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With vapor control experience dating back to the 1970s, we’ve earned our reputation as a

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leader in research and development, manufacturing, service and support, and more. As a
result, you can rely on John Zink Hamworthy Combustion VCUs to deliver where it counts:

Proven
++ Enclosed combustors completely hide the flame while combusting hydrocarbon vapors in
a controlled manner.
++ Temperature control reduces fuel consumption and achieves higher destruction efficiencies.
++ Open-flame combustors are a low-cost alternative when a visible flame and its resultant

The John Zink Hamworthy Combustion worldwide service organization is the largest, most technically savvy

Vapor Combustion Systems

team of its kind. Our service technicians are trained in the latest technologies to evaluate existing systems for
upgrades and retrofits, to troubleshoot operations, and to help plan your next turnaround. Our experts are
available on emergency call-out 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And to keep you up and running during installation,
retrofitting or maintenance, we offer equipment rental including the PECS® (Portable Emission Control System),
a self-contained, trailer-mounted vapor combustor that ensures stable, smokeless combustion and maintains
temperature control over a wide range of process conditions.

noise and radiation are not concerns. Open-flame combustors are capable of destruction
efficiencies of 98 percent.

We also provide comprehensive vapor control courses
held at the John Zink InstituteSM. These courses help

Safe

vapor control operators and engineers optimize their

++ Detonation arrestors provide primary flashback protection. In marine loading applications,

equipment and address issues at their facilities.

we work with the Coast Guard to provide a liquid seal exemption based on our proprietary
burner and operating procedure.
++ Anti-flashback burners allow safe combustion of explosive mixtures that are unsuitable for
standard burners. These burners, manufactured at the John Zink Hamworthy Combustion
Bundle a PECS rental with other John
Zink services such as installation, start-up,
on-site operator assistance and training, or
dismantling to save both time and money.

facility, help prevent flashbacks and provide stable combustion over a wide range of flows
and concentrations.
++ Reliable, energy-efficient pilots, also manufactured at John Zink Hamworthy Combustion,

PECS

provide a stable, continuous ignition source for the vapors.
++ Burner staging logic ensures safe combustion.

Efficient
++ Our Vapor Equalizer™ for gasoline or distillate vapors can reduce or eliminate auxiliary fuel
usage by collecting gasoline vapors when rich, enriching vapors when lean, and averaging
out vapor concentrations.
++ A separate assist gas burner reduces fuel use for inert vapors, especially when vapors
are lean.

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++ Premixing fuel with highly-oxygenated lean vapors can reduce fuel gas usage.
++ Staged combustion and multiple assist air blowers reduce the amount of fuel gas required

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for higher turndown requirements.
++ A stable burner design allows emission requirements to be met at lower operating
temperatures, reducing fuel consumption.
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Flexible
++ Skid mounted components reduce field installation time and cost. An enclosed stack can
be flanged with the lower section skid mounted to save you even more.
++ A vapor blower package can be provided in cases where the vapors have insufficient

11920 East Apache Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74116
United States
T: +1 918 234 1800
F: +1 918 234 2700

Luxembourg S.àr.l.
Zone Industrielle ‘Riedgen’
L-3401 Dudelange, Luxembourg
T: +352 518991
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a division of Koch Asia-Pacific, Inc.
4th Floor, Takanawa Muse Building, 3-14-13
Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0022
Japan

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Av. Eliseu de Almeida, 2.960 – Butantã
05533-000 – São Paulo – SP
Brasil
T: +55 11 3740 5655

T: +81 3 4332 5550
F: +81 3 5423 1627

pressure. A single integrated system transfers and combusts the vapors.
To locate an office in your region, visit johnzinkhamworthy.com/contacts/office-locator
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countries worldwide. John Zink Hamworthy Combustion and VaporEqualizer are trademarks of John Zink Company LLC.

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