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Reliable ignition
Reliable ignition is more important than ever with the increasing use of on/off cycling and low load operation. As the exclusive supplier of the FPS® line of ignition equipment in the U.S., B&W has successfully used these proven ignitors in a variety of burner and fuel applications. This includes new low NOx burners as well as replacement of old ignitors in existing burners, and replacement parts.
Available for both gas and oil, this advanced ignitor design was developed to achieve superior flame ignition and flame stability with low opacity. The FPS gas ignitor serves as a dual-purpose ignitor for boiler warm-up, burner light-off and support during unstable pulverizer conditions.
The ignitor features a proven flame rod technology for detecting the ignitor flame while discriminating from other flames in the boiler. The FPS ignitor is designed as a simple plug-in replacement of your existing ignitor with little or no modification necessary to the rest of the burner.
FPS ignitors offer:
The FPS ignitor is designed as a simple plug-in replacement of your existing ignitor with little or no modification necessary to the rest of the burner.
The FPS oil ignitor serves as a dual purpose ignitor for boiler warm-up, burner light-off and support during unstable pulverizer conditions.
A standard valve rack with control panel is factory wired and tested to reduce installation time and cost. The valve rack can be conveniently located anywhere near the burner front.
For corner-fired boilers originally developed by Combustion Engineering (CE)/Alstom, B&W offers FPS gas and oil horn ignitors. These horn ignitors integrate electrical and mechanical components to optimize performance of ignition reliability, combustion, flame stability, and flame monitoring.
Features of the FPS horn ignitor:
Easy installation and maintenance – Our horn ignitors are shop assembled onto the mounting plate so that the internal components insert through the windbox air chamber and into the ignitor horn. The ignitor assembly can be easily withdrawn for maintenance.
Plasma arc ignition system – To prevent the common problem of spark plug fouling on horn ignitors, and to provide reliable light-off over the long term, FPS horn ignitors are equipped with the plasma arc ignition (PAI) system which provides pulsed high energy sparks during the ignition trial time.
SunSpot flame detector – Both the gas and oil horn ignitors are equipped with the integral Sun Spot flame detection system, a proven flame rod technology for detecting the ignitor flame while discriminating from other flames in the boiler.
Benefits of the FPS horn ignitor:
American Electric Power (AEP) Amos Power Plant, West Virginia, USA
When plant operators observed that the unit could not light off, they called upon Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) to help assess the condition of the ignition equipment and develop a plan to refurbish it to safe, reliable operation.
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