AOFIN                                                Furnaces – Introduction

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Topic 1: Fundamentals
     
1.1 Identify the major parts of a furnace at your site. ____   ____
     
1.2 Identify the major systems inside a furnace at your site. ____   ____
     
1.3 Explain how a furnace produces heat. ____   ____
     
     
Topic 2: Combustion    
     
2.1 State the requirements for combustion. ____   ____
     
2.2 Identify three types of heat transfer. ____   ____
     
2.3 Describe how heat transfer occurs in a furnace. ____   ____
     
     
Topic 3: Furnace Flow Paths    
     
3.1 Define the term “draft”. ____   ____
     
3.2 Describe the basic operating principles of a natural draft furnace. ____   ____
     
3.3 Explain how draft is controlled in a natural draft furnace at your site. ____    ____
     
3.4 Describe the basic operating principles of a forced draft furnace. ____   ____
     
3.5 Describe the basic operating principles of a balanced draft furnace. ____    ____
     
3.6 Explain how process fluid circulates in a furnace at your site. ____   ____
     
3.7 Identify problems associated with improper process fluid flow. ____    ____


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