Coal Petrography as a Problem Solving Tool
Petrographic analysis can give useful information about the combustion of pulverized coal. Petrographic analysis of coal has been used to evaluate …
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How to Run a Coal Fired Boiler at the Best Efficiency
In high capacity pulverized coal fired boilers, the total losses account to about 12 to 14%, i.e. 86 to 88% boiler efficiency. Roughly 50% of the …
Continue ReadingThe Importance of Coal Analysis to Boiler Designers
Hydrocarbon fuels are the major source of energy for power and process steam generation, and coal takes a major share in this. Boiler furnace design …
Continue ReadingComparison of Thermal Power Plant and Nuclear Power Plant
Both plants use the Rankine steam cycle for the power circuit with certain differences. What are these differences in the secondary steam cycle of a …
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Installing a Boiler Drum with Hydraulic Jack or Strand Jack
Boiler drum is one of the heaviest part of a boiler in a power plant. Installation of the boiler drum by hydraulic jacks is explained in this article.
Continue ReadingHow are LNG, CNG and LPG different ?
LPG is a common household name, whereas LNG and CNG are common energy terms. What do they stand for? Read further…
Continue ReadingWhat is ISO 50001 – International Standard on Energy Management
ISO 50001 is the new International Standard on Energy Management, proposed by ISO. This article gives a basic look into the need and expectations …
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What is OxyFuel Combustion?
If combustion in a boiler takes place with oxygen instead of air, the resulting product is pure CO2 that can be directly sent to storage. How does …
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Boiler Waterwall Tubes and Condenser Tube Leakage in Power Plants
Condenser tube leakage in power plants using brackish water can lead to hydrogen embrittlement tube failure in a large scale. The damage sometimes is …
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High Pressure Boilers Long Term Over-heating Tube Failures
Long term overheating tube failures are due to operating metal temperature of the boiler tubes going above the allowable limit. These types of failure …
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