Common Combustion System Design Mistakes

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 material is heated evenly during the process. Proper burner placement is an exact science that relies on knowing the dimensions of the furnace, the load the furnace will be handling, the location of the flue, and how the furnace is charged.

If the burners are placed without proper care, it is easy to see how the material being heated could run into hot or cold spots during its travels. Has the furniture been taken into consideration when calculating load size? How much heat is being lost through the flue or the charging point? How much area is being heated? Understandably, material that doesn't run through uniform heat will be heated unevenly, and this will negatively impact the end product. The reflex, once this problem is identified and isolated, is to fire harder with the misplaced burner, in an effort to get the temperature sensor to read the correct heat. But firing harder with just the burner that is out of place will cause excessive wear on the lining of the furnace, damaging the insulation and lowering the overall life of the equipment, not to mention costing you more money in fuel.

At Thermal Products & Solutions, we know that our customers desire a combustion system that is fuel efficient, heats uniformly, and is reasonably inexpensive to own. Our experience designing furnaces has led us to a well-spring of understanding, so when you decide to let us design and build your system, you can be sure that we have the system's integrity and longevity foremost in mind, and that the design is specifically for your application, because each one is unique.