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Title: Expert systems optimize boiler performance, extend plant life

Journal Article · · Power (New York)
OSTI ID:20823936
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  1. Lehigh University (United States). Energy Research Center

Slagging and fouling of furnaces and boilers' convective pass top the list of costly coal plant O & M problems. Although sootblowing is a tried and true solution, running sootblowers too often can erode boiler tubes. Lehigh University's Energy Research Center has developed an 'expert' sootblowing system that has outperformed experienced operators' 'seat of their pants' sootblowing procedures on two head-to-head field tests. 7 figs., 2 tabs.

OSTI ID:
20823936
Journal Information:
Power (New York), Vol. 149, Issue 8; Other Information: ns01@lehigh.edu; ISSN 0032-5929
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English