Fired Heaters: Equipment and Design
e-Learning
About the eLearning Course
In this course, you will learn about basic furnace operating principles of fired heaters and details of equipment construction and function, and different types of burners.
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:
- Identify the three modes of heat transfer.
- Describe the products and requirements for combustion.
- Describe the heat values of fuels.
- Describe the different types of furnace designs and the flow patterns through a furnace.
- Describe the purpose and construction of furnace tubes.
- Define draft and identify the different types of draft systems.
- Identify how air preheating affects fired heater operations.
- Describe the two different types of burner designs.
- Describe the purpose and types of gas burners.
- Identify the function of oil burners.
- Describe the function of a combination burner.
- Describe how a staged fuel burner reduces NOx emissions.
- Describe the operation of fuel oil and fuel gas systems.
