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OPTIMISED COMBUSTION:

SAFETY, EFFICIENCY AND SAVINGS

ou’ve heard it before, ‘cost- and if not conducted correctly, it a necessity. The optimum zone of engineeringtoolbox.com
cutting’, ‘project savings’, could lead to a chain of catastrophic combustion has a small range, so
Y‘limited operational events. To ensure safe and complete how can one get the right balance?
expenditure’, ‘do more with less’. combustion, excess oxygen needs Firstly, one needs to monitor and effi ciency
These are common phrases in the to be supplied to the combustion analyse the stack or flue gas, by
manufacturing sector. So what process. Failure to provide sufficient means of a flue analyser.
can an organisation do to jump on air into the combustion process
board the savings and sustainability means that not all the fuel will be Historically this was seen as stoichiometric combustion Highest efficiency
bandwagon? burned and, consequently, it will expensive technology and a luxury CO
to have, however, the development
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plants, the procurement and usage of combustibles. Not only does more affordable. As part of its Fuel
of energy attracts a significant this result in an obvious waste of value-added services to customers, oxygen
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Organisations need to get the to all its customers at no cost. highest efficiency source: (www.engineeringtoolbox.com/boiler-combustion-
correct people to answer the Fuel Efficiency Additionally, coupling the signals efficiency-d_271.html)
following imperative questions. On the other hand, when there from the analysers to that of the
How can we use energy optimally? is too much air in the combustion fans will ensure that production is actions required to optimise gas, but also prides itself in ensuring
Is our combustion process process, additional fuel is burned in the optimum combustion zone their combustion systems. It has that its customers use gas efficiently.
correct? Is the end-use justified to raise the temperature of this as much as possible. revealed inefficiencies and the Complementary, value-added
and optimised? Whether its excess air to that of the combustion potential for financial savings, and services, ensure that all customers
boilers, furnaces, ovens, stentors process. Excess air is a costly waste Sub-optimal combustion can in some cases, has highlighted are familiar with the full supply
or even welding applications, all of fuel, because it simply absorbs cause industries to spend as much significant safety risks of sub- chain, the safety and compliance
fuel-burning equipment requires heat that goes up the stack, rather as 10% extra on fuel, which is stoichiometric combustion and requirements and lastly, the need to
a massive expense, especially if
monitoring and optimisation, in than being used in the operating calculated over a five to ten-year carbon monoxide formation. ensure all-round optimisation.
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In a combustion reaction, a analysis process has enlightened
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surroundings as light and heat. your process receives the correct for those customers who have
Combustion safety is paramount quantities of air has now become implemented the remedial

CALL FOR TOURISM INVESTMENT PROJECTS
Criteria

Who can apply

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Any viable projects The project / Submit a viable Submit a project
or distressed assets transaction should business plan that financial model that
that require a in time aim for fully outlines the talks to the above
minimum of R5 approximately yield nature of the project business plan /
million capital 20% internal rate of or rationale for project.‡This can also
injection or return pursuing the include organisations
acquisition (IRR) at relevant acquisition seeking
transactions with a point: “(minimum transaction. transformational
minimum deal size three to five-year opportunities, and/or
value of R5 million. forecast period)” product
diversification.
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power investments into the tourism
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and Sustainable TIA360 eThekwini Tourism Investment
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03. 02.
It’s a match-making affair; connecting project owners with interested Financial information Company Background
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High-level details on the
investors. 3-year historical financial company
information including
Year-To-Date
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Financial information
Company and contact
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Filtering 07.
Allocate projects into tier 1 Mandate / Agreement
(most viable) or tier 2 (least (terms and conditions
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