Causes for Flame Failure in a Boiler and Operator Action
There are many causes that can contribute to boiler flame failure. Operating the boiler with unstable flame is always dangerous and can lead to boiler …
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How to Calculate the Coal Quantity Used in a Power Plant
How to make quick estimate of the coal required for running a power plant? This article describes a simple method.
Continue ReadingWhat to Do When Both Boiler Regenerative Air Pre-heater Motors Trip
In regenerative type air heater in boiler when the electrical motor trips always the air motor start on auto. Failure of this will lead to a major …
Continue ReadingCarry Over From Boiler Drum
Carryover from the boiler drum leads to deposit in superheaters of boiler and turbine blades. Carryover from drum is of two types- mechanical and …
Continue ReadingAir Pre-heater Fires in Large Capacity Boilers
The damage due to air pre-heater fire is very severe depending upon the intensity of the fire. In many cases it has made the regenerative air …
Continue ReadingLow Drum Level in Boiler Operation - How to Handle
Drum level in a boiler indicates the level of water in the drum available for steam generation. Low drum level operation leads to availability loss of …
Continue ReadingPower using Concentrated Solar Thermal systems
What is the future of solar power? How are we going to effectively use the incident solar radiation to get reliable and steady power ? This …
Continue ReadingSteam Soot Blower Erosion in Boiler
There are many mechanisms that can cause steam soot blower erosion of boiler tubes at various heat transfer sections. Knowing the way these mechanisms …
Continue ReadingHigh Temperature Corrosion in Boilers
High temperature corrosion occur in boilers occurs mainly in two areas- waterwalls and superheaters. The inorganic impurities in fuel like vanadium, …
Continue ReadingManaging Flow Induced Vibration in Boilers
Flow induced vibration in boilers occurs when the vortex shed by the passing flow coincides with the natural frequency of the component or gas column. …
Continue ReadingCoal Hang-up in Bowl Mill Operations
Depending on the quality of the coal, sometimes the smooth flow to the coal mill can be disrupted. The mill will then trip on flow protection, …
Continue ReadingHow to Prevent Slagging in a Boiler Furnace
There are two major areas that the coal fired boiler operator has to concentrate on in order to prevent deposition and slagging. One is the operating …
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