Process Burner Fundamentals (PB107)

Course Pre-reqs: Process Burner Theory

Designed for:

Engineers, operators, maintenance, safety and training personnel from hydrocarbon and chemical processing plants around the world.

Course Description:

Process Burner Fundamentals provides introductory knowledge of the essential theory and practical application of process burners. In this two-day course, a broad range of skills will be covered.

Typical Course Objectives:

At the completion of this course, the student should be able to:

• Discuss the basics of combustion, heat transfer, and fluid flow and how they impact burner and heater performance
• Operate a heater safely and more efficiently
• Distinguish a good flame from a poor flame
• Discuss different types of typical burners, their operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting
• Diagnose problems with heaters and burners to determine what action to take to correct the problems
• Discuss how to maximize the thermal efficiency of your heating equipment
• Install burners in accordance with manufacturer’s drawings
• Maintain burners to obtain optimal performance

Some topics covered in previous courses include:

• Fluid flow
• Combustion fundamentals & safety
• Burner installation and maintenance
• Heat transfer
• Burner fundamentals
• Heater operations
• Fuels
• Burner demonstrations
• Troubleshooting/Service

IACET CEUS:

This course is eligible for 1.4 CEUs.

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