Contents

List of Figures ............................................................................................................................................................................ix List of Tables............................................................................................................................................................................xxi Foreword to the First Edition............................................................................................................................................. xxiii Preface to the First Edition....................................................................................................................................................xxv Preface to the Second Edition............................................................................................................................................ xxvii Acknowledgments ................................................................................................................................................................xxix Editor.......................................................................................................................................................................................xxxi Contributors........................................................................................................................................................................ xxxiii Prologue.............................................................................................................................................................................. xxxvii

1. Process Burners .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Erwin Platvoet, I.-Ping Chung, Michael G. Claxton, and Tami Fischer

2. Oil Burners........................................................................................................................................................................ 35 I.-Ping Chung, Steve Londerville, Michael G. Claxton, and William Johnson

3. Burners and Combustion Systems for Industrial and Utility Boilers.................................................................. 57 Vladimir Lifshits

4. Duct Burners..................................................................................................................................................................... 93 Peter F. Barry, Stephen L. Somers, and Steve Londerville

5. Marine and Offshore Applications.............................................................................................................................117 Richard Price

6. Process Heaters .............................................................................................................................................................. 129 Erwin Platvoet, David Brown, and Rasik Patel

7. Air Heaters...................................................................................................................................................................... 149 Carl A. Connally, Lothar Schulz, and Timothy Webster

8. Thermal Oxidizer Basics.............................................................................................................................................. 159 Jay Karan, Bernd Reese, Klaus-Dieter Zschorsch, and Wolfgang Klaus

9. Thermal Oxidizer Control and Con…gurations.......................................................................................................211 Bernd Reese, Wolfgang Klaus, Jay Karan, and Juergen Foelting

10. Selected Pollution Control Equipment..................................................................................................................... 239 Klaus-Dieter Zschorsch

11. Flares ................................................................................................................................................................................ 251 Robert E. Schwartz, Jeff White, and Wes Bussman

12. Pilot, Ignition, and Monitoring Systems.................................................................................................................. 299 Adam Bader and John Bellovich

13. Biogas Flaring................................................................................................................................................................. 307 Tim W. Locke, Brandy S. Johnson, and Jason P. Rolf

14. Flare Gas Recovery........................................................................................................................................................ 331 Jeff Peterson, Nick Tuttle, Harley Cooper, and Charles E. Baukal, Jr.