Question 281Steam Plants - 1st Asst/Chief

The correct answer is B) provide a wide range of combustion. A variable capacity, pressure atomizing, fuel oil burner is designed to provide a wide range of combustion capabilities. This allows the burner to adjust the fuel flow and atomization to match changing load conditions, ensuring efficient and complete combustion across a wide operating range. The other answer choices are not the primary functions of this type of burner. Option A is focused on temperature control, option C is about fuel return pressure, and option D is specifically about atomization, whereas the key capability of this burner is its ability to adjust the combustion process as needed.