BIOMASS FIRED BURNER REDUCES

NOx AND INCREASES PRODUCTION

FOR MDF PLANT
A Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) Plant in Montana
needed to increase production by adding a new thin MDF
line. The facility required a staged burner system that
could utilize their waste by-product (sander dust) and
natural gas for fuel. The plant also desired a 25%
reduction of NOx from their baseline. Furthermore, the
MDF Plant wanted to recirculate press exhaust gas and
incinerate it in the COEN air heater chamber to reduce
VOC emissions. The WESTEC fiber dryer system specified
a COEN low NOx biomass burner system to provide the
90mmBtu/hr heat source.

SOLUTION
A special burner system, using the DAZ Scroll Feed
Burner and directional front wall air ports, was
implemented for this project. The new scroll feed
burner system provided the MDF Plant with a reliable
and stable combustion system for sander dust and
natural gas.

The majority of the NOx produced by wood fuel results

RESULTS
from the conversion of fuel bond nitrogen (FBN) LOW NOx - COEN achieved the guaranteed 25%
originating from the resins used in the board making reduction in NOx
process. By utilizing the air staging technology, COEN RELIABLE - The burner system proved stable and
significantly lowered the FBN conversion percentage. reliable for both fuels
This allowed COEN to successfully reduce the MDF
EFFICIENT - Utilized waste by-product as fuel
Plant’s NOx 25% from baseline.
LOWER VOC - Incinerated press exhaust gas in the
air heater chamber
For more information, contact your local
COEN Sales Representative.

Clean combustion. Powerful results.

1510 Rollins Road . Burlingame, CA 94010 . (650) 697-0440 . Fax: (650) 686-5655

Biomass 2002
 Clean combustion. Powerful results.

Biomass Combustion Systems

Biomass Combustion Coen Responsibility for

Provides Energy Savings Total System Design
Industries throughout the world use biomass wastes that are Wood Product Producers COEN is capable of supplying key combustion and
a natural by-product of their plant operation. These by-products Planer shavings emission control equipment including:
can fuel existing processes, supplement or replace fossil fuels, or
cogenerate power. Sander dust • Biomass Burner • Grinder (Mill)
Wood trimmings • Combustion Chamber • Cyclone Separator
Biomass Waste Products Include: Agricultural Industries • Storage/Metering Bin • Particulate Emission Control

Food Processing Industries Rice hulls • Conveying System • Total Turnkey Capability

Coffee grounds Corn husks

Peanut shells Bagasse
Apple pomace Other plant wastes
Benefits and Features of the COEn Dual Air Zone (DAZ)
Peach pits Forest Products Industries Scroll Feed Burner
Sunflower seed hulls Bark • The multi-fuel DAZ allows other fuels to be burned separately or in combination with biomass fuels.
Sawdust • The “Dual Air Zone” feature with concentric louvers divides the combustion air streams into two
Hog fuel counter-rotating concentric streams for superior mixing.
• By utilizing COEN’s standard DAZ register, solid fuel performance is similar to the fossil fuels it replaces.
The use of by-products as a source
• The adjustable flame pattern is suitable for typical industrial furnace and package boiler applications.
of energy replaces expensive fossil
fuels, eliminates difficult and costly • Air streams scrub against each other providing a turbulent, controllable mixing action with fuels.
disposal problems and reduces fuel costs • The biomass scroll design introduces solid fuels uniformly into an annulus between the two
for generating existing or new processes. counter-rotating air streams.
• The DAZ Scroll Burner promotes early ignition, creating a stable flame and optimal combustion.

Dust Collector
Dryer Dropout Cyclone
Cyclone

Wet Material Infeed COEN DAZ

Scroll Feed Particulate
COEN DAZ Scroll Burner Emission
Feed Burner Control
Emissions reduction
COEN’s low NOx air heater design allows for air staging via adjustable front wall ports. Surge
Bin
This feature significantly reduces NOx on high fuel-bound nitrogen fuels. Our unique chamber Fuel Dryer
Inlet Dryer Material Fan Heat Transfer Equipment
Storage/
is designed for long life, resulting in less maintenance and reduced downtime. This practical Diluent Air
or Recycle Metering
Gas Inlet Bin
application is offered with COEN’s biomass combustion controls for accurate air/fuel ratios, Stack

allowing simultaneous firing of two or more fuels and varying fuel compositions. Dry Material
Conveying
to Process Grinder (Mill) Air Fan
and Air Blower
BIOMASS FIRED BURNER REDUCES
NOx AND INCREASES PRODUCTION
FOR MDF PLANT
A Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) Plant in Montana
needed to increase production by adding a new thin MDF
line. The facility required a staged burner system that
could utilize their waste by-product (sander dust) and
natural gas for fuel. The plant also desired a 25%
reduction of NOx from their baseline. Furthermore, the
MDF Plant wanted to recirculate press exhaust gas and
incinerate it in the COEN air heater chamber to reduce
VOC emissions. The WESTEC fiber dryer system specified
a COEN low NOx biomass burner system to provide the
90mmBtu/hr heat source.

SOLUTION
A special burner system, using the DAZ Scroll Feed
Burner and directional front wall air ports, was
implemented for this project. The new scroll feed
burner system provided the MDF Plant with a reliable
and stable combustion system for sander dust and
natural gas.

The majority of the NOx produced by wood fuel results

RESULTS
from the conversion of fuel bond nitrogen (FBN) LOW NOx - COEN achieved the guaranteed 25%
originating from the resins used in the board making reduction in NOx
process. By utilizing the air staging technology, COEN RELIABLE - The burner system proved stable and
significantly lowered the FBN conversion percentage. reliable for both fuels
This allowed COEN to successfully reduce the MDF
EFFICIENT - Utilized waste by-product as fuel
Plant’s NOx 25% from baseline.
LOWER VOC - Incinerated press exhaust gas in the
air heater chamber
For more information, contact your local
COEN Sales Representative.

Clean combustion. Powerful results.

1510 Rollins Road . Burlingame, CA 94010 . (650) 697-0440 . Fax: (650) 686-5655

Biomass 2002