake "Too Much Input"

Poor Burner Placement

One of the facets of designing a combustion system is deciding where within the furnace each burner should be placed. The ideal is to create a heating environment that will be uniform, so that the... Read Combustion System Design Mistake "Poor Burner Placement"

Using Excess Air

End users are not exclusively at fault for thinking of the introduction of excess air as a quick fix to provide for uniformity and turn-down. Many a lazily-constructed combustion system has been run... Read Combustion System Design Mistake "Using Excess Air"

Poor Planning

Everything seemed to be going so well. The components came in promptly, and you wondered why other companies that you talked to were going to take so long just to put together what, to you... Read Combustion System Design Mistake "Poor Planning"