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Section B Description Final
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INDEX EID PARRY (INDIA) LIMITED
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Section Overview
This section gives a brief overview of the boiler and its associated systems. The description
of the various systems that is part of the boiler package is also included. Aim of this section
is to make the reader familiar with the boiler package components before introducing the
operation and maintenance sections.
Over View of Fluid Bed Boiler
In the 1970s, fluidised-bed combustion technology was first applied to large scale utility
boilers to explore new ways of burning solid fuels, especially high sulphur coal, in an
environmentally acceptable and efficient manner. In concept, fluidised beds burn fuel in an
air-suspended mass (or bed) of particles. By controlling bed temperature and using reagents
like limestone as bed material, emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulphur dioxide (SO2)
can be controlled. Additional benefits of fluidised-bed combustion include wide fuel flexibility
and the ability to combust fuels such as bio-mass or waste fuels, which are difficult to burn
in conventional systems because of their low heating value, low volatile matter, high
moisture content or other challenging characteristics. In coal-fired systems, the fuel is
burned in an air-suspended bed of limestone and inert ash particles where SO2 is absorbed
by the limestone and NOx formation is limited by lower operating temperatures and staged
combustion, when used. This technology is now used in a variety of industrial and utility
boiler applications.
The Fluidised-Bed Process
The fluidising process induces an upward flow of a gas through a stacked height of solid
particles. At high enough gas velocities, the gas/solids mass exhibits liquid-like properties,
thus the term fluidised bed.
The following example helps illustrate the process.
fig. 1a shows a container with an air supply plenum at the bottom, an air distributor that
promotes even air flow through the bed and a chamber filled with sand or other granular
material.
If a small quantity of air flows through the air distributor into the sand, it will pass through
the voids of an immobile mass of sand. For low velocities, the air does not exert much force
on the sand particles and they remain in place. This condition is called a fixed bed and is
shown in Fig. 1b.
By increasing the air flow rate/velocity, the air exerts greater forces on the sand and
reduces the contact forces between the sand particles caused by gravity. By increasing the
airflow further, the drag forces on the particles will eventually counterbalance the
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gravitational forces and the sand particles become suspended in the upward stream. The
point where the bed starts to behave as a fluid is called the minimum fluidisation condition.
The increase in bed volume is insignificant when compared with the non-fluidised case (fig
1c).
As the airflow increases further, the bed becomes less uniform, bubbles of air start to form
and the bed becomes violent. This is called a bubbling fluidised bed (BFB), shown in Fig.
1d. The volume occupied by the air/solids mixture increases substantially. There is an
obvious bed level and a distinct transition between the bed and the space above.
By increasing the airflow further, the bubbles become larger and begin to coalesce, forming
large voids in the bed. The solids are present as interconnected groups of high solids
concentrations. This condition is called a turbulent Fluidized bed.
Distributor Plate Type / Bed Plate Type AFBC:
The bottom of the furnace in a BFB (bubbling fluid bed) boiler consists of a horizontal air
distributor plate mounted with bubble caps. The primary air supplied through this bubble
cap will act as fluidising air to the bed material in the lower furnace and also assist for
combustion. The bubble caps are closely spaced so that airflow is distributed uniformly over
the furnace plan area. The lower furnace is filled with 400 mm to 450 mm (from bed plate)
of sand or other non-combustible (inert) material such as crushed limestone or bed material
from prior operation. Airflow is forced upward through the bed of material and the bed
expands to a depth of about 800 mm to 1000 mm taking on most of the characteristics of a
fluid. The airflow through the bed is very uniform due to a high number of air distributors
(bubble caps) and bed pressure drops. The boiler combustor enclosure is made of water-
cooled membrane panels / with refractory bricks lining.
Heat transfer surface may be placed within the bed depending upon the fuel being burned.
For biomass and other low heating value fuels, no in-bed surface is usually required because
other methods of bed temperature control can be used.
Bubbling bed can burn low-grade fuels, typical fuels like petcoke, lignite, char, washery
rejects and waste by products like SPW (A waste bi-product from liquor manufacturing
industries), coffee bean nut (bi-product from coffee plant) and generate useful energy.
With Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) pollution norm implemented by Govt. of India,
distillery manufacturer are advised not to pollute the river or land by letting the spent wash
into it. As of today incineration seems to be an energy efficient and less polluting approach
for achieving ZLD.
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General Description
The main parameters of the boiler are
Maximum Continuous Rating 22 TPH
Steam Pressure 44 kg/cm2
Steam Temperature 380 +/- 5 Deg C
Fuel Fired Spent wash & Coal
The boiler has been designed to confirm to Indian Boiler Regulations (IBR).
The boiler is bottom supported consist of 3 pass with two vertical and one horizontal pass.
The boiler is divided into a combustion zone i.e. furnace and non-combustion zone i.e.
economiser, air heater etc. The furnace sides, front and rear are of membrane panel
construction providing a gas tight sealing. One intermediate panel is provided which divide
the furnace into two pass. The third pass starts with screen tubes followed by secondary,
primary superheating section, evaporator and economiser. For all the four water wall
bottom headers, water is fed through supply pipes from down comers. The side wall, front
wall and rear wall panel tubes top headers are connected to the steam drum through risers.
The front wall panel and rear wall panel tubes form the roof of the furnace.
Feed water is pumped by feed water pumps from deaerator to economiser through feed
water control station. Feed water passes through drum coil heaters before entering
economiser. The feed water from economiser outlet is then led to the steam drum. Water
passes from down comer to membrane panel bottom headers, absorbs sensible heat and
steam is generated in the furnace membrane wall tubes. The resulting water-steam mixture
from membrane panel top header passes through the riser tubes of membrane panel returns
to the steam drum, where the separation of steam from water takes place. The saturated
steam is led through the supply pipes to the SH -1 inlet header. From the SH - 1 inlet header
steam passes through the coils to SH - 1 O/L header, then steam is led to Attemperator and
then to the SH - 2 inlet header and passed through coils to the SH – 2 outlet header. Finally
from the Sec SH outlet header steam is passed to the main steam line to Turbine.
Furnace is made up of refractory brickwall construction, mounted above with membrane
panel of gas tight enclosure. In order to enhance combustion process two levels of
secondary air are provided on LH & RH side of membrane panel. Spent wash is fired through
special guns with pressure jet atomisation. These guns are provided in between two levels
of secondary air. Combustion air is sucked from the plant environment by the motor driven
FD fan and combustion air is passed through specially designed air nozzles which are welded
in distributor plate. Coal is spread through pneumatic spreaders used for initial firing and
sustaining bed temperature. Balanced draft conditions inside the furnace suitable for
combustion is being maintained by I.D fan.
Flue gases generated pass through the Screen tubes, Super heaters coils, evaporator is led
to economiser ESP and finally into the stack by ID fan.
Steam coil air pre heater (SCAPH) is provided which uses live steam from boiler & turbine
exhaust to heat air sucked from plant environment which is used for combustion of fuel. The
live steam coming out of SCAPH is fed into deaerator and the turbine exhaust steam from
SCAPH is fed into make up water line for energy efficiency.
The raw spent wash with 90% water is concentrated using a steam based concentrator and
moisture is reduced to 45%. The steam for concentration is obtained from turbine exhaust.
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The concentration (55%) spent wash reaches the day storage tank from which the spent is
sucked screw pumps. In order to make up the convective losses boiler spent wash lines are
electrically traced.
The spent wash pumps forces the spent to the gun located on LH & RH side of first pass.
The spent wash is sprayed as in the form of droplets by pressure jet. As since gun faces the
radiation directly, it is continuously cooled by cold air tapped from FD fan.
The coarser spray particles evaporate by upcoming flue gas due to coal combustion and dry
solid particles reaches the bed. These particles mix with fluidised bed and get combusted.
The starting, stopping and safe shut down of boiler are done by manual intervention
systematically and sequentially through the control system from control room.
Details of equipment’s, their brief operational and maintenance features are elaborated in
the subsequent sub-sections and chapters of this manual.
