The presence of unburned fuel in a power plant’s ash indicates an inefficient combustion process, as some of the energy in the fuel is being wasted. Unburned fuel also poses a risk to safety; if ...

Cause personal injury, such as from falling objects. Engineers, installing contractors, owners and operators, technicians, and equipment manufacturers alike have struggled with the identification, ...

As the cost of electricity continues to rise, pulse combustion technology from Fulton, a global manufacturer of steam, hydronic, and thermal fluid heat transfer products, is earning a second and a ...

Tests of a boiler combustion tuning system employing artificial intelligence (AI) at a Taiwanese coal-fired power unit verify improvements to fuel economy that could ultimately reduce costs by up to ...

With environmental and economic constraints driving power plants towards cleaner and more efficient operations, it is imperative that the main process in a fossil-fueled boiler, combustion, should be ...

As defined by today s modern boiler designs, the boiler setting includes all the water-cooled walls, casing, insulation, lagging, and reinforcement steel that form the outside envelope of the boiler ...

Variable conditions like coal quality, boiler cleanliness and equipment deterioration can affect a coal-fired power plant’s performance—and that’s where combustion optimization systems come in, to ...

Combustion control regulates the fuel to meet the demands for steam or hot water and maintains the ratio of air to fuel required for the best economy. The operator performs the remaining functions, ...

Monitoring the carbon monoxide equivalent (COe) in coal-fired power plants is a critical requirement. The focus of coal-fired boilers is shifting towards heat rate efficiency. The future limits that ...