Unmanned boiler operation a reality in Europe
- GESTRA, Inc., West Caldwell, NJ (United States)
With the rise in liquid level technology in Europe comes new standards for boiler operation. SMART technology for level probes and auxiliary equipment, means many European countries allow a boiler to operate completely unmanned (without operators) for up to 72 hours at a time. It is not just a level control system, but a total boiler control scheme. This incorporates level control, continuous TDS monitoring with blowdown, automatic timed bottom blowdown, feed water control, contamination detection systems for monitoring of incoming feed water, monitoring of exhaust stack temperatures, over pressure alarms and timed automatic blowdown of level pots. One of the main reasons for the development of the SMART equipment and the new boiler codes was to increase reliability of boiler operation. Surveys in Germany and England showed that almost 90 percent of boiler failures was due to operator error, this has almost been eliminated through the use of new equipment based on the new codes.
- OSTI ID:
- 269655
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960213-; TRN: 96:002620-0010
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 9. annual utility business operations in the 90`s, Stanford, CA (United States), 21-23 Feb 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of 9th Annual college/university conference; PB: 271 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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