dcastro - the difficulty of control is exactly the key concern we were disucssing (also problems with avoiding hot spots on the tube wall). Thanks for the input.
rmw - I looked at the Konus-Kessel link - interesting. A hot oil heater is another option we are considering - likely DowthermA for...
Thanks very much for the input Milton.
Do you happen to have any examples of process heaters using either coal or bagasse (most intersested in bagasse)? Or know of companies that deal in this technology.
Are environmental regulations for a process heater more stringent then a boiler?
Thanks...
Anyone have any experiece/references/thoughts on process heating with a solid fuel - coal, solid waste (bagasse - sugarcane waste).
I am a Chem Eng and not a furnace expert but in a recent discussion with two furnce experts was told that process heating with solid fuels would be extremely...
