In this disonssion on the baste types of furnaces
employed in processing plants we will first use,
AA examter, tes mst cove dABLgn namd Foy anny
YaMea. he petition tavetved MALATE att aot
for the more morn type of vertical furnace
employed at tussmrran, which will form the wajor
basis for dismussion in thin mnunL,
Furnaces are yeneyally classified by the way in
which the air for combustion Le supplied to the
burners. air supply te commonly cal tea
Agaught. —ftenen furnaces are claaaltied as the
Eollowiny types:
Natural dranane
= Induced dragnet
= Forced drnuaht
= Balanced aranyht.
vane
One of the simplest typer of Curnncen in the box
type which operates on the natural draught
principle withont any other means of moving the
combustion gases through the furnace, as shown in
Figure 5. 'Raatiant
Air by Hatinal Drawalit
i » Fue as to Stack
Fr! Init
gure 5 — A fox ‘type tintural Draught Furnace:
in thia type of furnace the draught Ls created tal
naturally two wayas—
= the stack, being highs ereates a draught ii
axnctiy the sam way aga "chimney on the roo
Of # honse rons.
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|= as the atv fa drawn inte the furnace it taf
hoot ty ture the fart. [Combustion of the fuel
chinen’ tha tarperatute: of tha air andl
hin barn been Lent
dense. Nhe Wok spate rkae ant
Lenve the top af the 5
ia takon in the fimndece by more fresh abel
betng drawn ine
We can therefore con
created by the differential’ in pressure betweenll
the cold air at the burner and the hot, Lesal
Genso air at the top of the stack.
Induced pranght Parnace
he induced draught furnace, as shown in Figur
6, has a fan or blower installed between thaey
Turnace amt the stack. This increases the Fl
rate of air amt compuation gasea_ through th
ove that white Le eraated b
er wha
natural drandht.