Premix gas burner solutions

Increase your efficiency. Lower your emissions.

 Table of contents

03 The industry standard for premix burners

03 Partners in development
04 Innovative technologies
05 Why choose Bekaert?
06 Our portfolio
10 Applications
12 Discover the benefits of Bekaert high efficiency
premix gas burners

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The industry standard for premix burners
For more than two decades, Bekaert has been the world’s

leading supplier of innovative premix gas burners in the range

of 3500 BTU/h to 12 MMBTU/h. With an installed base of more

than 22 million burners, we have the experience to create the

highest quality products. We have four different production

locations across the world to fit your logistic needs and to

ensure your supply continuity.

Partners in development
Bekaert premix gas burners are efficient combustion solutions

for standard and customized heat exchangers. Whatever you

want your heat exchanger to achieve; a higher efficiency, lower

emission, wide modulation range and full thermo-acoustic

stability, you can rely on our dedicated technology center to

either customize an existing burner design or to create a

completely new burner. Bekaert offers quick turnaround times

for burner samples to provide the fastest time to market.

 Innovative technologies
Every new burner design is made with one goal in mind: achieving the highest efficiency and cost effectiveness.
To make this possible Bekaert developed new and innovative technologies:

Low NOx premix technology

Burners that use premix technology in combination with a condensing heat exchanger maximize the efficiency of the
heat cell and limit their emission of NOx, CO and CO2. With the recent enforcement of new emission standards for
gas boilers in Europe, the US and Asia, premix technology offers the perfect solution to manufacturers who need to
conform to the new regulations.

Combined with gas adaptive control electronics, Bekaert premix burners offer the highest efficiency at lowest emissions.
Bekaert premix burners support high modulation ranges. Innovative features in the burner provide a stable flame signal,
even at very low outputs.

Bekinit® 3D metal fiber material

Bekinit® is a uniquely knitted 3D burner material made of refractory stainless steel fibers. This industry proven flexible
medium can be used for both cylindrical and flat burner surfaces. It allows a reliable heat transfer, minimizes thermal
stresses and allows for high modulation ranges.

Benefits:
• increased output at equal burner dimensions
• high turn down ratios (>1:20)
• extended lifetime
• superior resistance to rapid and extreme temperature fluctuations

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Why choose Bekaert?
We listen
A dedicated team of qualified engineers is ready to assist you with the development of gas burners and their application
in various heating appliances. We can also investigate the possibilities of upgrading your existing design together,
resulting in innovative, customized solutions.

We create
All our burners are completely produced in-house. This gives us full control over the manufacturing process; from
knitting the material, to the punching, forming, welding and assembly of the burners. We are able to provide proto-
types and pre-production samples at any time during development.

We simulate
Demands of the heating industry are focused on high efficiency and low NOx emissions. Through our experience and
capability to model the process we can swiftly and reliably develop burners with low NOx and CO emissions.

We test
High modulating premix burners are exposed to much higher temperatures than conventional gas burners.
This results in low NOx emissions but it requires higher temperature resistance and careful consideration on
temperature induced stresses. To create a reliable product, we test numerous functions in the lab. Then we expose
new burner designs to accelerated life-tests to prove durability of design and material on any type of gas. This
streamlines your time to market and retains the quality you expect from Bekaert.

Our multiple testing facilities include

• an acoustics test room,
• a temperature controlled test room,
• life-time test equipment for burners and boilers up to 4 MBTU/h
• state-of-art equipment to measure emissions, temperature curves and fluid dynamics.

We deliver
All of our burners comply with the highest local, national and global standards and demands. Trends for more
stringent demands are monitored and taken into consideration with new developments.

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 Our portfolio
Any product in our portfolio can be customized to the geometry and performance of your heat exchanger.

Furipat® & Multipat®: refractory stainless steel

cylindrical burners
Furipat® is the industry standard for premix steel gas burners used in residential condensing combi boilers. Its
cylindrical shape can be used in a wide range of residential heat exchangers. Furipat® has been used by all major
boiler manufacturers and has proven its performance and durability for over a decade.

Benefits
• longer product life
• higher efficiency
• lower CO2 emission

Multipat® is the cost-effective alternative to Furipat®. Its durable and efficient design offers superior performance at
the lowest cost. Multipat® is ideally suited for small size wall hung boilers.

Benefits
• excellent cost-performance ratio
• good flame distribution resulting in better control over the total modulation range
• available in different sizes with different burner patterns for optimal efficiency

Diameter (inch) Typical length (inch) Nominal input (MBTU/h)

2.0 min 1.6 25
max 5.9 200
2.5 min 1.6 30
max 9.8 400
2.8 min 1.6 40
max 15.7 750
Non-exhaustive table of dimensions, other dimensions on request

Typical performance values:

CO: 1 - 60 ppm
NOx: <20 ppm
Modulation: up to 1:10
Meets all North American standards and regulations

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Furinit®: compact metal fiber based burner
Any product in our portfolio can be customized to the geometry and performance of your heat exchanger.

