Foster Wheeler compact CFB boiler with INTREX
- Foster Wheeler Energia Oy, Karhula (Finland). Karhula R and D Center
- Foster Wheeler Energy International, Inc., Varkaus (Finland)
- Foster Wheeler Energy International, Inc., San Diego, CA (United States)
Foster Wheeler has introduced a new COMPACT Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) boiler design based on the rectangular hot solids separator. The Compact design also enables easy implementation of new designs for INTREX fluid bed heat exchangers. These new products result in many benefits which affect the boiler economy and operation. After initial development of the Compact CFB design it has been applied in demonstration and industrial scale units. The performance of Compact CFB has been proved to be equivalent to conventional Foster Wheeler CFB has been proved to be equivalent to conventional Foster Wheeler CFB boilers with high availability. Several new Foster Wheeler Compact boilers are being built or already in operation. Operational experiences from different units will be discussed in this paper. There are currently Compact units with 100--150 MW{sub e} capacity under construction. With the scale-up experience with conventional CFB boilers and proven design approach and scale-up steps, Foster Wheeler will have the ability to provide large Compact CFB boilers up to 400--600 MW{sub e} capacity.
- OSTI ID:
- 355815
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9705116--; ISBN 0-7918-1557-9
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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