Advanced Combustion Systems
Asphalt
| Aggregates|Sand|Minerals|Recycling
BurnersBuiltonExperience
Features ExternalCombustionChamber CombustionChamberTemperatureControl CombustionAirPressureMonitoring AmbientAirCompensation AirflowDiagnostics VSDControlledBurnerBlower ManualandAutomaticTemperatureControl DualFuelCapacity FaultDiagnostics,withHistoryLog AcousticallySuppressedAirInlets StandardDuelSideFacility IntegralBurnerSupport AirIntakeandBlowerConveyingTrack SectionalBurnerDesign IndependentTwinBearingSupportedImpeller EasyImpellerReplacement. AccesstoInternalComponents DirectEntryIntoTheDryer. 100%AirRequirementGeneratedbyFan
EfficientCleanAsphaltProduction
Vulcanburnersbringcleanlow emissionstomodernasphalt processingplants.Thisisachieved byincorporatinguniquedesign conceptswithmoderntechnology whichensuresasphaltisprocessed efficiently.
Efficiency,qualityandsafetywere thekeyfactorsinthedevelopment oftheVulcanburner.Ensuringthat itmustbeuserfriendlyandeasyto maintain,theVulcandeliversonall aspects.
Environmentalconcernshavealso beentakenintoconsideration;this isevidentintheexcellentemission resultsthattheVulcanachieves.
SincethelaunchoftheVulcanin 2011,theburnerhasgrowntobe thenumberonechoiceintheUKfor replacementburners.Somuchso thatsomecustomersspecifiedthe Vulcanwhenpurchasingtheirnew asphaltplant.
Vulcanburnersaredesignedand manufacturedintheUKandare fullysupportedwithintheUSAby ourpartnersReliableAsphalt Products.ReliableAsphaltare renownandrespectedwithinthe asphaltindustry,theyaretheperfect partnerfortheVulcanburnerbrand.
Theburnerbodyisofasplitdesign whichallowsforeaseofaccessto theburnerinternalcomponents.The airtotheburnerisdrawnintothe burnerbyahigh-performanceradial fan.
Theblowerfanisdrivenbyan externallymountedthreephase motor.Duetothetwo-partdesign featureoftheburneritispossibleto serviceandreplacethecombustion chamber,lance,swirlplateand ignitionelectrodeswithminimal effort.
Thestainless-steelalloycombustion chamberandthefixedairdirector canwithstandtemperaturesupto 1110°Cor2012°F.Theburnerhasa viewingwindowforflame observation.
TheVulcanrangehasbeen developedforvariousheating applicationsandparticularlyforthe productionofasphalt.Theburners canbemountedhorizontally,in-line orcanbeangleduptoorientation.
Thedualfuelrangecanbeused withPFO,Kerosene,LFO,Natural Gas,LNGorLPG.Acombinationof fuelsisofferedandotherfuel optionsareavailableonrequest.
Theflamemonitoringistakencare ofbytheBMSviaaUVphotocell whichisexternallymountedona quickreleaseunitmaking maintenanceandcleaningeasy.
PatentedConcept. Designed andsuppliedwiththehighestlevel ofinnovationandtechnology. Simplicityandeaseofoperationwhile deliveringanefficientcleanperformance.
Maintenance. Plannedand preventivemaintenanceiseasily takencareofduetotheaspects incorporatedinthedesign.Thesplitdesign allowsworkingaccesstoalltheinternal areasoftheburner.
FuelRegulation. Thefuel regulationvalveisdirectlydriven andcontrolledviaaservomotor thatoperatesaccordingtotheload requirements.Bothfuelsarefully optimisedtogainefficientcombustion.No leversorlinkagesareused.
Pressures. TheVulcan’sfuel liquidsystemoperatesatlow pressure.Theminimumoperating pressureisaslowas8bar/116psi.Ithas ahighturndownratioof1:7whileburning fueloiland1:8whileusingnaturalgas.
DESIGN. Theburnerisdesignedtocompletelyseperateatthebodymidsection.Thisallowsagenerous workingspacedirectlyintotheinternalsoftheburner.ThisfeatureisuniquetoVulcanburners,makingroutine maintenanceextremelyeasy.Accesstotheinternalsoftheburnerisinstantwithnowaitngforthedryertocool downbeforechecksarecarriedout.
AngledOption. Theburnerhasbeendesignedasan alternativereplacementforanytypeofasphaltplant.Therefore, toovercomeproblemssuchasplatformspaceandexistingplant design,theburnercanbesituatedatanyangletothedryer.Thishas provenverypopularintheretrofitmarketandisjustoneofthemany innovatedfeaturesoftheVulcanburner.Thedesignstillallowsforfull internalinspectionastheburnerstillsplitsevenwithanangledsection.
