1. Properties and combustion of fuel oils
Oil Supplies
thermometers
oil level indicator
oil at 37°C
rotatable vanes
heated water
ballvalve
water outlet
outlet orifice
collecting flask
section through a Redwood No. 1 Viscometer
Properties and combustion of fuel oils
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2. Oil Supplies Oil storage Above ground storage tank
contents
gauge
50 mm inlet
access
cover
50 mm vent
2 pipe oil
supply
sight tube
oil level
stopvalve
filter
float
slope 20
mm/m
d.p.c.
plug
oil supply line
foot valve (non-return)
Above ground storage tank
drain/sludge valve
Below ground storage tank
self-closing door at high level
vent
fire resisting
wall
semirotary pump
puddle flange
fire valve
Oil level indicator using
float and gauge
Earth
sump
Oil tank located internally
Oil storage
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3. One pipe oil supply with deaerator ‘Tiger loop’
Oil Supplies
inlet connection
vent
sight gauge
stopvalve
fire valve
sensor
fill cover with
provision for dip
stick
filter
drain
valve
anti-siphon
saw cut
0.3 m min
fire valve
3.0 m max
slope
non-return
valve
pressure jet burner
One pipe oil supply
suction pipe
return pipe
Two pipe oil supply
contents indicator gauge
‘Tiger loop’
deaerator
fire valve
filter
filter
One pipe oil supply with deaerator ‘Tiger loop’
Deaerator
Oil feed pipework
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4. Oil Supplies Controls used on oil feed pipework
fixing screw
heat
sensor
spring
location of oil level
Control on oil supply
to vaporising burner
element
filter paper
Leaded handle fire valve
Pressure type fire valve
Oil filter
‘Aga’ cooker
trip rod
soldered
link
trip lever
spring
lock
re-set
rod
float
inlet
Constant oil level control
filter
Fusible link fire valve
Oil filter and fire valves
(leaded handle and pressure designs)
Controls used on oil feed pipework
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5. Oil Supplies Pressure jet burners 1 Typical pressure jet open flue oil
thermostat
flame viewing point
flue socket
flow connection
burner
assembly
baffle
plates
control
box
water ways of
heat exchanger
insulation
combustion
chamber
lockout
button
return connection
pump
temporary air bleed
manifold and pressure
gauge fitted to adjust
pressure upon
commissioning
Typical pressure jet open flue oil
boiler (note the fire valve sensor
located above the burner)
Pressure jet burners 1
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6. Inserting a by-pass screw into the pump for use with a two pipe system
Oil Supplies
control box
photo cell
air fan
HT leads
transformer
electrodes
solenoid valve
fuel pump
air diffuser
electric motor
nozzle
filter
flexible oil supply line
flow connection
return connection
by-pass
screw
Inserting a by-pass screw into the pump
for use with a two pipe system
Pressure jet burners 2
Pressure jet oil burner
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7. Oil Supplies Pressure jet burners 3 Oil nozzle insulators oil supply
line
ignition electrodes
filter
nozzle
electrode
Oil nozzle
spray
angle
nozzle
3 mm
electrodes
15 mm
nozzle
position electrodes alongside a flat to provide the largest possible gap between electrodes and nozzle
unwise location of electrodes;
spark may short out across
to the nozzle
Pressure jet burners 3
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8. Draught stabiliser door
Oil Supplies
OH pot advisable
where down
draught problems
exist
downdraught
flaunching
clamping plate
1 m min
normal
operating
conditions
during
adverse
conditions
termination
to be 1 m
minimum above
the roof line
stainless steel
flue liner
loose fill insulation
flue
hinged
flap
Draught stabiliser door
appliance
access
cover
split socket (allows
easy removal of boiler)
draught stabiliser to be used where the flue draught exceeds 0.4 mbar
135° bends
ventilation required
for appliances over
5 kW
flue pipe and
liner size to be
equal to that of
the boiler take-off
oil fired
appliance
Open flued appliances
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9. High level vertical balanced flue
Oil Supplies
products of
combustion
fresh air intake
flue gas outlet
gas analysis
sample point
air intake
600 mm
weathering
cravat
min
flashing
Low level rear
horizontal balanced
flue
insulated flue pipe
terminal guard fitted on
appliances at low level
Room sealed oil boiler
pressure jet burner
High level vertical balanced flue
Room sealed appliance
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10. Natural draught pot burner
Oil Supplies
flue
insulation
flue
heat exchanger
thermostat
baffle
igniter port
constant oil
level control HT
ignition
electrode
oil supply
control panel
pot
Natural draught pot burner
oil level
control
water ways
flame grilles
oil distribution
tube
Wallflame burner
Typical pot burner
(‘Aga’ type cooker)
Vaporising burners
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11. Taking flue gas reading
Oil Supplies
flue
flue pipe
flue
boiler __ 1
Smoke test 3
sample readings should be taken
one third into the flue way
Draught test
CO2 test
Note: all holes drilled in the
flue pipe will need to be
suitably plugged
Flue gas temperature
Taking flue gas reading
using an electronic
analyser
Combustion efficiency testing
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