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General Arrangement
1. Feed Water System
(Ref. P & I Diagram D12-OPJ-08218/Rev.01 and D12-OPJ-08219/Rev.03)
Feed water system consists of the following:
1. Condensate Tank
2. Transfer water control Station
3. Deaerator vapour tank / Feed water storage tank
4. Feed water control station
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Perforated stainless steel trays are placed at vapour tank to provide enough delay time to
scrub the feed water with steam to get heated up completely.
Storage tank is supported by saddle supports. One of the saddles is fixed and the other is
sliding one to take care of thermal expansion. SS plate and teflon sheets are provided under
the sliding saddle for free movement of saddle. Platforms and ladders are provided for tanks
and condenser for O & M feasibility.
DM water is supplied to Deaerator as condensate from distilliary, evaporator or in a small
quantity as make up water from DM plant. In addition storage tank receives water from
various systems as below:
• Condensate Return from SCAPH: Condensate return from SCAPH at 5 kg/cm2 pressure & 158
deg. C temperature is supplied to deaerator storage tank through 50 NB line.
• Condensate from Condensate Tank through vapour tank
Deaerator is also supplied with pegging steam having pressure of 4 kg/cm2 (g) &
temperature of 160 Deg C for initial heating of boiler feed water. Pegging steam is supplied
from tapping from Auxiliary Steam Line with isolation valve HSH - 005 and NRV HSH -
008. Deaerator to be heated up initially with pegging steam up to approx. 70 Deg C.
The auxiliary steam line pressure controlled by pressure control valve PCV 101 provided
inline which connects to deaerator storage tank.
The following instruments are provided in the auxiliary steam line path:
• PCV 101 for controlling steam pressure
• Isolation valves HSH001 & HSH009 at upstream & downstream of Pressure Control
Valve
• A drain isolation valve HSH002 after PCV, which is normally kept closed. This drain is to
be opened only to drain the line when control valve has to be opened for
inspection/maintenance.
• A bypass line isolation valve HSH003.
• Temperature Gauge TG 103
• Pressure Gauge PG 103
• A safety relief valve PSV 102
• NRV HSH007
Deaeration is done by heating the plant DM water with steam. Vigorously scrubbing the
water with this steam removes the last traces of non-condensable gases and brings down
well below the recommended level in feed water.
Deaerated water is supplied to the boiler through the feed water pumping & control station
to the boiler at a temperature of 135 °C around 54 kg/cm2 pressure.
Deaerator Control Loops
Following control loops are applicable for the deaerator:
♦ Level control loop – to maintain the level of the vessel.
♦ Pressure control loop - to maintain the pressure of the vessel.
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Pipe
Conn. Sch Qty
Size Description End Conn. Function
No. /Thk (no.)
(NB)
Minimum For connecting the
N1 50 Sch 160 Recirculation Butt welded 2 minimum flow line of
Line the pumps
For connecting the
Balancing
N2 50 Sch 160 Butt welded 2 balancing line of the
Line
pumps
Condensate
Recovered Condensate
N3 50 Sch 160 from Butt welded 1
to Dearator
SCHAPH
N4 50 Sch 160 Spare Nozzle Flange 2
For Maintenance
N10 450 10Thk Manhole Flange 1 access inside the
storage & vapour tanks
For connecting the
Dearator
N11 150 Sch 40 Butt welded 1 deaerated water to the
Outlet
pump suction header
Drain for
N12 50 Sch 40 Butt welded 1 Drain for Dearator
Storage Tank
For Mounting Level
N13 25 Sch 160 Level Gauge Butt welded 4
guage
Level For level indication /
N14 25 Sch 160 Butt welded 4
Transmitter control on PLC
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Chemical
N15 15 Sch 160 Butt weld 1 For Dosing Chemicals
Dosing
Overflow in case the
N 16 80 Sch 40 Over Flow Butt welded 1 deaerator level exceeds
a ‘very high’ level
Temp. For Temp indication /
N17 25 Sch 160 2
Element control on PLC
N18 80 Sch 80 Spare Conn. Flange 1
Process
Recovered condensate
N 19 100 Sch 40 Condensate Butt welded 1
to Dearator
Inlet
Conn.for
N 20 50 Sch 40 Vacuum Flange 1 For Vaccuum breaker.
