Soot blower control system upgrade provides WIN/WIN opportunities
- Detroit Edison Co., East China, MI (United States). Belle River Power Plant
- Diamond Power Specialty Co., Lancaster, OH (United States)
This paper discusses Diamond Power`s BOS{reg_sign} soot blower control systems installed and operating at Detroit Edison`s Belle River Power Plant since early 1992. The plant now has the capability of multiple sequences that provide the soot-blowing flexibility to minimize thermal cycling and boiler tube erosion. The plant realized considerable cost savings in reducing wasted steam due to previously undetectable feed tube packing leaks and incorrectly adjusted blowing pressures. This joint effort by the utility and Diamond Power Specialty Company led to the development of additional programs to closely monitor individual soot blower performance, reducing hidden costs caused by wasted steam and boiler tube erosion. Considerable cost savings for the utility and an enhanced control system product offering for the OEM were the major benefits of this initiative.
- OSTI ID:
- 103724
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950414-; TRN: IM9541%%163
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 57. annual American power conference, Chicago, IL (United States), 18-20 Apr 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of American Power Conference: Proceedings. Volume 57-II; PB: 914 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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