Process Heating Systems
Process heating supplies heat needed to produce basic materials and commodities. Heating processes account for nearly 40% of manufacturing primary energy use.
Best operating practices and advanced process heating technologies can lead to significant energy savings at your plant. Use the software tools, training, and publications listed below to optimize performance and save energy.
Related System Areas
Consider using one of the steam system tools offered by AMO to assess the steam related components, such as boilders, on your process heating system.
Also review a range of projects, analyses, protocols, and strategies to reduce industrial energy intensity and carbon emissions in specific industries and technology areas.
Technical Publications
Sourcebook
- Improving Process Heating System Performance: A Sourcebook for Industry, Second Edition
, February 2008
- Unlock Energy Savings with Waste Heat Recovery, July 2011
- Materials Selection Considerations for Thermal Process Equipment: A BestPractices Process Heating Technical Brief, November 2004
- Waste Heat Reduction and Recovery for Improving Furnace Efficiency, Productivity and Emissions Performance: A BestPractices Process Heating Technical Brief, November 2004
- Metal and Glass Manufacturers Reduce Costs by Increasing Energy Efficiency in Process Heating Systems, May 2004
- Roadmap for Process Heating Technology: Priority Research and Development Goals and Near-Term Non-Research Goals to Improve Industrial Process Heating, March 2001
- Reduce Natural Gas Use in Your Industrial Process Heating Systems, September 2007
- Save Energy Now in Your Process Heating Systems, January 2006
- Process Heating Roadmap to Help U.S. Industries Be Competitive, 2001
- The Big Picture on Process Heating, 2001
- Seven Ways to Optimize Your Process Heat System, 2002
Tip Sheets
- Check Burner Air to Fuel Ratios, November 2007
- Check Heat Transfer Surfaces, September 2005
- Furnace Pressure Controllers, September 2005
- Install Waste Heat Recovery Systems for Fuel-Fired Furnaces, September 2005
- Load Preheating Using Flue Gases from a Fuel-Fired Heating System, January 2006
- Oxygen-Enriched Combustion, September 2005
- Preheated Combustion Air, November 2007
- Reduce Air Infiltration in Furnaces, January 2006
- Reduce Radiation Losses from Heating Equipment, January 2006
- Use Lower Flammable Limit Monitoring Equipment to Improve Process Oven Efficiency, October 2007
- Using Waste Heat for External Processes, January 2006
Case Studies
Assessments
- Qualified Specialists and Energy Experts
- Energy Assessments
- Recommendations from Completed Assessments – Process Heating Plant Assessments
- Clean Energy Application Centers – technical information on CHP, waste heat recovery, and district energy
Training
- Process Heating Training
- Process Heating Assessment and Survey Tool Training – 2-hour webcast (online)
- Process Heating System Assessment – 1-day workshop (onsite and online)
- Qualified PHAST Specialist – 2-day workshop (onsite)
- Training Calendar
- Events Calendar
Tools
Tools to Assess Your Energy System
- Process Heating Assessment and Survey Tool (PHAST)
- NOx and Energy Assessment Tool (NxEAT)
- Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Application Tool