Introduction to Furnace Operations
e-Learning
About the eLearning Course
This course describes the furnace and its components. You will learn about how the components function in the total process of making heat and transferring it to the petroleum materials being processed into useful products.
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:
- Describe the different modes of heat transfer.
- List the products and requirements for combustion.
- Compare heating values of fuels.
- List the components of a rectangular furnace.
- Explain how draft is controlled in furnaces.
- Summarize the operation of a natural draft furnace.
- Describe the function and operation of a forced draft furnace.
- Outline how induced and balanced draft furnaces operate.
- Explain the purpose and function of furnace tubes.
- Describe the operation of air preheaters.
- List the various uses of thermocouples in furnace operations.
- Summarize the operation of fuel oil and fuel gas systems.
- Explain burner operation.
- Describe how different types of gas burners operate.
- Identify the function of oil burners.
- Assess the operation of a combination burner.
- Summarize how a staged fuel burner reduces NOx emissions.