AutomaticControl. Precisecontrolofthe combustionprocessisachievedviaaMindsburner managementsystem.Mindstakescompletecareof thecontroloftheburner,ensuringthepositionofthefuelvalve ispreciselycontrolledto0.1degreeofaccuracy,thusensuring combustionefficiencyisoptimisedthroughoutthefullfiring rangeoftheburner.Reducedelectricalconsumptionandfan controlisachievedthroughtheuseofavariablefrequency drive.
ExcessAir. Alltheairrequiredforcombustionis providedbythehighlyefficientblowerfan.Theburneris fullysealedattheburnerendboxbytheexternal combustionchamber.Theairpressuresystemwithinthe combustionheadismonitoredandcontrolledviatheMinds B.M.S.Duetothenatureofasphaltplantdesign,excessairis verydifficulttocontrolandiseverpresent.Theinclusionofthis featureintheVulcandesignisparamounttotheoutstanding efficiencyresultsthatareachieved.
FuelOptions. NaturalGas,Propane,FuelOil, includingHeavyandRecycledOils,LPGandLNGwith theoptionforacombinationofanythreefuels.The liquidfuelmodeliscomplimentedbythepatentedVulcan regulatorvalve.Thevalveisdesignedtocreateadirectfuel feedtotheburner,eliminatingtheneedforanyfuel changeovervalvesormanifoldsinthepipework.Asingleor doublefuelvalveoptionisavailable.Thedualoptionallows bothfuelstobeoptimisedforcompletecombustionatalltimes. Bothfuelscanbeusedtogether.
Components. Concernsrelatingtoreplacementpartshavebeen addressed,availabilityandcostswereparamountinthedesign concept.Downtimeassociatedwithreplacementpartsisamajor concerntherefore,theVulcancomprisesofstandardofftheshelf components,withtheexceptionofthefuelregulationvalveandfuellance, otherwiseeverythingelsecanbeobtainedlocallytoyoursite.Thisgives freedomandchoicetothecustomer.
LongNose. TheversatilityoftheVulcandesign makesitanidealchoicewhenselectinga replacementburnerfordryersthatprocessRAP. ThelongnoseVulcancanbeutilisedforanydryerthat hasanextendedtubeforcontainmentoftheflame.The VulcanlongnoseburnerissuitableforallAstecplantsand adirectreplacementforHauckburners.
SurfaceMounted. Thesurfaceburnerrangeisthesecond generationoftheVulcandesign.Thecombustionchamberislocated outsidethedryingdrum.Thereareanumberofkeyadvantagessuchas avoidanceofcontaminationtotheflame.Thisensuresacleanburnandlow emissions.Thecompleteburnerincludingthecombustionchambercanbefully retractedawayfromthedryer,givinginstantaccessintothedryingdrum.
Specification
NominalHeatInput MW
BurnerCapacity:GasOil L/h 79-554 145-1016 211-1479 263-1839 304-2125 462-3234
BurnerCapacity:GasOil Kg/h 68-477 125-874 182-1272 226-1581 261-1825 397-2781
BurnerCapacity:NaturalGas m3/h 92-550 168-1008 244-1466 304-1823 351-2107 534-3206
BurnerCapacity:LPG L/h 143-859 262-1575 382-2291 475-2849 549-3293 835-2556
BurnerCapacity:LPG Kg/h 73-438 134-803 195-1168 242-1453 280-1680 426-2556
Turn-down:GasOil
Turn-down:NaturalGas
BlowerCapacity
BlowerMotorPressure
FuelOilPumpCapacity
NaturalGasIncomingPressure
FuelPipeSizes
FeatureComponents
BurnerModelNumber Unit V6 11 V16 V19 V23 V35
6 11 16 19 23 35
Ratio 1:7 1:7 1:7 1:7 1:7 1:7
Ratio 1:6 1:6 1:6 1:6 1:6 1:6 Turn-down:LPG Ratio 1:6 1:6 1:6 1:6 1:6 1:6
m3/h 7500 12000 21000 30000 30000 45000
MmWS 200 250 350 500 500 500 BlowerMotor kW 15 20 30 45 45 55
L/min 19 36 36 77 77 77 FuelOilPumpPressure Bar 8 8 8 8 8 8 FuelOilPumpMotor kW 3 4 4 7.5 7.5 7.5
mBar 250 300 300 300 300 300 LPGLiquidPumpPressure Bar 10 10 10 10 10 10 CompressedAirPressure Bar 6 6 6 6 6 6
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