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How Do Thermocouples Work
Thermocouples are integral to our complete solutions in burner management and combustion controls at Profire. Our Type K thermocouples provide accurate readings of extremely high temperatures, signaling the functionality of your production heaters. This includes signaling your system to startup…
July 13, 2018
What is a PID
The temperature of a production heater needs to be at a certain value for operations. It is usually set by increasing the heat and measuring the resulting temperature using thermocouples. The temperature often overshoots the target and fluctuates around the…
July 13, 2018
BMS Reliability
Would it be useful to know how reliable a BMS is? How long before it should be upgraded? There is a whole branch of knowledge called Reliability Engineering that can help answer these questions. The failure rate (λ) for a…
July 13, 2018
BMS Lifecycle Stages
Most Burner Management Systems (BMS) pass through several lifecycle stages corresponding to the changes in their sales. The figure below shows a representative lifecycle bell curve based on typical BMS sales history data. It shows six common life cycle stages:…
June 15, 2018
Comparing BMS Standards
BMS (Burner Management System) standards vary from each other in the details of what is acceptable and unacceptable. Click here to download a PDF of some international BMS standards with respect to their differences.
June 15, 2018
Factors Affecting BMS Lifespan
Burner Management Systems (BMS) are special types of control systems. They are used in installations where typically there are great environmental extremes. The fact that, after initial installation, most BMS function for prolonged periods of time without shutting off, means…