- by Jim Jenkins
- Thursday, July 19, 2018
- Functional Safety
Burner Management Systems (BMS) and IEC 61511
Prescriptive BMS standards contain a wealth of knowledge on combustion hazards, unit sequence of operation, and the equipment configuration required for combustion safeguards and combustion control. This experience cannot be overlooked; there is just not a Safety Lifecycle to tie in the Functional Safety Management of the BMS.
That…
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- by Jim Jenkins
- Wednesday, October 17, 2018
- Functional Safety
Does Your Burner Management System Meet Your Tolerable Risk?
My previous blog mentioned the fact that a Burner Management System (BMS) is unique, in that this instrumented layer is the last line of defense and may be the only protection layer in the case of a BPCS failure.
Have you ever performed an analysis to determine…
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