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EXCESS AIR: VITAL BUT OFTEN IGNORED ELEMENT

EXCESS AIR: VITAL BUT OFTEN IGNORED ELEMENT

  • For complete combustion, fuels need the certain quantity of oxygen (present in Air) in order to give useful heat.
  • If only net (stoichiometric) air is supplied combustion may be incomplete.
  • To ensure complete combustioncombustion chambers are supplied with excess air.
  • Too much Excess Air may take away useful heat and increase losses.
  • For best efficiency optimum quantity of Excess Air must be supplied.

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