简介:Anincreasingnumberofannealingfurnaceshaverecentlybeenusingcheaperandcleanernaturalgas(NG)insteadofliquefiedpetroleumgas(LPG)asfuelgas.However,thefuelgasofthefurnacesoftenneedstobechangedwhenNGsupplyisnotadequateorwhenLPGbecomescheaper.Usually,changingthefuelgasinvolveschangingvariousequipmentaswellascontrolparametersforinstrumentsandthecontrolsystemandhenceistimeconsuming.Therefore,itisimportanttodevelopaquickprocessforchangingfuelgas.Thisstudydiscussesthetechniquesforquicklychangingfuelgasinanannealingfurnace.Thesetechniquesdealwiththedesignofthepipe,valveandburner,theselectionoftheflowmeterandtheflowcontrolvalve,theswitchofthesoftwareandparametersforthecontrolsystem,aswellastheoperation,commissioningandhottestofthefurnacewhenthefuelgasischanged.Usingthesetechniques,itispossibletochangefuelgasin6h.