Advantages:

In addition to increase in boiler efficiency the other advantages that may result in are listed below: - Stability of combustion is improved by use of hot air. - Intensified and improved combustion. - Burning poor quality fuel efficiently. - High heat transfer rate in the furnace and hence lesser heat transfer area requirement. - Less unburnt fuel particle in flue gas thus complete combustion is achieved. - Intensified combustion permits faster load variation. - In the case of pulverized coal combustion, hot air can be used for drying the coal as well as for transporting the pulverized coal to burners. - This being a non-pressure part will not warrant shutdown of units due to corrosion of heat transfer surface which is inherent with lowering of flue gas temperature. - Lower grades of coals can be burnt efficiently with hot air.

Advantages:

- Faster load variations are possible.