CFB BOILER DESIGN AND OPERATION MANUAL

SECTION 1 - WATER AND SATURATED STEAM CIRCUITS

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WATER AND SATURATED STEAM CIRCUITS

DESCRIPTION
The circulating fluidized bed boiler utilizes natural circulation in the
water cooled circuits of the furnace and pendant evaporative panels.
The water flow path can be followed on the referenced Flow Diagram
for the Water and Steam Circuits (Combustor Circuitry). The ele-
ments which make up the flow path are essentially numbered con-
secutively. Where parallel flow paths exist, first one and then the
other circuits are numbered.
Feedwater enters the unit through the economizer elements (E-1)
through (E-17) (Economizer Circuitry refers to Part 3, Section 3), and
is mixed with boiler water in the steam drum (C-1). Water flows from
the drum (C-1) through four(4) downcomers (C-2) to the lower ring
headers (C-3) (C-8) (C-11). The ring headers assure proper distribu-
tion of the water to the furnace waterwalls.
From the ring header the water rises through the upper furnace wa-
terwall tubes where it absorbs heat. The front wall tubes and roof
tubes (C-4), rear wall tubes (C-9), and side wall tubes (C-12) form
parallel flow paths. The resulting mixture of water and steam collects
in the waterwall outlet headers (C-5) (C-13) and is discharged into
the steam drum (C-1) through the riser tubes (C-6) (C-14).
A water flow path exists parallel to the furnace waterwalls. Six(6)
separate downcomers (C-21) supply water to the evaporative panel
inlet headers (C-22) located at the upper furnace front wall. The wa-
ter continues into the evaporative fin welded panels (C-23) where it
absorbs heat. The resulting mixture of water and steam collects in
the evaporative panel outlet headers (C-24) and is discharged into
the steam drum (C-1) via riser tubes (C-25). In the steam drum the
steam and water are separated (see "Drum lnternals”), the steam
goes to the superheater (see “Superheater”) and the water is re-
turned to the water side of the steam drum to be recirculated.

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Flow Diagram View Of Combustor Circuitry

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