Presenter: Brad Bonnette, Technical Director at Wood
Topic: Overview of Combustion Principles and Protection
Location: Online: $0 Members, $5 non-members
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Time: 11:00am for socializing and announcements, presentation will begin at 11:30am
Brad Bonnette is the Technical Authority for Wood’s Systems Integration business and has over 36 years of experience in industrial processing, process control, control and safety systems, process operation and management including information technology management. He is a licensed Professional Engineer, Certified Automation Cybersecurity Expert, and an active member of ISA 84 standard subcommittees on Cybersecurity for SIS, Burner Management Systems, and API 556 committees for Control and Protection of Process Heaters. Brad has been designing, implementing and troubleshooting fired equipment control and protection systems since the mid 1980s.
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Abstract:
The session will introduce the core chemistry, physics, and hazards of combustion in fired equipment, emphasizing stoichiometry, air–fuel ratio control, and flammability limits. It highlights major operational risks—including fuel rich combustion, flame loss, tube rupture, and draft failures—and explains how these conditions can lead to unstable combustion or explosions. The presentation concludes with essential protection principles for safe operation, covering burner management, fuel isolation, purging, flame supervision, and product heating safeguards
