What will be the heat input?

[galvanizingFurnace]

Furnace Details
Zinc capacity - 294 MT at 452 deg C
Kettle size - 7 (L)x 2.5 (W) x 2.5 (D)meters (50 mm thick)
Burner - 4 nos Diagonally opposite.
Furnace casing (length) - 8.16 meters
Furnace casing (width) - 4.07 meters
Furnace casing (depth) - 2.79 meters
Furnace gallery between kettle & insulation - 300 mm
Throughput inclusive of jig weight - 8 MT / Hrs.
Combustion air blower - 10 hp - 2400 Nmtr3/hrs

What should be the burner capacity in kW?
What is the heat input needed to run this furnace?

 

[dvd]

How is it that you know the combustion air blower capacity and not the burner capacity? What type of fuel? If it is natural gas then you could back into a theoretical maximum burner capacity by assuming 10:1 ratio of air to fuel.

 

[IRstuff]

Is this for school?

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[galvanizingFurnace]

dear dvd
I have two types of burners one with 322 kW & other with 586 kW, plz tell which suits best to this furnace & why?
What will be the heat input in Kcal/hr/burner?

 

[vpl]

galvanizing

Even if someone solved the problem, how would you verify that what you were told was right?

If you read through thread391-251852, you'll notice there are a number of links to websites. I suggest you visit those websites and try solving the problem yourself.

Patricia Lougheed

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