Gas vs. Oil Burners
Gas and oil burners can both be engineered for industrial duty, but they differ in emissions behavior, control stability, maintenance burden, and fuel logistics.
Gas burners
- Generally cleaner combustion and simpler atomization.
- Fast control response and good turndown with proper design.
- Dependent on gas supply pressure stability and quality.
Oil burners
- Requires atomization system and careful viscosity management.
- Higher maintenance (nozzles, filters, pumps, soot management).
- Useful where gas is unavailable or supply is unreliable.
Decision shortcuts
- If low NOx is a hard requirement, evaluate burner architecture early.
- If uptime is critical, prefer simpler fuel trains and fewer consumables.
- If fuel price volatility is high, consider dual-fuel where feasible.