Research Article

Flame Failures and Recovery in Industrial Furnaces: A Neural Network Steady-State Model for the Firing Rate Setpoint Rearrangement

Table 4

Two-burner failure/firing capacity shortage.

Burner 1 excess flow (%)Burner 2 excess flow (%)Burner 3 excess flow (%)Burner 4 excess flow (%)Burner 5 excess flow (%)Temperature deviation (K)Total fuel flow rate changes (%)

Case 2150% capacity50% capacity28.0326.4327.17.94−18.44
Case 2275% capacity75% capacity23.3619.7021.020.23+14.08
Case 2350% capacity28.0350% capacity27.1226.154.9−18.7
Case 2475% capacity22.7575% capacity17.0716.040.1+5.86
Case 2550% capacity28.1426.3550% capacity27.148.1−18.37
Case 2675% capacity22.0816.6875% capacity19.010.31+7.77
Case 2750% capacity28.0326.1528.3350% capacity9.01−17.49
Case 2875% capacity22.2117.9521.0275% capacity0.81+11.18
Case 2928.3350% capacity50% capacity27.4526.724.37−17.5
Case 3017.8175% capacity75% capacity17.115.320.11+0.23
Case 3127.9750% capacity27.0250% capacity28.033.21−16.98
Case 3218.3275% capacity15.8975% capacity17.360.11+1.57
Case 3327.1550% capacity26.0228.0350% capacity3.5−18.8
Case 3416.2375% capacity14.7319.7175% capacity0.091+0.67
Case 3526.5727.4550% capacity50% capacity28.333.01−17.65
Case 3614.8816.7875% capacity75% capacity17.220.09−1.12
Case 3726.1427.150% capacity28.0350% capacity3.38−18.73
Case 3813.7615.3775% capacity21.0075% capacity0.09+0.13
Case 3927.126.1328.0350% capacity50% capacity3.7−18.74
Case 4015.3213.7121.0075% capacity75% capacity0.1+0.03
Case 4175% capacity50% capacity28.0326.327.092.98+6.42
Case 4250% capacity75% capacity28.1226.4527.163.7+6.73
Case 4324.9875% capacity50% capacity25.3823.960.11−0.68
Case 4423.8625.0050% capacity75% capacity24.010.019−2.13
Case 4524.9924.1625.8675% capacity50% capacity0.09+0.01
Case 4624.7323.9225.4850% capacity75% capacity0.089−0.87
Case 4750% capacity28.3326.1928.0375% capacity4.96+7.55