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Petrochemical industry coking furnaces

Industrial furnaces that do not show color, that is, in which the temperature is below 1200 F (650 C), are commonly called ovens in North America. However, the dividing line between ovens and furnaces is not sharp, for example, coke ovens operate at temperatures above 2200 F (1478 C). In Europe, many furnaces are termed ovens. In the ceramic industry, furnaces are called kilns. In the petrochem and CPI (chemical process industries), furnaces may be termed heaters, kilns, afterburners, incinerators, or destructors. The furnace of a boiler is its firebox or combustion chamber, or a fire-tube boiler s Morrison tube. ... [Pg.2]

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