How to size a burner of industrial furnace?

[scdaiwei]

Hi,
I am a newer to size a burner of industrial furnace.
I want to your help to me for some advise or references which can be downloaded. Especially, burner in synthetic ammonia industry.
Thank you in advance.

 

[jtherm]

What you need to know is the gross heating/energy requirements for the application. There are a variety of factors that affect this. Attached is an example of what to consider. Once you have this, then you can let your burner supplier know your requirements.

Burners are rated for a maximum capacity and then you can select based on your need. There are also a variety of burner styles, so your application specifics such as temperature, flame pattern requirement, heating chamber construction, etc., will be equally important in your decision.

Hope this helps, I work for a burner manufacturer. Let me know if I could offer more.

 

[scdaiwei]

Thank you for reply.
I want to know the burner about synthetic ammonia industry,
especially the first reformer of natural gas.

 

[jtherm]

I do not have much experience with the petrochem industry when it comes to burners. What are the application specifics? Like temperature, fuel being used, combustion chamber dimensions, energy requirements? I think that John Zink has a big presence in petrochem burner installations.

 

[rmw]

Whose process is it? Whose furnace is it? If it is a Kellog I have only seen John Zinc burners on their primary reformer furnaces. Since the heat input to the primary reformer is a critical part of the gas reforming process, I'd consult with whoever made the furnace to see what their recommendation is regarding the specific heat input of each burner should be. There are a lot of burners there, a little too much or too little capacity on each one could have major impacts on the furnace performance overall. You wouldn't want to melt any of the kidney tubes would you?

Google the words (together without the "-") "MW Kellogg Primary reformer" and "CF Braun primary furnace" and go from there.

rmw