Furinit® is the most compact gas burner that uses Bekinit® material in the world. It is mostly used in residential and small
commercial boilers and water heaters. Furinit® is designed to create exeptional specific loading, modulation and
flame stability. The combination of a mesh burner deck and Bekinit® can be used with all major gas adaptive control
systems. Our patented surface shape allows an increase in surface loading, so as a result it achieves exceptional
outputs at minimal dimensions.

Benefits
• exceptional specific loading
• wide modulation range
• excellent flame stability
• high outputs at minimal dimensions

L (inch) W (inch) Nominal input Diameter (inch) Nominal input (MBTU/h)

(MBTU/h) 2.0 min <5
3.9 1.8 61 max 70
7.9 1.1 121 2.8 min <5
7.9 1.8 144 max 160
11.8 1.8 159 3.9 min 10
Non-exhaustive table of dimensions, max 300
other dimensions on request 5.5 min 40
max 100
7.9 min 75

max 2,000
Typical performance values: 9.6 min 100
CO: 1 - 60 ppm max 3,000
NOx: <20 ppm
Modulation: up to 1:40
Meets all North American standards and regulations

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 Aconit®: cylindrical or flat metal fiber based burner
Any product in our portfolio can be customized to the geometry and performance of your heat exchanger.

Cylindrical Aconit® burners are the best option for commercial boilers and water heaters as it has a high turndown
ratio and assures the highest efficiency and lowest NOx emissions.
Flat Aconit® burners, on the other hand, are able to operate at continuously high temperatures in infrared mode
without affecting the lifetime of the burner.

Benefits
• can be shaped to meet all heat exchanger lay-outs
• reduced surface temperature thanks to excellent heat transfer
• high efficiency thanks to high turndown ratio
Diameter Typical length (inch) Nominal input Width (inch) Length (inch) Nominal input
(inch) (MBTU/h) (MBTU/h)
1.4 min 1.6 25 2.6 2.6 40
max 11.4 200 3.9 3.9 90
2.0 min 1.6 25 4.3 3.9 105
max 11.4 250 5.1 3.9 120
2.5 min 1.6 50 5.9 3.9 145
max 15.7 550 5.5 4.7 160
2.8 min 1.6 50 6.7 4.7 190
max 19.7 800 7.9 4.7 225
3.9 min 2.4 175 11.8 5.5 380
max 27.6 2,000 19.7 6.3 750
5.5 min 2.4 250 Non-exhaustive table of dimensions,
max 39.4 4,200 other dimensions on request
7.9 min 2.4 375
max 55.1 8,000
9.6 min 2.4 425
max 63.0 11,000
11.8 min 3.9 850
max 78.7 17,000

13.8 min 3.9 1,000 Typical performance values:
max 78.7 20,000 CO: 1 - 60 ppm
18.9 min 3.9 1,400 NOx: <20 ppm
Modulation: up to 1:40
max 78.7 28,000 Meets all North American standards and regulations

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Duonit®: metal fiber based cylindrical burner with an
active burner head
Any product in our portfolio can be customized to the geometry and performance of your heat exchanger.

Duonit® burners combine a cylindrical Aconit® burner design with a round active Furinit® burner head.
This design makes it the most compact premix burner in its class. Duonit® is particulary suitable when highest output
is required within tight combustion chamber dimensions.

Benefits
• optimized performance in relation to dimensions
• high output
• many size options in height and diameter

Diameter (inch) Typical length (inch) Nominal input (MBTU/h)

1.4 min 1.6 70
max 11.4 225
2.0 min 1.6 100
max 11.4 350
2.8 min 1.6 175
max 19.7 1,000
3.2 min 1.6 275
max 23.6 1,600
3.9 min 2.4 475
max 27.6 2,250
5.5 min 2.4 850
max 39.4 5,000
7.9 min 2.4 1,500
max 55.1 9,500
9.6 min 2.4 2,250
max 63.0 13,500
Non-exhaustive table of dimensions, other dimensions on request

Typical performance values:
CO: 1 - 60 ppm
NOx: <20 ppm
Modulation: up to 1:40
Meets all North American standards and regulations

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 Applications

1. High efficient condensing residential combi boilers

Burners for these applications need to be highly efficient, durable and cost-effective.
Furipat®, Multipat®, Furinit® and Aconit® burners provide the best solution.

2. Gas instantaneous water heaters

Furipat®, Multipat®, Aconit® or Furinit® fit perfectly into the tight dimensions of a typical gas instantaneous water heater.
The burners have a high modulation range and excellent recovery rate which are important to this application.

3. Gas storage commercial water heaters

A cylindrical Aconit® burner is the best option for this application.
Aconit® has a high turndown ratio and assures the highest efficiency and lowest NOx emissions.

4. Condensing commercial boilers

Cylindrical Aconit® burners provide the highest efficiency, lowest emissions and a safe and reliable
operation in blue flame and infrared mode.

5. Other applications
High temperature applications such as industrial ovens and steamers work best with an Aconit® burner.
Aconit® is able to operate at continuously high temperatures in infrared mode without the life-time being
affected.
All Aconit® burners can also be customized to specialized one-off heating.

Bekaert premix burners are used in many different condensing

combi boilers, water heaters and industrial applications.

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