FURNACE IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
A furnace is a device in which chemical energy of fuel or electrical energy is converted into heat which is then used to raise the temperature of material, called the burden or stock, placed with in the furnace. Furnace that is operating at temperature below 1200 o F (650 o C) are commonly called ‘oven’. In ceramic industry furnaces are called ‘kilns’. In the petrochemical and CPI (Chemical Process Industries) furnaces may be termed as ‘heaters’, ‘kilns’, ‘after burners’, ‘incinerators’ or ‘destructors’ . Classification of Furnaces Furnaces are classified from different points of view in order to have an idea of representative types of various industrial furnaces which mainly comprise of three main portions: 1. The fire place where combustion of fuel takes place. 2. The working chamber or furnace proper where heat is transferred from products of combustion to the material under heating. 3. ...
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