Monitoring and diagnosis of steel reheating burners

Shee Meng Thai, H. S. Chong, CK Tan, Steven Wilcox, John Ward, Graham Andrews

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    Abstract

    This paper describes the development of an intelligent Flame Diagnostic System which is able to monitor the combustion characteristics of individual burners based on direct measurement and analysis of the flame radiation signals. A series of experiments were conducted on a 500 kW pilot-scale furnace fitted with both a single burner and also two burners firing in a regenerative manner. The experiments covered a wide range of burner operating conditions including variations in the burner firing-rate and excess air level. A fibre-optic based optical instrument, incorporating broad ultraviolet, visible and infrared photo diodes was developed and used to acquire the dynamic flame signals through a data acquisition system. These flame signals were then analysed off-line, using simple signal processing methods, to yield a set of flame features. Correlation of these flame features with respect to the excess air level and NOx emissions were made using neural network models. The present work indicates that the measurement of flame radiation characteristics, coupled with advanced data modelling techniques such as neural networks, provides a promising means of monitoring and optimising burner performance.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings
    PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
    Pages409-416
    Volume3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008

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