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Series (E) Refractory Walled Air Curtain Burner (Electric Motor & VFD)
OPERATING MANUAL
GENERAL DESCRIPTION S
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SERIES
When delivered to a job site, the S
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Series machine is ready for use as soon as it is off
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loaded. The entire system is built on a skid type base frame which is designed for easy
movement over the ground. The forward equipment deck supports an Electric Motor
and a Variable Frequency Speed Controller (VFD). The motor is usually directly cou-
pled with the fan (motor and fan on a single shaft). When viewed from the front of the
unit, the patented air disbursement manifold is mounted on the left top side of the com-
bustion chamber. The back of the FireBox is fitted with refractory lined doors that allow
ash removal and access to the burn chamber.
The electric motor that turns the fan is controlled by the VFD unit housed securely be-
hind the security cage in a NEMA IV enclosure. The high velocity air is sent down the
manifold through the vanes and directed to the outlet nozzles. A balanced and distrib-
uted air flow is directed across the top of the box and then reflected down into the com-
bustion zone.
The curtain of air acts as a top over the FireBox, trapping a large percentage of the es-
caping particulate matter (smoke) and causing it to burn down even further under the
curtain before finally escaping through the curtain as a hot gas. The air from the noz-
zles travels across the FireBox creating the air curtain effect; then it reflects off the far
side thermos
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ceramic wall adding oxygen to the combustion zone helping to generate
a hotter more complete fire. This additional agitation helps prevent the fire from starv-
ing for oxygen as the ash builds up during burning operations.
All of this is carefully engineered to provide the correct amount of air at the correct
velocity. It is sometimes thought that more air flow will actually increase the burn
rate. This is INCORRECT. Modifying the air flow will actually have the opposite
effect and reduce the machine
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s through
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put. Additionally, it will reduce the ma-
chine
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s ability to meet air quality minimum standards. There is a maximum rate at
which wood can burn. Trying to exceed that rate by adding more air to an air cur-
tain burner causes two major problems:
1)
It will cool the fire reducing combustion efficiency creating more smoke (carbon
dioxide and nitrogen enriched). This will begin a circular effect of further reduc-
ing the oxygen and further reducing combustion efficiency. The result is, your
through
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put drops and smoke increases.
2)
Increasing the air flow beyond design standards will over pressurize the Fire-
Box causing larger sized particles to be ejected from the FireBox. Besides vio-
lating the EPA limits for PM (particulate matter) the larger hotter embers eject-
ed will pose a much greater fire hazard.