Self-Recuperative Radiant Tube Combustion System
Radiant tube burners are recuperative style and available as single end (SER) or direct fired (UHF).
In a furnace operating with a conventional radiant tube burner, 65 to 70% of the heat created by combustion is wasted in the flue gas.
Self-recuperative radiant tube burners reduces that wasted heat dramatically. Because it uses up to 70% of the available exhaust gas heat to preheat incoming combustion air the furnace’s fuel consumption is reduced signicantly (Fig. 1).
The result is average fuel savings of up to 50%. The patented SER is a complete system, combining burner, radiant tube and recuperator in a single, compact unit. It comes with all the accessories needed, from adjustable gas cocks to buttery valves to ignition system (Fig. 1).
Fig. 1. As the incoming combustion air passes through the SER’s recuperator section, it is preheated by hot exhaust gases. The medium velocity, sealed nozzle mix burner utilizes both gas and preheated air and fires down a center flame tube to provide uniform progressive combustion.
Because existing hardware and applications vary from facility to facility, every SER is custom engineered to maximize combustion efficiency.
SER users typically experience fuel savings of 40 to 50%.