Understand boiler performance characteristics

Journal Article · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994 · Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States)

OSTI ID:7076402

Ganapathy, V ^[1]

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1. ABCO Industries, Abilene, TX (United States)

An understanding of the major differences in performance characteristics of steam generators is essential to better use and integrate them into plant steam systems. Process and cogeneration plants widely use gas- or oil-fired packaged steam generators and gas-turbine-exhaust, heat-recovery steam generators to meet steam demands. The most important differences are efficiency versus load characteristics, gas/steam temperature profiles and partial load behavior. Also, steaming in the economizer is a concern at low steam flows for HRSGs, but not for packaged boilers. The paper describes packaged boilers, how emissions impact design of packaged boilers, completely water-cooled furnace, superheater design, packaged boiler performance characteristics, heat-recovery steam generators, and basic differences between HRSGs and packaged boilers.

• OSTI ID: 7076402
• Journal Information: Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States), Journal Name: Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States) Vol. 73:8; ISSN HYPRAX; ISSN 0018-8190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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42 ENGINEERING
421000 -- Engineering-- Combustion Systems
BOILERS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
COMBUSTION CONTROL
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CONTROL
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
EQUIPMENT
EVALUATION
HEAT RECOVERY EQUIPMENT
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE
STEAM GENERATORS
SUPERHEATERS
VAPOR GENERATORS