Breaker Assly
N 21 80 Sch 40 Air Vent Pipe Butt weld 1 To vent exhaust Steam
N22 25 Sch 40 Air Vent Pipe Butt weld 1 To vent exhaust Steam
Pipe For For exhaust of Safety
N23 80 Sch. 40 Flange 1
Safety Valve valve
For Maintenance
Manhole on
N24 450 10Thk Flange 1 access inside the
Vapour Tank
storage & vapour tanks
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particles, suction filters are provided before the inlet of each pump. Pumps suction piping is
provided with pressure indicators (Tag no. PG 104, PG 105 respectively).
Individual differential pressure switches DPT – 101, DPT - 102 are provided with isolation
valves across the suction strainers is used to trip the pumps to safeguard from running the
pump dry.
1.4.2 Feed Pump
Two motor driven pumps of 100% capacity are provided. One working while other is
standby. These pumps are a multistage pump with 30 m3/hr capacity and 620 m head.
Pumps are driven by VFD operated electrical motor for different load condition.
Please refer Vendor manual for safe Operation & Maintenance of feed water
pumps.
1.4.3 Cooling Water System
To protect the pump glands from overheating cooling water system is provided. Cooling
chamber is provided itself on the pump and cooling water inlet, outlet piping will be
connected through isolation valves. Cooling water exit is terminated to the nearest cooling
water outlet piping.
1.4.4 Minimum Flow & Balancing Leak-Off Line
During start of the pump discharge valve is kept closed to minimise the starting current of
the feed pump drive. If certain amount of flow through the pump is not allowed in this
period, it results in heat generation and hence pumps ceasing. Therefore minimum flow line
is provided through Auto re-circulation (ARC) valve. Initially discharge port of the valve will
be closed by a spring and minimum flow line port will be open. After attaining the full speed,
pressure generated by the pump is sufficient to open the discharge port. Minimum flow line
port gets closed as the stems of both the valves are interconnected. Minimum flow line is
routed back to the deaerator with isolation valve and a NRV.
Balancing leak off line is provided to balance the thrust towards suction side of the pump. As
there is a large difference between suction and discharge pressures, pump shaft tends to
move towards suction side. Two discs; balancing and counterbalancing are provided in the
mechanism at the discharge end of the pump. There is a small gap between ‘rotating -
balancing disc’ and ‘stationary - counterbalancing disc’. High-pressure water tends to pass
through this gap. Pressure drop in the gap results in opposite thrust on the disc. Low-
pressure water that comes out of the gap is taken out of the pump through balancing leak
off line. Balancing line is also routed back to the deaerator.
1.4.5 Discharge Piping
Pumps (2 no.) are separately connected to the common discharge header (80 NB). Pump
discharge piping is provided with a pressure gauge (Tag no. PG-201 & PG-203
respectively) and a pressure indicator PG 202 at common header.
Individual pump discharge line is provided with isolation valve FWP - 004 before connection
to discharge header.
From the discharge header, feed water passes is taken for various systems as followed
♦ Steam drum through Feed Water Control Station.
♦ Boiler Attemperator
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function of the loop configuration parameters. The simplicity of the loop is its advantage at
low loads and constant loads. However, at higher loads and with load swings, this loop fails
to control the process parameter. This has necessitated the introduction of two more
elements (process parameters) into the control loop. The additional elements that are
measured are steam flow & water flow.
In the three-element drum level control, drum level is maintained as a function of the drum
level and the steam flow. The control signal is a ‘suitable’ summation of these two elements.
This variable is compared to the measured water flow and a suitable control signal is
generated which is used to drive the 100% control valve. The major advantage of the loop
is its ability to maintain drum level during load swings, variations & throw conditions that are
certain to occur during the operating regime of any steam generator. Though this loop is
advantageous from an operation point of view, it is recommended to use this loop at loads
> 30%, as the single element control loop is optimised for low load conditions with its
control valve sizing & parameter tuning.
