Thermal Flow Meters Help With Combustion Process Optimization

Accurate, repeatable measurement of air and natural gas, at low and varying flow rates, is a critical variable in advanced combustion control and can help improve efficiency, reduce fuel consumption and enhance process quality. Imroving combustion control reduces energy costs for operating killns, dryers, furnaces and other heat-treating equipment.

Although manufacturers have made significant improvements in process heating efficiency, the total energy use for process heating in the U.S is expected to increase. With overall thermal efficiency of process equipment varying from 15% increase to 80%, compared to the thermal efficiency of steam generation (65% to 85%), there is clearly an opporunity to achieve significant energy savings, improve productivity competitiveness.