Burning High Viscosity Fuels; not without the use of a viscosity meter

High viscosity fuels are products that generate combustion from residues from other industries and are used for economic reasons. They have different origins; think of distillation residues or animal fats, for example. Variations in high viscosity fuels are common due to their origin and additives. With a viscosity of about 3000 centistokes at 100 ° C, these products are usually solid at room temperature and liquid at their operating temperature.

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Who use High Viscosity Fuels or Fuels made out of residues from other industries?

High viscosity fuels are used for energy production, industrial and central district heating and by companies such as cement manufacturers, sugar refineries and paper mills.

These products can be used as main fuel or backup fuel, and fuel oil grade selection for a particular application is generally based on availability and economic factors including fuel price, clean air requirements, preheating / treatment costs and equipment costs.

Non-homogeneity of High Viscosity Fuels

The non-homogeneity of high viscosity fuels is the first important point to address to ensure stable combustion processes. HVF cannot be burned without a viscometer, because this liquid is not homogeneous. In HVF, three parameters have to be controlled: pressure, fuel viscosity and injectors. Viscosity control prior to injection is essential and is accompanied by heating of the HVF. Some industries perform density checks, but this says too little about combustion performance.

Burning high viscosity fuels without a viscometer poses problems such as:

Non homogeneity

Bad injection

Which causes:

Inaccurate combustion

Excessive combustion of fuel

Stack emissions are increasing

Regular maintenance work

Production standstill

Solution: the MIVI viscometer

The installation of a vibrating in-line process viscometer and associated electronic regulator ensures that the high viscosity fuel reaches the correct viscosity when heated and that it maintains its stability during the combustion process, enabling consistent atomization.

The MIVI in-line process viscometer:

is easy to mount on the heating outlet
provides continuous information about viscosity and temperature to the electronic controller
the controller immediately ensures the correct constant, in-line viscosity at the outlet by activating the heating component (eg steam from the hot water valve) and controls changes in viscosity.

Download the brochure of the MIVI in-line viscometer

Contact with Inventech online viscosity measurement High Viscosity Fuels

For more information about Sofraser's MIVI in-line viscometers, please contact John Heidenreich, tel.nr.:0162-460404 or email.

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