Practical Pointers | Fives North American

Combustion maintenance tips for operation and adjustment of industrial combustion systems.


Practical Pointers
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How to navigate through this booklet
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Table of Contents
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Introduction
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Piping and Instrumentation Diagram
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Regulators
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Simple (Line) Pressure-Reducing Gas Regulator
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Atmospheric Regulator
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Atmospheric Regulator Supplying a Premix Burner System
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Operation of a Cross-Connected Air/Gas Ratio Regulator Supplying a Nozzle-Mix Burner System
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Pressure Taps for Cross-Connection Impulse Lines
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Taps for Measuring Chamber Pressure
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Premix Systems
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Operation of an Aspirator Mixer
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Installation and Lighting of Premix Systems
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Adjustment of Premix Systems
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Premix System in Use
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Effect of Pressure or Suction in Combustion Chamber on Control with a Zero or Atmospheric System
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Effect of Combustion Chamber Pressure or Suction on Burner Capacity
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Troubleshooting Air/Gas Ratio Regulators Atmospheric Service
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Troubleshooting Premix Burners
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Premix Burner Configurations
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Nozzle Mix Systems
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Operation of a Cross-Connected Air/Gas Ratio Regulator
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Adjustment of High Fire Air/Fuel Ratio
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Adjustment of Air/Fuel Ratio at Low Fire Rate
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Summary - Practical Air/Fuel Ratio Adjustment
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Regulator Selection
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Regulator Installation
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Installation for Premix Burners
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Installation for Nozzle-Mix Burners
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Lighting and Adjustment
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Servicing
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Gas Pressure Requirements for Cross-Connected Air/Gas Ratio Regulators
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If Gas Supply Pressure is Low
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Use of Bleeder
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Effect of Pressure or Suction in Combustion Chamber on Control with a Straight Cross-Connected System
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Effect of Pressure or Suction in Combustion Chamber on Control with a Cross-Connect4ed System with Bleeder
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Effect of Pressure or Suction in Combustion Chamber on Burner Capacity with Nozzle-Mix Burners
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Checking Operation of a Cross-Connected Air/Gas Ratio Regulator
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Troubleshooting 7218 Air/Gas Ratio Regulators Cross-Connected
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Troubleshooting Nozzle-mix Gas Burners
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XSA Operation - Variable Ratio Regulator
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XSA Operation - Full Air Pressure-Controlled Impulse
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Accurate Control with High Pressure Gas, Use Individual Cross-Connected Line Regulators
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Troubleshooting Pressure-Reducing (line) Regulators
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Oil and Dual Fuel Systems
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Ratiotrol and Oil Burner
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3 Pipe Dual-Fuel Burner
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4 Pipe Dual-Fuel Burner
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Pilot Systems
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Gas Supply to 4011 Pilots
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Pilot Piping
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Pilot Adjustment
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Natural Gas Flames of a 4011 Premix Pilot Set
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Troubleshooting Pilots - Spark Ignition
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Troublehshooting Pilots - Spark or Manual Ignition
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Troubleshooting Pilots
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Troubleshooting Pilots - Flame Detection
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Manifolds, Valves, Linkages
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Gas and Air Manifolds Do's and Don'ts
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Adjustable Port Air Valve Adjustments
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Valve Linkage Adjustments for a Butterfly or Adjustable Port Type Valve
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Judging Flames
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Index
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Record Your Best Settings
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Contact Us
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