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41st Annual Combustion Seminar and Exhibition
September 20 & 21, 2010
Dallas, TX                     

Marriott Quorum by the Galleria

Introduction
The 2010 IHEA Combustion Seminar will be held in September 20 & 21 at the Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria in Dallas, TX. 

Registration Fee: 

IHEA Members - $650

Non-Member  - $800

Group Discount - When you register 2 or more people with the same company at the same time, the first registrant pays the regular fee and subsequent registrants will be discounted by $150 each!

The registration fee includes: tuition; all seminar materials; Reception with Tabletop Exhibition on Monday; and luncheon & refreshment breaks on Monday and Tuesday. Upon completion of the course seminar attendees are awarded a certificate.

Who Should Attend
The IHEA Combustion Seminar is designed for persons responsible for the operation, design, selection and/or maintenance of fuel-fired industrial process furnace and ovens.

What Will Be Presented
The IHEA Combustion Seminar is comprised of 18 sessions designed to provide complete, non-commercial exposure to:

  • chemistry and efficiency of combustion
  • types of industrial burners available and how they are applied for efficient operation
  • supply and control of the fuel and air for these systems including piping design and valve selection
  • flame safety requirements of combustion systems
  • process and ratio controls with exposure to microprocessor equipment
  • furnace pressure controls for operation and efficiency improvements
  • preheated combustion air and furnace recuperators
  • NOx and other emissions: what causes them and how to minimize them

Who You Will Meet
The IHEA Combustion Seminar Faculty is a select group of specialized engineers involved in the design and manufacture of combustion equipment.

Tabletop Exhibition
In addition to the seminar material, representatives from combustion and other industrial heating equipment suppliers will be present to discuss their line of products, systems and technology during a reception/tabletop exhibition on Monday evening,

 


2010 Exhibitors

The following companies are participating in the Tabletop Exposition at the 2010 Combustion Seminar.  You will be able to discuss products, systems and technology with suppliers while enjoying a reception. Click here if you would like to exhibit at the 2010 Combustion Seminar.

Bloom Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA

Bloom Engineering custom designs, manufactures and services combustion equipment and controls.  The booth features Bloom’s Low NOx Burner Solutions, Regenerative Heating Systems and Enviro Helper Oxygen Monitoring System.  Exhibit will also include burner models and other products for heat processing.

 

BNP Media, Pittsburgh, PA

Industrial Heating & Process Heating Magazines

Two leading thermal processing publications will be on display.  Industrial Heating covers 1000° F and above.  Process Heating covers 1000° F and below.

Elster Kromschroder, Lebanon, PA

Elster Kromschroder manufacturers a complete line of equipment for thermal process solutions for industry.  Their industry leading products and service are coupled with advanced process controls featuring KromSchroder control technology.

Eclipse, Inc., Rockford, IL

Eclipse is a single source supplier for industrial process heating products, systems and services.  They will be showcasing ultra high efficiency furnace burners, packaged burners and oxy-fuel burners and controls technology.

Fireye, Inc., A UTC Fire & Security Company, Derry, NH

Fireye will display flame safeguard controls and flame scanners.

Fives North American Combustion, Inc., Cleveland, OH

Fives North American Combustion is one of the foremost suppliers of combustion systems worldwide, offering a comprehensive array of products, process controls, and engineering services.  Product literature will be available with information on obtaining a copy of their industry standard series of combustion handbooks.

Fostoria Process Equipment, a Division of TPI Corp., Gray, TN

Fostoria designs and manufactures electric and gas infrared and convection oven systems and control systems for many thermal processing applications, including finishing, thermoforming, laminating, dehydrating, etc.

Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA)
IHEA, the national trade association of designers and manufacturers of industrial furnaces and ovens, combustion equipment, infrared equipment, process controls and other components for industrial furnaces and ovens, is the sponsor of the 2010 Combustion Seminar. 

INEX Inc., Holland, NY

The INEX display features high temperature creep and corrosion resistant advanced composite (silicon/silicon carbide) radiant tubes for atmosphere furnaces, including U-tubes, flanged, open & closed ended and finned versions.

Maxon – A Honeywell Company, Muncie, IN

The global supplier of industrial burners, valves, and complete combustion systems for successful heating solutions.  Maxon will display SMARTLINK® MRV Electronic Ratio Valves that provides advanced ratio control through a high degree of precision, repeatability and durability and the new SMARTLINK meter, one of the only self-checking flow meters in its class.

SCC Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL
SCC Inc. will supplies Siemens combustion control products, including gas and oil shut-off valves and actuators, modulating cotnrol motors and linkageless air/fuel control systems. 

