Industrial Burners Handbook

This handbook is a comprehensive reference dedicated to the design and applications of industrial burners. In addition to a solid introduction to combustion and burner fundamentals, a panel of contributing authors address all major burner types and explore a range of topics never before adequately covered in a handbook.

Rapid development in the field precipitated by the increased demand for clean burner systems has made the Industrial Burners Handbook into the field’s go-to resource. With this resource, bestselling author, editor, and combustion expert Charles Baukal, Jr. has put together a comprehensive reference dedicated to the design and applications of industrial burners. In addition to a solid introduction to combustion and burner fundamentals, an outstanding panel of contributing authors address all major burner types and explore a range of topics never before adequately covered in a handbook, including noise, burner controls, and physical modeling.

SectionI Industrial Combustion Basics Introduction, Charles E. Baukal, Jr. Heat Transfer, Charles E. Baukal, Jr. Fluid Flow, Wes Bussman, Demetris Venizelos, and R. Robert Hayes Combustion Basics, Joseph Calannino CFD in Burner Development, Joseph D. Smith, Michael Lorra, Eric M. Hixson, and Tom Eldredge SectionII Burner Fundamentals Heat Transfer from Burners, Charles E. Baukal, Jr. Burner Noise, Mahmoud Fleifil, Jay Karan, and Wes Bussman Combustion Controls, Joe Gifford and Sach Kodesh Burner Testing, Jeffrey Lewallen and Charles E. Baukal. Jr. Burner Physical Modeling, John Guarco and Tom Eldredge Section III Burner Designs High-Velocity Burners, Tom Robertson, Tod Miller, and John Newby Regenerative Burners, Tom Robertson, Todd Miller, and John Newby Thermal Radiation Burners, Thomas M. Smith and Charles E. Baukal, Jr. Radiant Tube Burners, Dennis Quinn and Joh Newby Radiant Wall Burners, Demetris Venizelos, R. Robert Hayes, and Wes Bussman Natural-Draft Burners, Charles E. Baukal, Jr. Burners for Industrial Burners, Lev Tsirulnikov, John Guarco, and Timothy Webster Multi-Burner Boiler Applications, Lev Tsirulnikov, John Guarco, and Timothy Webster Duct Burners, Stephen L. Somers Air-Oxy/Fuel Burners, Charles E. Baukal, Jr. Oxy-Fuel Burners, Hisashi Kobayashi and Rémi Tsiava Appendices Common Conversions Design Data Material properties Index