• Attemperation Control Station
A tapping CS - 25NB-S40 from Feed Water line is provided, to supply spray water for
Attemperator. This line is provided with a manual isolation valve DSH - 001 & flow orifice
FE-301 for remote attemperator flow indication. A temperature control valve TCV- 401
with isolation valves DSH - 003 is provided. A by-pass of control valve DSH – 004 is also
provided. This line connects to attemperator through a NRV DSH - 007.Also a Pressure
indicator PI-301 is provided in the attemperator line for local feedwater discharge pressure
indication.
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2.1 ECONOMISER
Function of an Economiser in a steam-generating unit is to absorb heat from flue gases &
add this as a sensible heat to the feed water, before the water enters to the steam drum.
Provision of this additional heating surface, increases the efficiency of the steam-generating
unit and saving in fuel consumption is achieved. Economiser is located in the third pass after
evaporator coils.
A continuous loop tube Economiser assembly is constructed with 30 wide x (20+20+20)
deep rows of 38.1 O.D x 3.66 thick tubes, in Three modules and two headers. Both the ends
of the coil were terminated to the inlet and outlet headers by welding.
Feed water flows from the inlet header to the outlet headers through these coils. Heated
water flows out from the outlet header to steam drum through the connecting pipe.
Economiser inlet header (ECO-003) is provided with the following attachments:
• 25 NB air vent with valve (Tag No. ECO- 001) which will be kept open during initial
filling to remove the air trapped between the coil. Closed after free flow of water from
the vent.
• Temperature Gauge (TG – 202) is provided for local indication on ECO-003.
• Pressure indicator PG – 501 with isolation valves ECO – 002.
Economiser outlet header (EC0-001) is provided with the following attachments:
• 25 NB air vent with valve (Tag No. ECO- 001), which will be kept open during initial
filling to remove the air, trapped between the coil. Closed after free flow of water from
the vent.
• Temperature Gauge (TG – 203) is provided for local indication on EC0-001.
• Pressure indicator PG – 502 with isolation valves on ECO – 001.
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To control the temperature of water entering into economiser temperature control valve
(TCV – 202) which gets input signal from TE –202. Generally the bypass valve is kept almost
in a fix position and the inlet valve is adjusted to modulate the flow to maintain the feed
water temperature.
2.3 STEAM DRUM
Steam drum (1375 I.D. X 5000 mm long.) is a welded cylindrical vessel made of SA 516
Gr.70 material. The cylindrical portion of the vessel is made of 32 – mm thick plates and the
two Torispherical dish ends are 40 mm. thick. Two elliptical manholes at either end of the
drum provide access inside the drum. These manholes are closed tight at either end by 53-
mm thick plates, bolted against the manhole rim by two holding bars. A gasket is fitted
between the cover plate and the mating machined surfaces in the end shield. The cover
plate swing inside the drum, for convenience during opening.
Steam drum is supported by saddle supports on the super structure of the boiler.
Steam drum is fitted with several components to perform important functions, which are
listed below:
• Direct water level gauge LI 301 & LI 302 that shows the water level inside the steam
drum. DWLG`S are provided at both ends of the drum.
• Three nos. Level transmitters are provided LT 301,302,303 which transmit the actual
water level to the remote indicators i.e. at control room and provide drum level signal to
the drum level controller.
• Drum safety valves PSV 301,302 which protects the boiler and the personnel against
the consequences of abnormal pressure increase because of sudden load decrease, mal-
functioning of firing system, steam stop valve etc.
• Remote level gauge LI - 304 this gauge is mounted at the firing floor, so as the firing
floor attendant can view the drum level. Another gauge is mounted in control room.
• H.P dosing connection: To dose phosphate in to the steam drum to maintain the boiler
water quality.
• Continuous blow down (CBD): To drain the boiler water during operation to maintain the
water concentration. Also the water sample is taken from this blow down. It is
connected to the common IBD tank directly as well as through CBD tank.
