AirBurners 200 Series Operating Manual

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Equipped With HATZ 4H50TIC Diesel Engine and Fluid Coupling

Self-Contained Refractory Walled Air Curtain Burner

Factory and Main Office

Air Burners, Inc.

4390 SW Cargo Way

Palm City, FL 34990

Phone: 772-220-7303

888-566-3900

E-mail: support@airburners.com

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Operating Manual

200 SERIES

(3H50TIC Optional)

Engine U.S. EPA Tier 4 Certified

"Better Economically - Better Environmentally"

MADE IN THE USA

S220 S223

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AirBurners.com

(Vers. 10.26.2023a)

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Page 1 Operating Manual 200 SERIES S220 S223 Equipped With HATZ 4H50TIC Diesel Engine and Fluid Coupling (3H50TIC Optional) Engine U.S. EPA Tier 4 Certified Self-Contained Refractory Walled Air Curtain Burner “Better Economically - Better Environmentally” MADE IN THE USA Factory and Main Office Visit Our Website at Air Burners, Inc.
Page 2 200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL WARNING: Should any repairs become necessary that require welding on your FireBox, you MUST first physically remove the Electronic Control Module (ECM) from the computer controlled Diesel engine (Applies to both 3H50 and 4H50).
Page 3: Table Of Contents
200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL INDEX WELDING REPAIR WARNING ............Page i PRINCIPLE OF AIR CURTAIN INCINERATION ....... Page 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF S-SERIES ........Page 2 SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS ............Page 5 HOW TO SET UP THE MACHINE ...........
Page 4 200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL WARNING: Should any repairs become necessary that require welding on your Fire- Box, you MUST first physically remove the Electronic Control Module (ECM) from the computer controlled Diesel engine. Follow the instructions on the inside cover page (Page i) of this Operating Manual.
Page 5 200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL S220 S220 Page iv (Vers.10.26.2023)
Page 6: Principle Of Air Curtain Incineration
200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL PRINCIPLE OF AIR CURTAIN INCINERATION OPERATION Air curtain incinerators are designed primarily as a pollution control device. Using a diesel engine driven fan, these machines generate a curtain of air with a very particular mass flow and velocity.
Page 7: General Description Of S-Series
200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL GENERAL DESCRIPTION S-SERIES The self-contained refractory walled air curtain system is manufactured as an over-the-road trans- portable combustion system designed to reduce clean wood waste and vegetative growth to ash in a safe, controlled burning process without excessive particulate emissions.
Page 8 200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL GENERAL DESCRIPTION S-SERIES When delivered to a job site, the S-Series machine is ready for use as soon as it is off-loaded. The entire system is built on a skid type base frame which is designed for easy movement over the earthen ground.
Page 9 200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL S327 FireBox in Operation S327 FireBox Rear Doors (Open) IMPORTANT: Notice how dirt is placed all around the inside bottom rails to close any openings under the skids that may be the result of uneven earthen terrain? This will prevent smoke from escaping.
Page 10: Safety Considerations
200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS READ ALL SECTIONS OF THIS MANUAL BEFORE YOU BEGIN BURNING OPERATIONS The S-Series machine operator is dealing with fire on a daily basis; it is very important that each and every individual involved with the machine be alert and practice very rigid safety precautions.
Page 11 200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL 4. NEVER use highly combustible materials to light the unit. Highly combustible materials such as gasoline, refined spirits, etc. ignite at an explosive rate which may cause serious injury or death.
Page 12 200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL 7. Personal Safety (Personal Protective Equipment – PPE) Operators must be aware of the following potential hazards: a. Flying hot embers being released from the fire. Operators or anyone within the 100 ft. radius of the fire should wear appropriate fire resistant clothing.
Page 13: How To Set Up The Machine
200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL HOW TO SET UP THE FIREBOX A. POSITIONING THE UNIT The S-Series units are totally self-contained and ready to use upon delivery to the job site. The S- Series units are built on a skid base that is designed to facilitate dragging the unit into position and to move the unit around the site.
Page 14 200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL HOW TO SET UP THE FIREBOX C. STARTING Note: The key can only be removed from the key switch in the OFF position.
Page 15 200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL HOW TO SET UP THE FIREBOX D. SHUT-DOWN 1. Turn key switch to OFF position. The air fan will free- wheel the fluid coupling and spin to stop. This will not cause any engine issues.
