Commissioning of A Furnace
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by ibrahim 25 Jul 2010, 10:56
We are going to commission a furnace at our expansion, I need guidelines, if any one can help in this regard. Its a terrace type, foster wheeler made furnace, having ~ 600 burners, with vertical radiant reforming tubes and horizontal convection section. It has three massive induced draft blowers installed at the top. I do know, you guys may also require further details.
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Posts: 139 Joined: 19 Apr 2010, 14:25 Area of interest: Chemical Engineering
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Re: Commissioning of a Furnace
by mushfiq 26 Jul 2010, 11:30
Commissioning of furnace is one of the most critical activity. My general guidelines would be; 1. There should be some sort of Safety Review of all circuits including Furnace. 2. The area around the furnace should be free of combustible material. 3. The most important thing is that all Interlocks / Alarms must be in service and there should never be a compromise of safety of the systems. 4. There should be some sort of hard barrication around the furnace & associated area to avoid unauthorized man entry. 5. Ensure thorough air flushing of gas circuits, especially fuel gas circuit otherwise burners will get chocked. 6. Preferably, start ID fans before furnace firing so that all issues pertaining to Machine are timely rectified. 7. Plan de-dusting of primary / Secondary Reformer catalysts.
These are a few of the major points. In case you need some more details, please feel free to contact.
Regards, Mushfiq Hussain
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Re: Commissioning of a Furnace
by ibrahim 31 Jul 2010, 20:06
thanks mushfiq for brief reply. Yes we have checked and verified all interlocks and these will be in-service. Blowing of all associated pipping is done. Most of the coils will be purged with low pressure steam / air during the commissioning phase. ID fans are currently in commissioning phase and machinery guys along maintenance team are working on both of them. Any special care for catalyst will you recommend?
