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The programme involves simultaneous pre-ventilation and pre-circulation (with hot oil at low pressure) in the
entire fuel circuit of the burner. Burner ignition occurs as described in the previous chapter (see “Description of
operation”), and the burner ignites at minimum level.
18) When the burner is operating on the first flame, the air should be set (keeping to the specific instructions) for the
quantity needed to ensure good combustion (see BT 8655/1). It is preferable that air quantity for the first flame be
rather low, so that perfect ignition is guaranteed even under the most difficult conditions.
19) After air for the first flame has been set, the burner has to be stopped by cutting-out current by the main switch,
andtheterminals of the secondflamethermostatterminal boardmustbe connected to each other.Thisconnection
makes it possible to cut-in the second flame.
20) The main switch must now be cut-in once again causing ignition, thus automatically proceeding to the second
flame, according to the programme set by the cyclic relay.
21) As the burner operates on the second flame, the quantity of air should now be set (by following the specific
instructions)toensuregoodcombustion.Combustionshouldbe controlled by use of the appropriate instruments.
Theairregulator must be set to permitapercentageof carbon dioxide (CO2) in the fumes, varyingfromaminimum
of 10% to a maximum of 13%. Please remember that in order to regulate correctly, water temperature in the plant
must be at normal operating level and the burner must have been operating for at least 15 minutes.
Ifappropriate instrumentsare notavailable, youcanjudgebythecolouroftheflame. Airadjustmentisrecommended
to achieve a light orange flame colour, avoiding a red smoky flame, or a white flame due to excessive air. Check
that setting of the pre-heater thermostats do not cause any inconvenience (poor ignition, smoke, gas formation in
the pre-heater, etc.). If necessary, you may vary these values upward or downward, but bear in mind that the
regulation thermostat must anyway be set at a temperature about 15 ÷ 20 °C higher than the minimum level
thermostat setting. The minimum level thermostat must close at the lowest possible temperature to give a good
atomization (viscosity at the nozzle about 2° E). See the viscosity-temperature graph relating to the type of oil
used, as a rough guide.
COMBUSTION HEAD SETTING
The burner is equipped with an adjustable (forwards and backwards) combustion head to ensure an opening and
closure of the air passage between head and disk. This way, high pressure at the pre-disk position can be obtained
even at low flow. Consequently, high pressure and air turbulence enable better air penetration into the fuel giving an
optimum mixture and flame stability.
High air pressure in the pre-disk position might be indispensable to avoid flame pulsation. This state is essential when
the burner is operating with a pressurized furnace and/or at high thermal output. From what has been said above, it is
clear that the combustion head must be brought into a position giving decidedly high air pressure behind the disk.
We recommend you to set enough air throttling between disk and head, in order to open up well the air gate that
regulates air flow to the burner fan aspiration. These conditions must obviously exist when the burner is operating at
maximum output required. In practice, setting should begin with the combustion head in an intermediate position.
The burner is ignited and pre-setting should be carried out, as already explained.
When maximum desired pressure has been achieved, the combustion head position should be corrected, by shifting it
either backwards or forwards in order to get sufficient air flow in relation to the fuel supplied, with the air aspiration
regulation gate fairly wide open. If the combustion head is pushed forward (reduction of the passage between head
and disk) full closure must be avoided. When setting the combustion head make sure you centre it perfectly in relation
to the disk. If the combustion head is not perfectly centred in relation to the disk, poor combustion and excessive
heating of the head could occur and the latter would, as a result, deteriorate quickly.
You check as follows: with the flame lit, look through the window on the rear of the burner.
You then fully tighten the two screws that lock the combustion head into position.
SETTING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN DISK AND NOZZLE
Burners are equipped with a device that allows the distance between disk and nozzle to be varied. To change this
distance, turn the three disk fixing screws. By screwing (turning clock-wise) you reduce the distance between disk and
nozzle,byunscrewing (turning anti-clockwise) youincreasethedistance between disk andnozzle.Checkthat the disk
isina perpendicularpositionin relation toairflow, by measuringthe distancebetween the outeredgeof thecombustion
head and the disk. This position is achieved when this distance is identical at each of the three disk fixing-regulating
screw positions. The distance between disk and nozzle, set in the factory, should be reduced only if it is found that the
atomized fuel come exiting from the nozzle wets and dirties the disk.