IIT BHU Syllabus Fuel Technology and Furnace Engineering

Fuel Technology and Furnace Engineering

Fuels (gaseous, liquid, solid), their availability, properties and utilization in firing the industrial furnaces.  Electrical

energy-uses in furnace heating, advantage and cost.  Essential features of burners.  Flame temperature of fuels and

achieving maximum efficiency.  Principles of automatic control in furnaces, control of furnace atmosphere.

Measuring and controlling of furnace temperature.

Different type of industrial furnaces, critical comparison of sources of heat energy, strength and durability of

regenerators and recuperators.  Heat saving devices.   Safety measures.