Coal Feeder Volumetric To Gravimetric

Conversion

For all Makes & Models of Coal Feeders
* Improve plant heat rate
* Account for fuel use
Volumetric operation of a coal feeder has served the industry for many years. In a volumetric
system the flow of material is controlled by the boiler demand system, but the actual amount fed
is estimated and the accuracy can vary greatly. In todays competitive environment, it is essential
for efficient operation of the plant to know the accurate amount of fuel that is being used. The
gravimetric feeder does this by determining the product of the fuel belt load multiplied by the
speed to give the actual flow rate (e.g. tons/hr). This flow rate is compared to the boiler set point
and the belt speed is varied accordingly:
Gravimetric Conversion Scope:
Installing a two loadcell weigh suspension with no moving parts, levers, or linkages.
Integrating high resolution belt speed encoder.
Adding a Merrick state-of-the-art MC
3
controller to control the feeder, calculate the
feedrate, and provide process data back to the control room.
Features:
Minimal (and in some cases no) cutting or welding
In most cases can be performed in 2 days
State-of-the-art Merrick MC
3
controller. Benefits include its user-interface and the
graphical LCD touch-screen display, making the MC
3
the easiest to learn and use. Also,
the MC3 has unparalleled connectivity to most any modern industrial network protocols.
Stainless steel load cellsmechanically protected, hermetically sealed
With dual load cells, the MC
3
controller monitors the performance of each load cell
independently and converts to volumetric automatically if ever required.
Ease of calibration by any of 4 methods. No probes or other special equipment required.
No weigh linkages, bearings, or knife-edges to wear improving accuracy.