Preheater combustion

Oxygen is required for any combustion process. By increasing the oxygen concentration of preheater towers that charge tires or other fuels, CO levels can be reduced and demands on the ID fan can be mitigated, helping maintain design kiln velocities and combustion. Even a small increase in oxygen concentration can have a dramatic impact on combustion performance and CO formation, especially when substituting difficult-to-burn fuels for coal.

Oxygen enrichment is a flexible, efficient, and cost-effective technology that can help improve your profitability. With minimal capital investment, you can increase utilization of alternative fuels in the preheater.  We can help you select the best technique for your unique operating conditions and provide technical support during start-up and after installation.

Our combustion technologists, industry engineers, and modeling specialists have decades of experience in oxygen-based technologies and can work with you to develop and test at full scale actual combustion and gasification systems using a full spectrum of gaseous, liquid, and solid fuels. Our Advanced Clean Energy Laboratory enables live, remote participation in testing via online video and data sharing.