Burner Diagnostic System optimizes individual burners.

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Available as permanent installation or as tuning service, Flame Doctor® provides real time analysis for individual burners. It identifies poorly performing burners and provides root cause diagnosis to help guide adjustments. System features intuitive user interface and ability to communicate to other boiler operating systems. Use results in optimized boiler efficiency, distribution of combustion air, and control of CO and NOx emissions.



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Flame Doctor® Burner Diagnostic System for Individual Burner Optimization



The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) announces the commercialization of The Flame Doctor® burner diagnostic system. The system provides real time analysis for each burner, identifies poorly performing burners, and provides a root cause diagnosis to help guide adjustments. Sponsored by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and developed jointly by B&W and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a decade of research and development has allowed Flame Doctor to evolve as the premier tool for assessing individual burner performance.

Benefits include improved boiler efficiency, better distribution of combustion air, and improved control of CO and NOx emissions. The system features an intuitive user interface, fast, straight-forward installation, and the ability to communicate to other boiler operating systems. It is available as a permanent installation or as a tuning service from B&W's Asset Performance Product group.

Flame Doctor is a trademark of the Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.

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