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SCOPE:
Economizer:
A heat exchanger which is used to recover the heat from the
fuel gases which otherwise would be lost up to the stack. It is
used to preheat the feed water of the boiler. The economizer
consists of spiral fin tubes connected to two headers lower
and upper. The boiler feed water enters the economizer
through the lower header and the preheated water enters the
steam drum from the upper header. The economizer has two
set of manholes for cleaning and inspection.
Forced Draft Fan : A fan supplying air under
pressure to the fuel burning equipment.
Induced Draft Fan : A fan exhausting hot gases from
the heat absorbing equipment.
Furnace/Fire
Box
An enclosed space provided for the combustion of fuel.
Mud Drum
A drum at the bottom of the boiler which is connected to
the steam drum by the vertical bank tubes. The drum is
also connected to the furnace wall tubes. Inside the
drum, an intermittent blowdown pipe is fixed along the
drum bottom with 6 mm holes to remove any deposits
from the drum.
Steam Drum:
A drum at the top of the boiler which is connected to the
mud drum by the vertical bank tubes. The drum is also
connected to the furnace wall tubes. The drum contains
chevron dryers that are installed at the top to remove the
moisture.
Strainer
Metal screen with small openings to retain solids and
particles in fuel media which could detrimentally affect
the operation of the burners.
Superheater
The superheater is a convection type and it consists of three
set of bank tubes secured to two headers by weld joints. It is
installed between the screen tube zone. The saturated steam
from the steam drum is superheated through the three pass
superheater.
Wind box
A chamber below the grate or surrounding a burner,
through which air under pressure is supplied for
combustion of the fuel. One type called a burner wind box
which is a chamber around a burner in which an air
pressure is maintained to ensure proper distribution and
discharge of combustion air.
SILENCERS
Two silencers to be checked in the boiler, one is
the start-up Vent Silencer, and the second is
the PSV Silencer for the normal operation.
Stack
Burner
REFERENCES
•Cracks.
•Broken parts.
•Tightness of bolts.
•Wear of ladder rungs and stair treads.
•The condition of the platforms flooring.
•Corrosion beneath painted surfaces which will be
indicated by rust stain or blistering.
PIPING
•High vibration.
•Leaks.
•Cracking at weld joints.
•Defective coatings and insulation.
•Distortion or any deterioration.
•Metal loss.
•Corrosion.
INSULATION
•Undue vibration.
•Corrosion and breakage.
•General deterioration.
DURING OUTAGE INSPECTION
TUBES:
•Cracks.
•Erosion.
•Melting.
•Bulging.
•Fall down.
•Corrosion.
•Pitting.
•Grooving.
•Cracking.
•Scale, deposits, and accumulation of sludge in shell and tubes.
•Metal loss as
Special attention should be paid to all seam welds and
should be examined for cracks and corrosion. Corrosion
adjacent to the seam weld is more serious than a similar
amount of corrosion in the solid plate away from the seams.
Cracks along the seams is likely to occur when the material
is highly stressed.
SUPERHEATER
•Refractory damage
•Corrosion on the stack metal parts.
•Erosion.
•Overheating.
•External Paint damage.
STRAINERS
•Erosion.
•Cracking in the seat and seat ring.
•Corrosion.
•General deterioration.
SILENCERS
FIRE BOX:
SUPERHEATER:
TOP CHAMBER:
TOP CHAMBER:
BOTTOM CHAMBER: