Gas-Fired Heavy-Duty Furnace operates at up to 2,000°F.
Press Release Summary:
Providing 30 x 60 x 30 in. workspace dimensions, No. 1042 utilizes 750,000 BTU/hr modulating gas burners and floor-mounted combustion air blower. Burners fire below hearth, with 9 in. thick insulated walls comprising 5 in. thick 2,300°F ceramic fiber and 4 in. 1,900°F block insulation. Floor insulation is made from 4 ½ in. of 2,300°F firebrick and 4 in. of 1,900°F block insulation. Furnace has air-operated vertical lift door and 2 lanes of roller rails supported by firebrick piers.
Original Press Release:
2000°F Gas-Fired, Heavy-Duty Furnace from Grieve
No. 1042 is a 2000°F (1093°C), gas-fired heavy-duty furnace from Grieve, currently used for heat treating at the customer’s facility. Workspace dimensions of this furnace measure 30” W x 60” D x 30” H. 750,000 BTU/HR are installed in four modulating natural gas burners with a floor mounted combustion air blower. Burners fire below hearth, with 9” thick insulated walls comprising 5” thick 2300°F ceramic fiber, 4” 1900°F block insulation and 8 1/2” floor insulation made from 4 ½” of 2300°F firebrick and 4” of 1900°F block insulation.
This Grieve furnace has two lanes of roller rails supported by firebrick piers and an air-operated platform with roller rails to bridge from loading table to workspace. Features include a ¼” plate steel exterior reinforced with structural steel, ½” steel faceplate at doorway and an air-operated vertical lift door.
Other features include safety equipment required by IRI, FM and National Fire Protection Association Standard 86 for gas-heated equipment plus a free-standing 390 CFM high-pressure combustion blower.
Controls on the No. 1042 include a digital indicating temperature controller and manual reset excess temperature controller with separate contactors.
For more information, please contact: THE GRIEVE CORPORATION, 500 Hart Road, Round Lake, Illinois 60073-2835 USA. Phone: (847) 546-8225. Fax: (847) 546-9210. Web: www.grievecorp.com. Email: sales@grievecorp.com. Attention: Frank Calabrese.
