What 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 …
Continue ReadingBoiler 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 …
Continue ReadingHigh 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 …
Continue ReadingPredicting Fly Ash and Bottom Ash Combustibles in Pulverized Coal Fired Boilers
Predicting the percentage of combustibles in fly ash in a tangential fired boiler using proximate analysis of coal gives boiler designers an edge …
Continue ReadingCoal Fired Boilers having Direct Tangential Firing System: Combustion Tuning in High Ash Pulverized Coal Fired Boilers having Direct Tangential Firing System
Combustion tuning in boilers will lead to optimizing the performance more so in high ash coal fired boilers. In high ash coal fired boilers having …
Continue ReadingBest Practices in Cleaning Internal Surfaces of High Pressure Boilers
High pressure boilers need very clean internal surfaces. The pre-commissioning cleaning involves Alkali boil out to remove any oily materials, Acid …
Continue ReadingWhat are Methods to Capture Carbon Dioxide?
The first requirement of a Carbon Capture and Storage System (CCSS) is to capture the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) formed during Combustion of Fossil fuel. …
Continue ReadingWhy is CO2 Capture by Chemical Absorption So Costly?
How to separate the CO2 in the flue gas so that it can be stored? Read the about the chemical absorption method that is currently a common method.
Continue ReadingGeothermal Power to Combat Global Warming
Geothermal power plants use the same thermal sytsem as the conventional power plants. However they have many advantages over conventional power …
Continue ReadingHow Does a Geothermal Power Plant Work?
Geothermal energy is an uninterrupted source of power. These power plants may operate 24-hours per day, but they also differ from the conventional …
Continue ReadingWhere are Geothermal Powerplants Located?
Geothermal energy is a non-polluting renewable source of energy that is limited only by availability due to geographical and terrestrial formations. …
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