AIR & FLUE GAS FLOW
INTRODUCTION
Air flow for the unit is handled by two FD fans and two PA
fans.
The flue gas produced in the furnace is evacuated by two ID
fans.
ID
FANS
Induced draught Fan is provided to maintain a negative pressure in the
furnace by sucking the products of combustion from it with a slight positive
pressure at the discharge end.
FLUE GAS FLOW DIAGRAM
PRIMARY AIR
FAN
• The function of primary air fan is to transport the fine grains of solid
fuels in the required quantity at the correct temperature with the
automatically controlled dampers,this is done by the proportioning of
cold PA with hot PA i.e. obtained by heating a portion of the PA using air
heaters.
PRIMARY AIR FLOW DIAGRAM
FORCED
DRAUGHT FAN
• The air is supplied through the forced draught fan and air ducts.
Before reaching the combustion chamber air is preheated using
an air heater in order to increase the overall efficiency of the
Boiler.
AIR PREHEATER
• An Air Heater is the last element of the flue gas path where the residual
heat contained in the gas is used for air drying before taking part in the
combustion chamber to improve overall efficiency.
• This is done by better and spontaneous burning of fuel and a lower
stack outlet temperature.
• Air heater’s outlet combustion air temperature is higher compared to a
boiler, without which affects fuel saving in the range of 5 to 10 %.
• The preheated air for the combustion process increases boiler efficiency
practically at all loads.
• For larger capacity modern power plants, Tubular or Regenerative air
heaters are the best suited and are used for higher gas and air pressure
as per the recent trend.
SCAPH
(Steam Coiled Air Preheater)
• The Steam Coiled Air Preheater (SCAPH) is located just before the Air
preheater in the air path so that air temperature increases while entering the
air heater.
• Here steam is passed through the coil whereas air passes through the shell
to exchange heat from auxiliary steam to heat-up air.
• During the cold rainy season or in some cases of start-up this is used to heat
air before admitting to the air heater.
• This system is useful to avoid acid corrosion in the air heater.
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