Zeeco announced December 18th that it has unveiled its ProFlame industrial grade flame scanner, an optical safety device that provides reliable flame detection and instant flame status for burner applications. ProFlame scanners are primarily used in power, wastewater treatment and industrial plants, as well as refineries, pulp and paper, steel, or other furnaces that fire oil, gas, biomass, chemicals and other waste products. These scanners are designed to be used on single burner applications, duct burners, and smaller, multiple burner applications (four burner boilers or heaters) that fire gaseous and liquid fuels.

The ProFlame uses state-of-the-art dual signal channel, fully analog design for use in SIL3 applications, and provides easy flame analysis. The LED display illuminates the flame-on and flame-off status, as well as the flame intensity. Easily configurable tuning controls, such as gain and flicker frequency selection, enable fast, reliable scanner commissioning. Adjustable flame relay pull in time, service dipswitch, adjust dipswitch, and raw flame signal measuring pins allow for advanced troubleshooting and signal analysis.

Zeeco’s ProFlameintegrated scanner is designed in three models: ZPF-110 (Zone 1 hazardous), ZPF-120 (Zone 2 hazardous), and ZPF-130 (non-hazardous areas). The ProFlame utility grade scanner is expected to launch after the first of the year.

ProFlame scanners have been successfully tested on a variety of burners at Zeeco’•s Combustion Research and Test Facility, near Tulsa, Okla. For more information please give us a call!

The Newsletter starts with a letter to GEA PHE’s friends and bussiness partners, then overviews the first US order for the GEAFlex. After that, GEA gives credit to Thermoflo for selling nine NW350 Fermenter Coolers! Next, GEA tells about new Double Wall Units installed in Texas! Lastly, the newsletter gives the names and dates of upcoming tradeshows that they will be attending!

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Ware’s recent newsletter gives their readers a tip to save thousands of dollars!

A boiler cycle includes a firing interval, a post-purge, an idle period, a pre-purge and a return to firing. Boiler short cycling takes place when an oversized boiler quickly fulfills process or space heating demands and then shuts down until heat is required again.

Boiler efficiency can be calculated over the cycle duration by taking the useful heat provided by the boiler and dividing it by the useful heat plus losses. Boiler efficiency is reduced when short cycling occurs or when several boilers are operating at low firing rates.

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Boilers can be too large for the required processes for several reasons. It could be that process heating demands fluctuate over time or additional capacity was added to restart a facility quickly after being closed overnight. Boilers may have been installed based on plans for additions and expansions to a facility that never happened. In addition, concessions may not have been made for heat contributions from other sources such as lights and equipment.

If a facility has installed energy conservation or is employing heat recovery methods, the heat demand can be reduced and therefore a facility could have multiple boilers operating at several times the maximum expected capacity.

Suggestions:

Determine the efficiency and operating cost of each boiler

Adopt a control strategy for maximizing boiler operations

Avoid short cycling by purchasing a burner with a high turndown ratio or by adding a small boiler to the boilerhouse to provide better flexibility and high efficiency at all loads

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The Boiling Point’s new video gives us an inside look at the 900 HP Mobile Boiler. The advantages of an 800hp Skid Mount vs. a 900hp Mobile Boiler Rental:

1. The skid mount has to be unloaded and have a shelter built over it.

2. In colder climates there has to be insulation and heat trace installed on skid mount systems. A mobile rental boiler is already enclosed and insulated.

3. Mobile boiler rental units are faster and easier to install.

Other features of the WARE mobile boiler rentals:

1. Stainless steel lining for easy maintenance and cleaning

2. Line-X protective coated floors for longer life, less maintenance, and improved foot traction for safety.

3. The boiler has X-ID tubes for improved efficiency

4. Additional insulation on the boiler doors and piping for increased efficiency.

5. Limpsfield burner, high efficiency and low turn down with auto-flame controls (WARE sets up for customer).

6. Differential Pressure Transmitters

7. Broad flame view on the Limpsfield burners.

Steven and Ritchie answer a few other questions including:

1. How much gas pressure is needed for these mobile boiler rentals?

2. Will these mobile boiler rentals burn gas and #2 diesel fuel?

3. What is unique about the Siemens gas valve used on the mobile rental boiler?

4. What electrical power is needed for these mobile units?

5. Are all the connections or exhausts on the outside of the trailer?

Email us at news@pentadassoc.com for more info, or to contact the Ware team!