• Air vent with isolation valves SD – 001,002 that will be closed at 2 Kg/cm2 (g) during
pressure rising and open at 2 kg/cm2 (g) during cooling.
• Local Pressure gauge PG 301,302 shows the drum pressure near steam drum.
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FEED WATER PIPE – 1 No. 80 NB perforated pipe with φ 12- 48 holes is installed in the
drum with holes positioned at 12 O’ clock position. This will ensure the uniform distribution
of feed water in the entire length of the steam drum.
Pipe is made in two pieces for installation ease and provided with flanged joint.
CONTINUOUS BLOW DOWN PIPE (CBD) – 1 no 25NB perforated pipe with φ6- 7 holes is
installed in the drum with holes at 12 O’ clock position. CBD pipe is provided to drain the
boiler water to maintain the boiler water concentration at the specified limit.
Pipe is made in two pieces for installation ease and provided with a drain hole to drain the
water during shut down.
HP DOSING PIPE – 1 no 25 NB perforated pipe with 6 φ - 4 holes is installed in the drum
with holes at 12 O’ clock position. As the pipe is of perforated type the chemical is uniformly
distributed across the length of the drum. Chemical dosing at steam drum is, to maintain
boiler water concentration as per the specified limit.
Pipe is made in two pieces for installation ease and provided with a drain hole to drain the
water during shut down.
There are four main down comers from steam drum which supplies water to all bottom
headers. Branch supply pipes are taken from these down-comers to supply water to bottom
headers. 9 -nos. supply pipes for RHS and LSH PASS 1 & 2 bottom header and 6 -nos.
supply pipes for RHS and LSH PASS 3 bottom header each had been provided. 3 nos. supply
pipes are taken for front wall bottom header is provided.
2.5 FURNACE
Furnace is the part of the boiler where the chemical energy in the fuel is converted into
thermal energy by absorbing the heat produced through combustion of fuel. The furnace is
designed for efficient and complete combustion, with due consideration to the factors that
effect, combustion efficiency like fuel residence time inside the furnace, temperature and the
turbulence required for complete mixing of fuel and air.
Following are the distinct advantages of the furnace design:
• Heat transfer is facilitated inside the furnace in addition to combustion.
• Practically no maintenance for refractory is required in case of membrane wall furnace.
• Due to heat transfer inside the furnace, higher loading is possible, as part of heat
generated, is already absorbed by the furnace tubes leaving the flue gas temperature
out of furnace within acceptable limits into super heater zone.
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• Cumbustor is made of refractory brick wall & Furnace is constructed with shop fabricated
membrane (water wall) construction. It comprises of Front panel, Intermediate panel,
L.H panel and R.H panel. Furnace is 4064 long x 4572 wide.
2.5.1 FRONT WALL
Front wall is formed with front header (219.1 O.D x 18.26 THK) and 63.5 O.D x 4.06 Thick
tubes (101.6 P x 43 tubes). One end is connected to the bottom header and the other end
is terminated to the top header. Front wall tubes receive water from steam drum through 3
nos. 80 NB x SCH 80 Thick supply pipes (DC 01 - 09). To strengthen the wall tubes,
Buckstays beams are provided all around the furnace at 4 nos. elevations. The buck stay
beams are supported on cleats from the water wall panels and flexibly interconnected at the
corners. The buck stay beams help to retain the furnace shape within permissible deviations
of furnace pressure. Corner end connecting links maintain furnace shape under the
expansion conditions. Front wall bottom header is provided with drain connection, which
normally remains closed during operation of the boiler. It is to be used to drain the boiler
during shut down.
2.5.2 REAR WALL
Rear wall is formed with rear bottom header (200 NB x SCH 160 ) and 63.5 OD x 4.06 thick
tubes (120 P x 36 tubes) & . One end is welded to the bottom header and the other end is
terminated to the top header. Rear wall tubes receive water from steam drum bottom
headers. To strengthen the wall tubes buck stay beams have been provided at TWO
elevations.Rear wall bottom header is provided with a drain connection, which normally
remain closed during operation of the boiler. It is to be used to drain the boiler during shut
down.
