Safety Valves in Boiler System
Safety relief equipment is provided in any pressurized system, and boilers are no exception. Boilers have safety valves can relieve the entire …
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Tube Failures in High Pressure Boilers
Boiler tube failures are inevitable. There are twenty-two primary reasons for tube failures in a boiler. Knowledge and good operating and maintenance …
Continue ReadingWhy Economizer and Air Pre-Heaters are Provided in Boilers
Boilers are provided with economizer and air pre-heaters to recover heat from the flue gases. An increase of about 20% in boiler efficiency is …
Continue ReadingPerformance Optimization of Chemical Recovery Boiler
This part deals with the optimization of black liquor fired recovery boiler operation to achieve the best reduction efficiency and highest steam …
Continue ReadingChemical Recovery Boilers in Pulp and Paper Plants - Kraft Black Liquor
This part of the article deals with the effect of various specific parameters of black liquor fired chemical recovery boilers. Black liquor is a …
Continue ReadingThe Lusi Mud Volcano - the Oil and Gas Industry's Worst Disaster
Lumpur Sidoarjo (Lusi) is a mud volcano in Indonesia, created by a possible technical mishap, which for the last three years has been spewing hot mud …
Continue ReadingChemical Recovery Boilers in Pulp and Paper Plants - Part 1
The paper that we use in day to day life is made from wood. Wood is cooked in digesters using sodium salts. These salts are recovered in the process …
Continue ReadingHow Supercritical Power Plant Differ from Conventional Power Plants
Modern thermal power plants operate at very high pressures greater than the Critical pressure of steam. This article explains how Super Critical power …
Continue ReadingPressure vs Temperature - What is a Supercritical Steam Power Plant?
Modern thermal power plants operate at very high pressures greater than the Critical pressure of steam. This article explains the concept of …
Continue ReadingHow a Nation Earns Carbon Credits?
The unit of currency in the Carbon Trading system is one of the prime tools in the war on climate change and global warming. Developing countries have …
Continue ReadingWhat are Carbon Credits and the Carbon Market?
Trading in Carbon Credit is a market mechanism adopted to cap green house gases to reduce its impact on global warming and climate change. What is …
Continue ReadingFly Ash Erosion in Boilers Firing High Ash Coals
Coal is one of the the main fuels for power production. Coal quality deterioration over the years has created challenges for boiler designers the …
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