A firetube boiler can react very quickly to load changes due to the fact that it has a large volume of stored energy in the form of hot water and steam.
Boiler is a kind of thermal energy conversion equipment composed of drum and furnace. It uses fuel combustion to heat water into steam or hot water to provide power for production or help auxiliary production. With the continuous improvement of industrial manufacturing technology, boiler's control has also changed from the traditional full manual operation to the present automatic intelligent control.
Selecting a gas-fired boiler for heating a 200,000 m^2 area involves several considerations to ensure efficient, reliable, and cost-effective operation. Here’s a structured approach:
1. Determine Heating Demand
First, calculate the total heating demand of the 200,000 m^2 area. Heating demand varies based on climate, building insulation, usage, and local standards. A rough estimate for moderate climates is 100 W/m^2, but this can vary.
2. Choose Boiler Type
Decide on the boiler type. Fo...
The slag produced by a biomass-fired boiler can be reused to avoid energy waste and environmental pollution. There are many ways to reuse the slag. For example, the slag can be used to improve soil and improve soil performance. If it contains potassium carbonate and organic matter, it can also be used to produce compound fertilizers. In addition, the slag is a kind of plant ash, it is also a good thermal insulation material for steelmaking.
Combustion Efficiency
Combustion efficiency is the effectiveness of the burner only and relates to its ability to completely burn the fuel. The boiler has little bearing on combustion efficiency. A well-designed burner will operate with as little as 15% to 20% excess air, while converting all combustibles in the fuel to thermal energy.
Thermal Efficiency
Thermal efficiency is the effectiveness of the heat transfer in a boiler. It does not take into account boiler radiation and convection losses - for example, from the boiler shell, water column piping, etc.
Fuel-to-Steam Efficiency
After combustion, biomass-fired boiler fuel will generate energy and also produce some combustible matter in fly ash which will have bad influence on the surrounding environment. Therefore, in order to realize the goal of environmental protection, we should reduce the generation of combustible matter in fly ash in biomass-fired boiler fuel.
In the whole drying process, we should pay attention to gradually increasing the temperature instead of burning by raging fire; regularly checking boiler's water level and keeping it within the normal range; keeping the flame balanced in the furnace. In addition, we also should properly open the drainage valve and maintain the water level, regularly record the flue gas temperature to control the rise of temperature and high temperature and keep the temperature within the normal range. In general, under these conditions, boiler’s drying quality can be ensured.
The pollution discharge of the biomass-fired boiler is less than the coal-fired boiler. It is also necessary to deal with the exhaust gas of the biomass-fired boiler to meet the national standards before boiler ignition and operation.