2.5.3 INTERMEDIATE PANEL
Intermediate wall is formed with bottom header (219.1 OD x 18.26 THK) and 63.5 OD x
4.06 thick tubes (101.6 P x 43 tubes). One end is welded to the bottom header and the
other end is terminated to the top header. Tubes receive water from steam drum bottom
headers. Purpose of intermediate panel is to gain sensible heat and to separate radiation
zone of furnace called as second pass.
2.5.4 R.H & L.H SIDE WALL (PASS I & II)
L.H & R.H Side wall of Pass I & II are formed with bottom header (219.1 OD x 18.26 THK)
and 63.5 O.D x 4.06 thick tubes. Both ends of tubes are terminated at bottom and top
headers. Sidewall panels are connected to steam drum through 12 nos. riser tubes (6 from
either sidewall).. To strengthen the wall tubes buck stay beams have been provided at 4
elevations. Sidewall headers are provided with a drain connection, which normally remain
closed during operation of the boiler. It is to be used to drain the boiler during shut down
and start-up.
Some of the tubes of the LHS and RHS wall of Pass – 1 are specially bent to secondary air
nozzle at 2 elevations and spent wash nozzle (2 nos on each side) at one elevation. .
Interlaced (12 on RHS & 12 on LHS on bottom elevation and 5 on LHS & 5 on RHS on top
elevation) Secondary air nozzles are provided. A large furnace volume has been provided to
obtain complete combustion of fuel, full radiant heat transfer to the water wall panels to
ensure that there is no flame radiation in the second pass and only hot flue gas flows to the
third pass.
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2.10 SUPERHEATER – I
Super-heaters are provided to raise the steam temperature above the saturation
temperature by absorbing heat from the flue gas. By increasing the temperature of the
steam, the useful energy that can be recovered increases, thereby increasing efficiency of
the cycle also. Superheated steam also eliminates the formation of condensate in steam
piping which is harmful to the turbine blades and pipelines.
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From the steam drum dry saturated steam through 5 supply pipes enters the steam
collecting header which is connected to SH - 1 inlet header. From the PSH inlet header,
steam flows to PSH outlet header 38.1 OD x 3.66 thick coils. SH-1 coils are 26 wide & 5
deep with a pitch of 110 & 240. are installed vertically in convective pass with adequate
supports.
SH - 1 outlet header is connected SH - 2 inlet header through control valve & spray type
attemperator.
Following connection is attached to primary S.H.Inlet header:
♦ A 15 NB sampling line with three valves Tag No. SS – 001 & 002 which is used to take,
saturated steam sample.
♦ A 25 NB air vent with twin isolation valves PSH - 001 is provided for the PSH I/L header.
2.11 ATTEMPERATOR
From the SH - 1 outlet steam enters the Attemperator made of 219.1 X 18.26, SA 106 Gr B
material.
Function of Attemperator is to control the final temperature of the steam to a pre-
determined value by spraying required quantity of feed water. Inner SS sleeve is provided to
shield the header from thermal stresses due to temperature variations. The inner shield is
firmly held at one end by location pins welded on to header and is free to expand at the
other end. Flanged joints on to the header hold the spray nozzle. The Spray nozzle at the
blind end rests on a guide to with stand the force of the steam. Water is sprayed along the
steam flow direction. Spray water for attemperation is taken from feed water line branch
after flow nozzle, through spray water control station.
Following are the connections attached to Inlet & Outlet pipes of Spray type Attemperator:
• Temperature indicator TG - 301 on inlet pipe, for local indication.
• Thermocouple (TE-301) is provided on inlet pipe for panel mounted temperature
indicator (TI-301).
After Attemperator steam enters the SH - 2 inlet header.
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Drains indicated in the above Table are connected to the common blow down which is
routed to nearest trench through isolation valve BDT – 002.
