Biomass burner systems

What it addresses

Some factories look at biomass as a fuel option for their boilers, to depend less on gas or oil or to manage fuel cost. A burner alone is not enough: the fuel, the feeding system and the boiler have to be matched to each other.

Mismatched systems show up as unstable combustion, smoke, falling steam output and frequent stoppages for cleaning.

What we cover

• Burner and feeding integration with your boiler
• Combustion tuning and flue gas analysis
• Commissioning with measured performance
• Rapid troubleshooting and restoration

Typical applications

• Adding a biomass burner to an existing boiler as a fuel option
• Comparing biomass with gas, oil, LPG or SNG before a fuel decision
• Existing biomass burners with unstable combustion, smoke or frequent stoppages

System considerations

• Fuel type, particle size, moisture and ash content, and how consistent the supply is through the year
• Fuel storage, handling and feeding to the burner
• Boiler compatibility: furnace size, heating surfaces and how the boiler responds to the burner
• Ash removal and cleaning access
• Flue gas, dust and the stack
• Controls, and how the boiler switches between fuels if it keeps another one

What to prepare before an assessment or quotation

• Boiler details: make, type, rated capacity and current fuel
• The biomass fuel available to you, with its price and any moisture or calorific value figures
• Steam demand and running hours
• Space for fuel storage and handling around the boiler house
• Photographs of the boiler front and the boiler house

Limits of this information

Whether a biomass burner suits your boiler depends on the boiler design and the fuel you can actually get, and can only be confirmed after a site inspection. Fuel quality varies, so performance is confirmed by measurement during commissioning.