Fuel Gas Low NOx Burner

Fuel gas cleanliness is an important factor in the consistent operations of compressors, turbines, and Low NOx burners. Poor removal of solids and liquids can lead to poor combustion, high fuel usage, as well as costly high VOC emissions, especially in today’s Lean Burn engines.

High-efficiency Low NOx burner tips are especially vulnerable to fouling and coking when liquids or solids contaminate the fuel gas. These issues force higher fuel flow to maintain flame quality, reduce heater efficiency, increase emissions, and trigger frequent burner head or tip changeouts that drive up maintenance and downtime costs.

Filtration Solutions for Fuel Gas Low NOx Burners

To reduce costs associated with poor fuel gas Jonell Systems recommends a HIGH-EFFICIENCY MULTI STAGE GAS COALESCER to effectively clean the fuel gas.

We have a wide range of filter cartridges ideally suited for fuel gas filtration / burner gas conditioning. These include: TWIST-LOK, MICRO-LOK, AND TRI-SHIELD.

Advantages of Jonell Systems Fuel Gas Filters

At Jonell Systems, we know from experience that processes differ from field to field, pipeline to pipeline, refinery to refinery, and day to day. Contaminants vary in form, shape, quantity and risk.

That’s why a customizable filtration approach is necessary to not only protect the downstream equipment, but to optimize the filtration process for maximum efficiency and to meet the updated API 560 specifications.

API 560 Fuel Gas Reporting & Changeout Cost
Under API 560, operations managers are required to document fuel gas usage before and after burner tip or burner head changeouts.

Here’s what you should be measuring:

• Fuel gas consumption (scfh or similar) before changeout vs. after filter / tip maintenance
• Downtime cost associated with changeout – labor, production loss, shutdown impacts
• Heater heat output / efficiency – does the heater deliver expected BTUs before vs after cleaning or filter installation
• Incidence of “coking out” – how often flame disruption or tip fouling occurs leading to increased fuel use or maintenance

With a properly designed Jonell filtration solution, many plants achieve:

• Easier regulatory / EPA reporting because you have clean “before and after” metrics
• 5-15% reduction in fuel gas usage
• Fewer burner tip changeouts
• Lower downtime and more stable heater output