This paper focuses on the simulation and visualisation of coal combustion in the pulverised coal boilers. It is important to find optimal boiler configurations (both for the ecological and economical reasons), determine appropriate combustibles, optimize process of combustion, etc. These tasks are typically solved using traditional Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methods that are in general ...

Centrifugal heat pump has to be coupled with gas boiler to supply high temperature water in radiator heating system. Regarding to hybrid heating system (HHS), operation strategy has significant impact on its annual energy consumption and cost. In this paper, the optimal operation strategy of the HHS composed of sewage-source centrifugal heat pumps and gas boilers was analyzed. Firstly, the perf...

One of the robust fault detection filter (RFDF) designing method is based on sliding-mode theory. The main purpose of our study is to introduce an innovative simplified reference residual model generator to formulate the RFDF as a sliding-mode observer without any manipulation package or transformation matrix, through which the generated residual signals can be evaluated. So the proposed design...

Under the influence of temperature and stresses, the heat resistant materials react by creeping. Boiler components subjected to creep have a limited lifetime. Creep and material structure evolution are tightly related and according to this rule a number of studies have been performed in order to relate micro structural investigation and service exposure or residual life. The determination of th...

A model-based least-squares algorithm with a time-varying forgetting factor is developed for leak detection in boiler steam-water systems. The algorithm has been tested using real industrial data from Syncrude Canada, and has proven to be effective in detection of boiler tube or steam leaks; proper implementation of the algorithm would lead to early leak warning, which is important in maintaini...

Demonstration of oxy-coal combustion is being planned for the old Youngdong unit 1 boiler in South Korea. The boiler is to be retrofitted to an opposed-wall-firing type with 100 MWe capacity for demonstration of oxy-fuel combustion while maintaining the original furnace shape of downshot firing. It is to be operated under oxy-coal combustion mode during demonstration periods while continuing co...

This paper develops a novel data-driven fuzzy modeling strategy and predictive controller for boiler-turbine unit using fuzzy clustering and subspace identification (SID) methods. To deal with the nonlinear behavior of boiler-turbine unit, fuzzy clustering is used to provide an appropriate division of the operation region and develop the structure of the fuzzy model. Then by combining the input...

Lignite from Mae Moh mine is the largest source of solid fuel for electricity generation in Thailand. It is used in pulverized coal-fired boilers of a 2400 MW thermal power plant. Its high CaO content in ash is a major concern that can affect severe slagging. In this paper, potential of slag occurrence in the power plant was investigated by numerical simulation. The FactSage thermochemical pack...

www.worldpumps.com 0262 1762/08 © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved Effective simulations to ensure optimal performance and correctly predict the hydraulic and thermomechanical behaviour of today’s huge boiler feed water pumps are a challenge for engineers and constructors. Generally, boiler feed water pumps are subjected to extreme mechanical and thermal stresses because of their huge siz...

The optimal use of fuel energy and water in a fire tube boiler is important in achieving economical system operation, precise control system design required to achieve high speed of response with no overshot. Two artificial intelligence techniques, fuzzy control (FLC) and geneticfuzzy control (GFLC) applied to control both of the water/steam temperature and water level control loops of boiler. ...