Selas Heat Technology Company LLC, Montgomeryville, PA

Selas Heat Technology Company LLC and its subsidiary Pyronics Inc. have combined to offer global combustion customers a “World of Combustion Solutions.” Selas will continue to develop customer driven new products to serve the market based on the 114 year history of the company.

Surface Combustion, Inc., Maumee, OH

Manufacturer of thermal processing equipment and systems.  Display will feature standard (Allcase®, vacuum, generators), special and auxiliary equipment.

Wirco, Incorporated, Avilla, IN
Wirco Incorporated is the industry leading supplier of heat resistant castings and fabricating for the thermal processing industry specializing in radiant tubes, trays, fixtures, baskets and furnace parts.

WS Thermal Process Technology, Inc., Elyria, OH

REKUMAT® C radiant tube burner with integrated heat exchangers providing maximum efficiency with minimal NOx emissions.

If you are interested in showcasing your products, systems or technology during the Combustion Seminar Reception contact Andy Goyer at andy@goyermgt.com or click here to download a Tabletop Exhibitor Registration Form.

 


Course Outline

Monday

Session 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF COMBUSTION
Terminology, combustion chemistry, characteristics of different fuels and how they burn, proper fuel/air ratio, combustion limits, flame temperature, flame geometry and operational applications.

Session 2: BURNERS AND NOZZLES
Discussion of nozzle mix and premix burners, burner performance, including turn down, stability and excess air.

Session 3: COMBUSTION AIR BLOWERS/FLUID FLOW
Discussion of blower types, construction, performance, fan laws, sizing and selection. Fluid flow in combustion systems, including relationships used for equipment sizing.

Session 4:  THE BASICS OF IR

How IR works, its characteristics, temperature & wave length, types of IR heater and different types of absorption will be discussed.

Session 5: RADIANT TUBE BURNER TECHNOLOGY & APPLICATION

Theory, construction, application and maintenance of radiant tube burners for combustion systems.

Session 6: FUEL/AIR RATIO CONTROL
Atmospheric pre-mix (proportional, mechanical I & II), ratio regulator, linked valves and control.

Session 7: FLAME SAFETY AND SEQUENCE CONTROL
Discussion of the function of and the need for flame monitoring equipment, technique for flame detection and the features of flame safety equipment.

Session 8: COMBUSTION SYSTEM SAFETY
A comparison will be made of the requirements of the various regulating bodies (i.e. IRL, FM, NFPA). Hardware and alternative system design considerations will also be included (particular emphasis on gas trains). Analyses will be made of specific applications and case histories.

Session 9: WORKSHOP PROBLEM AND SOLUTION
A typical combustion sizing problem will be presented for analysis by the participants.

Tuesday

Session 10: ENHANCED COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY
Descriptions of equipment, examples of applications and performance effects of recuperative and regenerative systems for thermal processes.

Session 11: OXYGEN ENRICHED COMBUSTION
The efficiencies and fuel savings aspects of both oxy-fuel and oxygen enriched combustion will be discussed. Hardware and system design considerations in handling oxygen (with an emphasis on safety) will also be included. Specific applications will be analyzed.

Session 12: FURNACE AND PROCESS CONTROLS
The application of process controls, with emphasis on furnace and combustion system controls to optimize efficiency, product quality and productivity.

Session 13: OPTIMIZING COMBUSTION SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE
A typical manufacturing plant using melting, heating and heat treating furnaces and boilers is used as an example to illustrate how to organize and implement an energy use optimization program, designed to reduce total operating costs. Each furnace and department is evaluated to show how energy conservation techniques, scheduling and operating practice improvements increase productivity, decrease costs and often reduce energy use. The overall impact on NOx and CO2 emissions is tracked.

Session 14:  IR APPLICATIONS

Processes and applications that have been successful utilizing IR (energy reduction, quality improvement, increased throughput, etc.)

Session 15: HEAT APPLICATION – LOW TEMPERATURE
Discussion of combustion systems used on various industrial heating applications where convection is the primary method of heat transfer.

Session 16: HEAT APPLICATION – HIGH TEMPERATURE
Optimizing heat transfer of a furnace combustion system by relating current burner types and resultant flames to a number of industrial heating configurations.

Session 17: COMBUSTION SYSTEMS & THE ENVIRONMENT
The mechanisms and variables influencing NOx formations, its environmental impact and control techniques are described. Key topics include: flame temperature, combustion control, burner design, process variables and post combustion control of emissions.

