This lesson is designed for participants familiar with process operations and industrial process control.
This lesson focuses on the principles of operation of boiler systems and teaches the thermodynamic principles governing steam generation and heat transfer. Basic boiler components and operations will also be covered. The lesson provides a detailed overview of how steam is generated on the water side of the boiler as well as the fundamentals of combustion and how energy is converted in the boiler’s furnace.
This lesson is designed for participants familiar with process operations and industrial process control.
This lesson focuses on the control systems of boilers and teaches the importance of proper drum level and basic methods for controlling that level. Shrink and swell will be explained. Furnace draft control and basic control strategies for liquid, gas and solid fuel boilers will also be covered as well as the fundamentals of combustion testing. The lesson also provides information about steam temperature control and unit management systems.
This lesson is designed for participants familiar with process operations and industrial process control.
This lesson teaches how to troubleshoot various boiler control systems. Problems that might be encountered in each phase of boiler operation from startup to shut, down will be discussed. The lesson also covers permissives, interlocks, shutdown systems and their associated logic.