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SYSTEM DESCRIPTION:
5.1 FD FAN
Each Boiler is provided with 1 x 100 %. F.D fan, variable frequency driven motor to supply
main combustion air to the furnace and various other equipment. FD fan is of centrifugal
type, with radial, backward curved blades.
FD FAN SUCTION SIDE
FD fan is provided with a suction duct with silencer for cold combustion air from the plant
environment. The details are elaborated below in the component wise description.
BIRD SCREEN & SILENCER
At the inlet of the FD fan suction duct rain cowl with bird screen is provided. An absorption
type silencer is installed to attenuate the noise.
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5.3 SA FAN
Each Boiler is provided with 1 x 100 %, driven by electric motor to deliver high-pressure air,
which is used for pneumatic spreading of Fuel and for secondary combustion .
Pneumatically operated inlet guide vane damper PC 702 is provided at SA fan inlet, to
maintain the required pressure at the fan outlet. The actuator is provided with limit switches
for 0% positions, which are used as safety interlocks for fan start permissive. Draft gauge
DG - 002 provided at outlet duct for indicating fan outlet pressure.
To minimise the forces due to possible movement of the discharge ducts on the fan, as well
as to isolate fan vibrations being passed on to the duct, the fans are connected to the
discharge duct through bellow type expansion joints.
An Aerofoil to measure the airflow is provided (FT- 702) at outlet duct of SA fan. The
airflow is measured by the principle of pressure drop across the element being proportional
to the airflow passing across it. Flow transmitter (FT-702) gives input to a controller (FIC-
702).
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6.3 ID FAN
Boiler is provided with 1 x 100 %. I.D fan. ID fan is driven by variable frequency drive. ID
fan is of centrifugal type, with radial, backward curved blades and driven by electrical motor.
The percentage opening of the inlet damper OR the motor speed regulates the furnace
pressure. Fan inlet dampers are operated on input signals of furnace pressure indicating
controller (Tag no. PIC- 702) through a pneumatic power cylinder (Tag no PY – 702) to
maintain the required furnace draft. The actuator is provided with limit switches for 0% &
100% positions, which are used as safety interlocks for fan start permissive.
In VFD mode, the inlet damper is kept full open and the motor speed is varied to get the
required furnace Draught. The VFD receives input signal from furnace pressure indicating
controller (PIC – 702 ).
To minimise the force due to possible movement of the discharge duct on the fan, as well as
to isolate fan vibrations being passed on to the duct, the fans are connected to the duct
through bellows type expansion joints.
ID fan outlet ducts are connected to chimney.
Separate rapping assembly is provided for Super Heater, Evaporator and Economiser
sections.
Rapping assembly consists of stuffing box with pestle, Hammer assembly and Hammer Drive
mechanism.
Individual Spring loaded rapping pestle assembly is mounted on a Mounting Box which is
welded to the side wall/casing of the third pass.
Rapping Hammers of the individual sections are mounted on a common drive shaft through
lever and cam arrangement at different angles.
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Rapping can be operated either from Local or from DCS depends on the operators choice.
Hammer operation can be Manual or Auto mode as per the system requirement.
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7.5 COMBUSTOR
The combustor is the zone where the firing of the fuel takes place. The combustor of this
boiler is of unique design. The combustor is of refractory brick wall and divided in to two
compartments. Combustor is provided with 16-thk Bedplate which accommodate the
following components as listed below -
• Air nozzles (Bubble caps)
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boiler tubes and other pressure parts resulting in pre-matured failure of pressure parts or
other expensive plant shut down.
Sodium sulphite (catalysed or un-catalysed) or hydrazine is to be used for oxygen removal
from boiler feed water. The major amount of dissolved oxygen is removed in deaerator by
mechanical deaeration. The remaining traces of oxygen are removed by reacting with
chemical (sodium sulfite or hydrazine).
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Whenever the dosing is stopped, first close the mixing tank outlet valve and open the
flushing line valve, operate the pump for 2 hrs. In this process, the chemically concentrated
water is replaced with the clear water; thus choking of piping can be avoided.
Please refer Vendor manuals for technical data & safe Operation and
Maintenance of dosing system.
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