SUSPENSION Feeding the coal when there is loss of ignition.
Sudden firing after a boiler is banked or stopped for a short period
without proper purging.
Unbalanced fuel air ratio to allow the fuel concentration to fall within explosive range.
Leaking fuel supply system .
In CFBC boiler until and till fans are in service the CO if formed can easily evacuated out of the furnace. But if once Boiler is tripped the bed become stagnates and the coal present on furnace bed starts burning with low amount of Oxygen which results in the formation of CO. When the boiler is again started without proper purging it results in the explosion, as the fresh air comes into contact with CO inside the boiler. Fuel should never be fed into the furnace continuously for more than 12 seconds when there is no fire. Furnace is completely purged of the explosive mixture and then fired. Fuel supply is stopped immediately if fire/flame is not established and re-purging is surely done before restart. Correct air fuel ratio is maintained so that dust concentration within explosive limits is never achieved. Whenever the tripped boiler or stopped boiler is to be started firstly it is to be purged until the Oxygen percentage becomes normal.
Whenever the boiler is tripped the CO accumulation will be done in
air plenum (Wind box) and so it enters the PA duct, so PA vent are to be provided and also ID fans suction dampers to be kept open till Oxygen percentage normalizes.