OPTION CHECKLIST NO. 10: FURNACES & REFRACTORIES
• Check against infiltration of air: Use doors or air curtains.
• Monitor O2 /CO2/CO and control excess air to the optimum level.
• Improve burner design, combustion control and instrumentation.
• Ensure that the furnace combustion chamber is under slight positive pressure.
• Use ceramic fibres in the case of batch operations.
• Match the load to the furnace capacity.
• Retrofit with heat recovery device.
• Investigate cycle times and reduce.
• Provide temperature controllers.
• Ensure that flame does not touch the stock.
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• Check against infiltration of air: Use doors or air curtains.
• Monitor O2 /CO2/CO and control excess air to the optimum level.
• Improve burner design, combustion control and instrumentation.
• Ensure that the furnace combustion chamber is under slight positive pressure.
• Use ceramic fibres in the case of batch operations.
• Match the load to the furnace capacity.
• Retrofit with heat recovery device.
• Investigate cycle times and reduce.
• Provide temperature controllers.
• Ensure that flame does not touch the stock.
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