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The key to safe, productive, trouble-free operation of industrial process heating equipment is training. Training of operators, maintenance specialists and process engineers and technicians. Over the past ten years, hundreds of people have profited from our Combustion Training Seminars. Here's why they're so highly regarded:

  • They're easy to understand. These are courses for real working people. Concepts are expressed in plain English, with lots of examples and graphics to make them clear.

  • They're practical and down-to-earth. We've put over 35 years of experience designing, servicing and selling combustion systems into these courses. We pass on the safest, most efficient methods for getting and keeping heating equipment working properly.

  • They're conducted on your premises. No need to strip your plant of key people for several days of travel and attendance in an out-of-town class. We bring the seminar to you. Travel expenses are minimized, and everyone's ready to return to work as soon as the seminar ends.

  • They're modular. Why waste time sitting through a one-size-fits-all course loaded with material that doesn't apply to your operations? Compose your own custom Seminar by selecting only the subjects that are useful to your company.

Use this handy form to select the modules you need and get more information about scheduling your class:

Industrial Combustion Seminar Subject Checklist
the Janus Combustion Seminar is modular. Choose only those subjects you want. Our teaching materials and manuals will match what you've requested. Just check the appropriate boxes.
Basic Combustion. Combustion chemistry and the chemical changes fuels go through when they burn; on-ratio, rich and lean combustion; effects of ratios on flue gas composition, flame temperatures, available heat and process efficiency.
Burner Basics. Burner types, operating limits & flame appearance.
Heat Transfer. Conduction, convection and radiation. What are they, and what factors control them? Roles that conduction, convection and radiation play in practical heating situations.
Heat Balances in Industrial Furnaces, Ovens & Kilns. Wall, radiation and conveyor losses; heat storage, insulating materials & production scheduling; available heat, effect of fuel-air ratios, flue gas temperatures, operating cycles & production rates on available heat and efficiency.
Heat Balance Worksheet. (For equipment designers). Step-by-step cookbook worksheets for conducting heat balances on process heating equipment.
Piping Practices and Valve Selection for Combustion Systems. (For equipment designers). Simple, common sense rules and guidelines for sizing combustion air & gas piping and control valves.
Combustion Safety. Safety standards and required equipment; operating sequences; avoiding common safety hazards.
Heat Recovery. Effect of preheating air on flame temperature, available heat, process efficiency and burner ratio settings.
Energy Savings Calculations. Figuring energy savings, payback & ROI for a preheated air system.
Oxygen Combustion Systems. Effect of oxygen on flame temperatures and available heat, types of burners for oxy-fuel & oxygen-enriched combustion.
Burner Emissions. CO, NOx, unburned hydrocarbons & aldehydes -- how they form and how to keep them to a minimum.
Pressure & Flow Measurement. Pressure and flow measuring devices; how and where to use them.
Fluid Flow & Flow Control Systems. Relationship between flow & pressure drop -- analogy to electrical circuits; basics of flow control systems - fixed plus variable resistances; air & gas flow controls.
Preventative Maintenance. Set up a PM checklist; items to include; how often to check them.
Trouble-Shooting. Philosophy of trouble-shooting -- how to approach equipment & system problems; the Trouble-Shooting Guide -- how to use it to isolate and solve problems.
Fuel/Air Ratio Control Systems. How they work.
(Check all the ones you have in your plant. If you're unsure about which you have, please call us, and we'll help you figure them out. Manufacturer's model numbers will be a big help.
Tandem (mechanically-linked) proportioning valve system
Cross-connected proportioning regulator (ratio regulator) system
Cross-connected proportioning regulator with bleeder.
Electronic, hydraulic or pneumatic ratio control system
 
using air and fuel meters
using oxygen or other flue gas analysis feedback
Excess air -- fuel-only control system
Excess air -- throttled impulse (throttled bleed) system
Air aspirated premix system
Gas injector (inspirator) premix system
Setting Up Burners by the Numbers. Step-by-step burner setup procedures. Items covered match the control systems picked above.
BURNER SETUP EXERCISE
Do you want us to lead a hands-on setup exercise during the seminar? (We'll need a furnace or oven that's not running production at the time).
If so, do you have a flue gas analyzer in good working order?
Do you have manometers or pressure gauges able to read pressure in inches water column or ounces per square inch? Do you have a supply of hose barbs and test cocks to hook them up to the burner systems?
Do you have the burner manufacturers' data sheets with flow and pressure setup data?
OTHER SUBJECTS
  Are there any subjects not listed above you want us to cover?
 
HOW MUCH TIME WILL IT TAKE?
  As a rule, it takes two full days to cover everything on the list above, so figure from there. Hands-on sessions usually take 2 to 4 hours, depending on the equipment. If you plan to schedule several classes because of work shifts or other considerations, please provide the details.
 
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