Burners
In addition to burner management systems, Process Solutions & Products also supplies burners from the most reliable brands in the industry, including Powerflame, Webster, Maxon, Eclipse, Access Combustion, Zeeco, John Zink, and others. We offer our expertise to customers across industries, from oil and gas to medical equipment manufacturing, food processing, fertilizer manufacturing, and more. If you’re not sure which system is best for you, just give us a call and we’ll help you determine the right burner for your equipment or process.
The Basic Types of Burner Systems
Burners come in two basic types, depending on the unique needs of the process in which they are installed: natural and forced draft. Both are used to mix fuel and air, maintaining a safe and stable flame, but they utilize different systems to produce heat for their respective systems.
Natural Draft Burner Systems
Natural draft burners rely on the temperature created during the combustion process, taking advantage of the principles of combustion, draft, and pressure to produce the necessary airflow needed to support the system’s performance. These burners are a cost-effective, low-maintenance, and reliable long-term choice for industrial applications that don’t require the high BTU/hr delivery of forced draft burners. They tend to be less efficient than forced draft burner systems but cost less to install, run and maintain than forced draft burners.
Forced Draft Burner Systems
Forced draft burners use an external power source to create mechanically assisted air pressure in a system in order to move gasses around. In short, forced draft burners have fans forcing air into the combustion chamber to allow greater amounts of fuel in order to produce much higher heat release values. While more expensive, they provide more heat than is possible in a natural draft burner system of equivalent size. Forced draft burners tend to have more moving parts and require more safety and control for their safe operation.
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