OXYTHERM® LE FF Dramatically Increase Billet Furnace Throughput
With the revival of global steel prices, many manufacturers are seeking to restart idled equipment and improve the performance of older units. One Ohio manufacturer of forged steel pipe has found a method to dramatically improve the throughput of billet reheating furnaces by integrating MAXON OXYTHERM® LE FF burners.
The OXYTHERM® LE FF produces a flat, sheet shaped flame that maximizes the surface area of the flame over products. By maximizing the flame surface area radiant heat transfer to products is increased promoting more rapid, more efficient exchange of heat.
In this application, a large reheat furnace with over 200 MMBTU (62,000 kW) of heat input was boosted to increase production throughput. As a side benefit, the OXYTHERM's also provided part of a furnace balancing solution that helped the end user provide more consistent, better quality final products. In this integration, the MAXON SMARTFIRE® Intelligent Combustion Control System was used to ensure optimal adjustment of the fuel and oxygen ratios feeding each burner.
