What is furnace purge and it’s necessary?

Necessary of furnace purge-

The furnace purge is one of the parts of Furnace safe guard and supervisory system
(FSSS) and is provided to remove incombustible gasses and un-burnt particles from
boiler before boiler light up. During boiler sudden trip there is accumulation of un-burnt
gasses in furnace , At the time of starting of boiler this gasses may cause of explosion to
avoid that furnace purge is provided.
30-40 %ge of air flow is provided in boiler by starting ID,FD fan and purging continue
for five minutes.

Condition of furnace purge-

1) Boiler shall be in trip condition

2) Drum level within operating range (not high, not low)
3) Either of the ID and FD Fans are in service
4) Purge airflow should be 30-40% of the full load airflow.
5) LDO Header trip Valve closed.
6) HFO Header Trip Valve Closed
7) All Pulverizer OFF.
8) ALL PA Fans OFF.
9) All Pulverizer fuel oil valves Closed.
10) All Coal Flame Scanner sense no flame.
11)All Oil scanner senses no flame.

Procedure of boiler purge:-

When the above purge permissive conditions are satisfied a "PURGE READY",
Indication will appear in DCS. By pressing the "PURGE START" button, furnace purge
will start which will be indicated by "PURGE IN PROGRESS”. The furnace purging
will continue for 300 Seconds, after that "PURGE COMPLETE" indication shows that
purge has completed. Press "MFRRESET" Button which will reset master fuel trip relay
giving indication “MFR RESET".
After MFT reset condition boiler is ready for light up