Furnace Operations: Working With Furnaces

This course will teach you about operating principles, such as fuels and combustion, flue gas analysis and air control. You will also learn about startup and shutdown procedures and operating problems like unwanted air and afterburning.

Target Audience

Operations personnel who require a fundamental understanding of knowledge to operate and maintain facilities. Also suitable for maintenance and technician personnel whether new to their roles or seasoned experts looking to enhance their skills.

You Will Learn

Participants will learn how to:

• Identify the products of combustion and describe when complete combustion has occurred.
• Describe the purpose of draft and how it is measured in the furnace.
• Explain the methods used for analyzing flue gas and use charts to determine excess air levels.
• Discuss how furnace efficiency is maintained by air control.
• Identify your role in ensuring safe furnace startup.
• Describe the tasks you must complete prior to lighting the burner.
• Explain the tasks required to safely purge a furnace and remove blinds.
• Describe how to safely and properly light the burner.
• Describe your responsibilities during furnace shutdown.
• Identify your responsibilities in the event of an emergency shutdown.
• Explain how to safely stop combustion during an emergency.
• Describe how to correct operating problems in the furnace, instruments, and burner flames.
• Explain the effect of unwanted air on furnace efficiency.
• Identify the effects of complete and incomplete combustion on furnace efficiency.
• Describe the effect of temperature on furnace efficiency.
• Discuss the effect of excess air on furnace efficiency.

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