Session 18: ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION, COMBUSTION SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
To complete the seminar's comprehensive coverage of combustion systems, time is allocated for an open discussion of practical furnace maintenance activities. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions and share experiences and concerns with the other attendees.

Course Hours

MONDAY
  Registration 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
  Luncheon Break 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
  Afternoon Session 1:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  Reception/Table Top Displays 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.


TUESDAY

  Morning Session 8:00 a.m. - Noon
  Luncheon Break Noon - 1:00 p.m.
  Afternoon Session 1:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m


Seminar Development Committee & Faculty

CHAIRMAN: Timothy S. Lee is Sales Director for Maxon, a Honeywell Company. He joined Maxon in 1989 and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering.

Michael J. Binni, P.E. is a Manager of Furnace Applications with Bloom Engineering Company, Inc. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University in Mechanical Engineering. He joined Bloom in 1994 and has experience in steel, heat treat, and process heating industries.

Scott Bishop, P.E., is a Senior Engineer with Alabama Power Company, a Southern Company.  He joined Southern Company in 1998 and is a graduate of Auburn University with an electrical engineering degree.

Tony Fennell is the Western Region Manager of Bloom Engineering and has in excess of forty years experience with thermal systems. His expertise covers the design, manufacture and servicing of metallurgical and process equipment. He has a BS, Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon and an MS Electrical Engineering from UCLA.

David Fontes is a Sr. Account Manager with the Glass Industry for Eclipse, Inc.  Prior to joining the company in 1992 he spent 15 years in the Glass Industry in various operations and engineering functions.  He has a BS in Ceramic Engineering from Virginia Tech.

Ernest Harvey is a Strategic Accounts Manager for the food and container industry with Eclipse, Inc. and has twenty-five years experience in process heating.  He is certified in Project Management, an instructor for Eclipse training seminars and a member of the National Fire Protection Association.  Ernie is retired with twenty-three years of service for the US Naval Reserve.

Brian Kelly is the General Manager of Sales for Hauck Manufacturing Company (an Elster Group Company). He joined Hauck in 1995 and is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering.

Douglas McDonald is a Product Specialist, Engineering for Eclipse, Inc. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.  Doug has over twenty years of experience in a wide range of applications in the process heating industry, with roles in product development, project engineering and application engineering.

Marshawn Merriwether is the Oil and Gas Sales Leader for Maxon Corporation, based in Houston.  He joined Maxon in 2000 and is a graduate of Purdue University with a Civil Engineering degree.

Bruce Mickelson, Honeywell International Inc., Senior Product Marketing Manager, Commercial/Industrial Combustion Controls.  He has over 35 years experience in the combustion industry.  he hold technical degrees in Industrial Controls Enginering and Marketing.

Steve Mickey is Engineering Manager for W.S. Thermal Process Technology.  He graduated from Cornell University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering.

John F. Podach is the Southeast Sales Manager with Fostoria Process Equipment, a Division of TPI.  John has been involved with building, installing, testing and selling Industrial Heating equipment for 35 years at Fostoria.

Dennis Quinn is a Senior Product Manager Combustion Products/Market Development for Fives North American Combustion, Inc..  He has 29 years of experience in the field of combustion research, development, business unit management, sales and marketing.  Mr. Quinn holds degrees in Combustion Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

Chris Seeman is Branch Manager for Maxon Corporation Houston office.  He joined Maxon in 1990 and is a graduate of the University of Dayton with a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Paul Wisneiski has been a regional sales manager for Fireye Inc. for the past 11 years. He is responsible for OEM & Distribution sales and on site support for Michigan, Northern Ohio, West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania, and Western New York. He is a licensed stationary engineer in Ohio, with over 25 years in the combustion industry, and is currently attending the University of Phoenix.

The faculty is a select group of prominent engineers involved in the design and manufacture of industrial combustion equipment.

 


Registration and Hotel Reservation Information

Seminar Location:

Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria

14901 Dallas Parkway

Dallas, TX  75254

Phone:  972-661-2800

Registration Fees:

IHEA Members - $650

Non-Member  - $800

Group Discount - When you register 2 or more people with the same company at the same time, the first registrant pays the regular fee and subsequent registrants will be discounted by $150 each!

Hotel Room Rate:

IHEA has negotiated a group rate of $129 plus tax at the Marriott Quorum by the Galleria Hotel.  Reservations should be made on the registration form when you register for the Combustion Seminar.  Reservations will not be accepted directly through the hotel at the group rate.

For further information, and to be included on the seminar information mailing list, please email or fax your name, title, company name, address, phone number and email address to:

E-MAIL: ihea@ihea.org
PHONE:  859-356-1575
FAX: 859-356-0908


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