500ºF Gas-Fired Walk-In Oven from Grieve

No. 940 is a gas-fired 500°F (~260°C) walk-in oven from Grieve, currently used for curing brake friction materials at the customer’s facility. Workspace dimensions are 72” wide x 96” deep x 78” high.  400,000 BTU/HR are installed in a modulating natural gas burner inside the oven, while 700,000 BTU/HR are installed in a modulating natural gas afterburner.  The oven’s initial exhaust passes through the 1400ºF afterburner.   A 6000 CFM, 5-HP recirculating blower provides combination airflow to the workload.

The oven has 4” thick insulated walls, aluminized steel interior and exterior, plus a top-mounted heating chamber.  All safety equipment required by IRI, FM and NFPA Standard 96 for gas-heated equipment is onboard, including a 650 CFM, ½-HP powered forced exhauster.

Controls on No. 872 include digital indicating temperature controllers and a 10” diameter circular chart recorder.

For more information, please contact: THE GRIEVE CORPORATION, 500 Hart

Road, Round Lake, Illinois 60073-2835 USA.  Phone: (847) 546-8225.  Fax: (847) 546-

9210.  Web: www.grievecorp.com. Email: sales@grievecorp.com. Attention: Frank

Calabrese.