RE:Induration Furnace fun factsMany thanks for your posts Winston123 and for your information/insight into conventional diesel burners versus PyroGenesis' plasma torches. Winston123 has some great posts, it's worth going through his posts.
Keep in mind that PyroGenesis' plasma torches for iron ore pelletizing is just one division/business line of PYR. There are also torches for steel/cement/other industries (markets), DROSRITE, 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Waste Destruction/Environmental, Pyro Green Gas (RNG - AirScience Technologies acquisition) plus all the work (and royalties/ownership options) with HPQ Silicon. Like Peter says "We are Building a Dynasty".
Long and Strong in PyroGenesis! Winston123 wrote: The typical furnace has anywhere between 25-40 fuel burners. Each burner is pumping out a whooping 15,000,000 btu/hr. Divide that by 140,000 btu and u get 107 gallons per hr. Times that by 4 and you get , let's say 400L to be nice. So that's 400L per burner per hr. Now times say 20 burners(small furnace). Ok so 8000L per hr for the induration furnace. But wait. It runs 24 hrs a day. Oh my. 8000x24=192000L per day. Those dual tanker trucks you see at your favourite gas station are 50000L trucks. So thats a grand total of 4 dual tanker trucks per day in one small induration furnace. Wowzers. Now 192000L x $1.50 = $288,000 per day. It shouldn't be a surprise that these companies want to switch out heat sources. They have a dirty little secret. Once the masses find out they be begging for plasma torches.