Page 16 200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL SITE PREPARATION THE GOALS TO GOOD SITE PREPARATION ARE: To place the FireBox for easy access. To sort the waste wood pile. To organize the inflow of new wood waste.
Page 17 200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL SITE PREPARATION Faster operation through staging the wood piles Air Burners FireBoxes were designed primarily as a pollution control device, but operated correctly they will burn clean wood significantly faster than open burning.
Page 18: Site Preparation
200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL SITE PREPARATION The “Two Pile System” For an efficient operation you would have two piles: The first pile or “Main Debris” Pile, is the material being generated from the land clearing or forest clearing operation and is located away from the ember path, but with good access to your loading machinery.
Page 19: Loading And Starting The Firebox
200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL LOADING AND STARTING THE FIREBOX LOADING THE FIREBOX You can load the FireBox from either side, but we recom- mend loading from the manifold side because...
Page 20 200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL LOADING AND STARTING THE FIREBOX Overview Once you have the smaller material loaded and your accelerant added (if used), load some larg- er, heavier feedstock on top such as logs or big branches. Load these heavier materials (also from your “good wood”...
Page 21 200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL LOADING AND STARTING THE FIREBOX To minimize start-up smoke you can: Use your driest materials. Ensure your materials do not retain dirt or sand.
Page 22 200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL LOADING AND STARTING THE FIREBOX HOT START A hot start uses the coals from the previous day’s burning operation. Depending on how much ash is in the unit, a hot start can be done once or twice before the unit will need to be emptied.
Page 23: How To Feed A Fire
200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL HOW TO FEED A FIRE It will generally take 30 minutes for the fire to build to a point where the temperatures are sufficient for the unit to be operating with minimal smoke.
Page 24: Shutdown
200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL SHUTDOWN HOW TO BURN THE FIRE DOWN FOR SHUTDOWN All loading should stop one or two hours before you intend to put the fire out.
Page 25: Ash Removal
200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL ASH REMOVAL HOW TO EMPTY THE FIREBOX We recommend removing the ash every morning before burning operations begin. This will give you maximum capacity in the firebox and the ash will be easier to handle.
Page 26 200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL ASH REMOVAL HOW TO EMPTY THE STANDARD FIREBOX 2. EXCAVATING Excavating the ash out is a common method for daily operations as it allow you to maintain the em- ber base for restarting a new day’s burning operations.
Page 27: Troubleshooting
200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING 1. Fire will not start. Material in firebox has too much air space. To correct, load heavy material such as stumps to make the lower material pack down.
Page 28: Maintenance And Care
200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL MAINTENANCE AND CARE WARNING: Should any repairs become necessary that require welding on your FireBox, you MUST first physically remove the Electronic Control Module (ECM) from the computer con- trolled Diesel engine.
Page 29 200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL THERMAL-CERAMIC PATCHING COMPOUND For minor repair of S-Series refractory panels and doors. Air Burners Part # 6900-1003 “Thermal-Ceramic Wet Pre-Mix” NOTE: This is an air cured product. Reseal unused portion immediately.
Page 30: Servicing Specifications
200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL Parts List for Routine Service of HATZ 3H50TIC or 4H40TIC Industrial Diesel Engine (Tier 4 Refer to Appendix B “Engine Overview” and HATZ Service Manual for Engine Service Details...
Page 31: Lifting Points
200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL LIFTING POINTS & STAIR GUARD There are four designated lifting pad eyes for lifting all FireBox units by crane, two on each side.
Page 32: Checking Coupling Alignment
200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL APPENDIX A CHECKING COUPLING ALIGNMENT This Technical Memorandum covers FireBox Models equipped with Dodge Raptor Couplings. The S327 and S330 FireBoxes use Size E30 (Air Burners Replacement Part Number 5000-2120) and all other FireBox mod- els use Size E20 (Air Burners Replacement Part Number 5000-5123).
Page 33 200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL APPENDIX A CHECKING COUPLING ALIGNMENT Step 3 Verify Angular Alignment of Hubs 1. Measure the distance “B” between the hubs with calipers or other appropriate tool at four places on the outer diameter of the hub 90°...
Page 34: Hatz Engine Overview (Component Identification)
200 Series Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 or 4H50 Diesel Engine & Fluid Coupling OPERATING MANUAL APPENDIX B HATZ ENGINE OVERVIEW (3H50/4H50) Air Filter Housing Oil Fill (Rear) Oil Separator (Crank Case Vent) Engine Control Housing Oil Dipstick Fluid Coupling...

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