Powerplant Engineering 1 min read
Igniter Classification
Igniter: A permanently installed device that provides proven ignition energy to light off the main burner. Class 1 Igniter. An…
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Powerplant Engineering 1 min read
ASH SCREW COOLER
1.1. Bottom Ash is discharge from the bottom of the combustor to maintain the required inventory. Higher bed pressure drop as…
Powerplant Engineering 2 min read
DESIGN OF HEATING SURFACES
The first step in the design of heating surfaces is determining the heat duties of different components of the boiler…
Powerplant Engineering 5 min read
PRINCIPLE OF CIRCULATION
1. Principles of Circulation Subcooled FW enters the drum, mixes with the circulating boiler water, and attains saturation temperature instantly,…
Powerplant Engineering 3 min read
Boiler Feedwater Pump Balancing Line
Due to pressure difference across the pump there is always thrust on the rotor toward suction side of pump due…
Powerplant Engineering 4 min read
Working Principle of Supercritical Steam Generators
Working Principles of Supercritical Steam Generator — Supercritical boilers have been popular since the mid-20th century. Since then until now,…
Powerplant Engineering 3 min read
Boiler Design Step
STEP-1 Received data from customer Steam output, feedwater inlet Fuel analysis, boiler type Power plant heat balance STEP-2 Boiler Thermal Sizing: Combustion,…
Piping Engineering 1 min read
WHAT IS PIPING ENGINEERING
Piping engineering is a specialised branch of engineering dealing with design & layouts of piping network along with the Equipment…
Basics 18 min read
Introduction to Plant Management and Economics
15.1 COST OF EQUIPMENT The cost of equipment may be obtained in two ways: (a) by estimation and (b) the…
Petroleum Engineering 33 min read
Introduction to Miscellaneous
14.1 STARTUP Any plant operation can be divided into three types of operating steps, namely, startup, production, and shutdown. Startup…
Petroleum Engineering 30 min read
Instrumentation and Control in a Refi nery
13.1 CONTROL HARDWARE Modern chemical plants are automatically controlled with the objective of achieving the highest productivity with minimum human…
Petroleum Engineering 14 min read
Elements of Pipeline Transfer Facilities
12.1 PIPES AND TUBES Pipes and tubes are long cylindrical conduits (the L/D ratio of which is very large as…
