Workings of an Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) Power Plant.
IGCC is the highly efficient method of producing power from coal. What is IGCC? How to convert coal to gas? Read on for a basic primer…
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Understand Why Furnace Size Varies for Gas, Oil and Coal Firing
Furnace sizing is a very important for a successful boiler design. The variation in boiler furnace size can upset the performance drastically. Oil and …
Continue ReadingWhat is a Steam Boiler? Classification of Steam Boilers, Types of Steam Boilers
Boiler classification can be based on many factors like usage, fuel fired, fuel firing system, type of arrangement etc. Commonly known types are …
Continue ReadingDifference Between Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSG) & Combustion Boiler.
Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSG’s) absorb heat from the exhaust of gas turbines to produce steam. Functionally they produce steam like any …
Continue ReadingTypes of Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSG)
Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSG’s) are a critical part of a Combined Cycle Power Plant. As with any other product or process, there are …
Continue ReadingWhat are Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSG)? Advantages of HRSG
With the current technology, achieving the optimum performance of an HRSG in a combined Cycle power plant is by the triple pressure mode. What is the …
Continue ReadingCoal 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 …
Continue ReadingHow 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 …
Continue ReadingInstalling 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…
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