Burners & Combustion Technical Content

Sustainability Insights: How Can We Work To Get The Carbon Out Of Heating? Part 2
The search for sustainable solutions in the heat treat industry is at the forefront of research for industry experts. Michael Stowe, PE, ...
Anatomy of a Roller Hearth Furnace
Contact us with your Reader Feedback! Consider the numerous systems in your heat treat operations. What makes up the anatomy of ...
Hydrogen Combustion: An Approaching Reality?
How long until heat treat operations use hydrogen for combustion? Considerations like cost and pipeline infrastructure are key in answering this ...
Sustainability Insights: How Can We Work to Get the Carbon Out of Heating? Part 1
The search for sustainable solutions in the heat treat industry is at the forefront of research for industry experts. Michael Stowe, ...
Sustainability Insights: Process Heating and the Energy-Carbon Connection
"Plan, do, check, act." When it comes to caring about carbon footprint, a path forward to may seem too out-of-reach. But ...
Settling in for the Season with Sustainability Suggestions
As we get further into the heart of fall, it's time to turn up the heat (treat)! - but how can ...
Anatomy of a Combustion System
Consider the numerous systems in your heat treat operations. What makes up the anatomy of each furnace? In this "Anatomy of ...
Heat Treat Radio #101: Heat Treat Tomorrow, Hydrogen Combustion 2023 – Fuel of the Future?
Doug Glenn, publisher of Heat Treat Today, moderates a panel of 4 industry experts who discuss how hydrogen combustion is being received ...
The Layers of Low-Temperature Combustion Systems
The primary advantage of pre-mix burners is the reduction of comparative emissions. But converting a nozzle mix to a pre-mix burner ...
Fives North American Combustion CertiFire® Presentation at AISTech
Source: Fives North American Combustion, Inc. View Presentation and Download Click Image To View the Presentation This presentation was featured in ...
Induction and Sustainability Tips Part 3: Combustion
Discover expert tips, tricks, and resources for sustainable heat treating methods Heat Treat Today's recent series. Part 3, today’s tips, covers some combustion content. ...
Improving Your Use of Radiant Tubes, Part 4
In previous months, this series has explored the geometry of a tube, why radiant tubes matter, what happens inside the tube, ...
Improving Your Use of Radiant Tubes, Part 3
Over the last several months, the Combustion Corner series has challenged readers to spend some time researching opportunities to improve their ...
What Have You Learned from the Combustion Corner? Part 2
Since February 2021, Heat Treat Today has had the privilege of publishing the Combustion Corner. In each of these columns, John ...
What Have You Learned from the Combustion Corner? Part 1
Since February 2021, Heat Treat Today has had the privilege of publishing the Combustion Corner. In each of these columns, John ...
Parallel Positioning Burner Controls for Uniform Temperature
Is there a way to combine pulse firing and fuel-only modulation without retaining the downsides of either method? Parallel positioning of ...
Strategies To Reduce Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
N2: It's so harmless, it makes up the majority of the air we breathe. But, once bonded with oxygen, the resulting ...
When Is It Time for Recuperation?
Last month, we discussed adjusting the fuel to air ratio of our burners - which is always the starting point. This ...
Heat Treat Radio #77: Algorithmic Combustion Tuning With Justin Dzik and Ben Witoff at Fives
In this Heat Treat Radio episode, host and Heat Treat Today publisher Doug Glenn learns about a never-before-seen combustion system tuning technology from ...
Fives North American Combustion CertiFire® Presentation at AISTech
Source: Fives North American Combustion, Inc. View Presentation and Download Click Image To View the Presentation This presentation was featured in ...
Are You Holding on to Uncashed Checks?
To not invest money in worthwhile projects makes as much sense as not depositing your paycheck. In this column, we will ...
Heat Treat Tomorrow – Hydrogen Combustion: Our Future or Hot Air?
Doug Glenn, publisher of Heat Treat Today, moderates a panel of 5 experts who address questions about the growing popularity of ...
How to Lower the Cost of Operating Your Burner System
We continue to consider the topic of natural gas pricing and reduction and its impact on heat treaters. Much of the ...
A Guide to Selecting Heat Treating Equipment
Do you always feel confident when selecting heat treating equipment? ¿Se siente siempre seguro cuando selecciona equipos de tratamiento térmico? There ...
Guía para la Selección de Equipos para Tratamiento Térmico
¿Se siente siempre seguro cuando selecciona equipos de tratamiento térmico? Do you always feel confident when selecting heat treating equipment? There ...
Ovako’s Transformational Heat Treat Benefits with Electric Retrofit
For Ovako, a centuries old manufacturer of engineering steel, innovative approaches to producing their product has taken the form of electrifying ...
Nuts and Bolts of Combustion Systems – Safety Shutoff Valve
Safety shutoff valves are the last line of defense against a potentially catastrophic incident. When conditions require, they interrupt the flow ...
Moving Beyond Combustion Safety — Designing a Crystal Ball
In June, we spent a good deal of time discussing a simple pressure switch to emphasize the many considerations that are ...
Moving Beyond Combustion Safety — Plan the Fix
Last month we began the discussion about the relationship between combustion safety and uptime, highlighting how combustion safety, reliability, emissions, and ...
Combustion Systems: Training Required
Heat treaters know the importance of keeping current with advancing technologies when it comes to combustion. But tragedy can strike if ...
Heat Treat Tips: The Essential Three
One of the great benefits of a community of heat treaters is the opportunity to challenge old habits and look at ...
Heat Treat Radio #34: A Discussion with Carl Nicolia, PSNergy President
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
The Science of Combustion in an Era of Uncertainty
Carl Nicolia, President of PSNERGY, LLC (photo source: Carl Nicolia) "There was a time when the caveman's torch was the top ...
Furnace Temperature Control Options
Ernesto Perez,Director of Engineering,Nutec Bickley In today's Heat Treat Today Technical Tuesday feature, Ernesto Pérez, Director of Engineering, at Nutec Bickley, ...
Future Heating of Industrial Furnaces
Climate change and fossil fuels are topics that can spur many lively conversations. In today's Heat Treat Today Technical Tuesday feature, ...
Prevent Catastrophic Fuel-Delivery Accidents: On Valve Safety Trains in Heat Treating Equipment
Robert Sanderson, PE, Rockford Systems, LLC This article on the critical role of valve safety trains in the prevention of catastrophic ...
Heat Treat Tips: Effect of Exhaust Gas Temperature vs. O2 on Efficiency
During the day-to-day operation of heat treat departments, many habits are formed and procedures followed that sometimes are done simply because ...
Heat Treat Tips: Burner Tuning & Calibration – It’s Not Your BBQ Grill . . .
During the day-to-day operation of heat treat departments, many habits are formed and procedures followed that sometimes are done simply because ...
Burners 101 for Heat Treating Efficiency and Safety
    Source: Control Engineering   Running a heat treat shop is more than just firing up a furnace to treat ...
Radiant Tubes Longevity Improves Heat Treating: An Analysis
  Source: heat processing online   Photo Credit: heat processing online Nico Schmitz, Christian Schwotzer, and Herbert Pfeifer with the Department ...