Boiler Performance and Mill Outlet Temperature 2009 Fergus Power Plats PAGE CONTENT Pulverizing mills in boiler plants play a major role in preparing the coal for firing in a boiler. Coal, being a heterogeneous fuel, varies in its properties; the variation depends on many factors like type of origin ‘of coal, formation, etc. Two major parameters which decide the mill capacity and performance are the hardness of the coal and the total moisture level in coal. The hardness of coal decides the amount of load required to grind and recirculate within the mill. The moisture level decides the amount of hot air required and has a direct effect on the milling capacity in many cases. To make sure the fuel is prepared to an acceptable level for combustion, the mill outlet parameters of coal is maintained within a specified range. The fineness of coal which gives the measure of pulverizing is maintained to a level of 75% though 200 mesh and less than 1 to 2% over 50 mesh. The mill outlet temperature of coabair mixture is maintained between 65 to 90 degree centigrade in the case of low and medium volatile coal. In the case of high volatile coal, while the lower limit generally remains as 65 degree centigrade, the upper limit is restricted to a lower level depending on percentage of volatile content in coal. This is mainly done to avoid mill fire and mill explosion, RECENT POSTS Commercial Energy Usage: Learn about Emission Levels of Commercial Buildings While all these are regarding the mill performance, the coal fineness Bs and mill out let temperature also affect the boiler performance. The Top 10 Civil Engineering Colleges coal fineness has an effect on the combustion performance like the Best Reasons to Study Civi bottom ash percentage combustibles when the plus 50 mesh Engineering percentage goes up. It has been very well established that in the case of tangential firing system, the percentage of combustibles has a direct bearing on the plus 50 mesh percentage. However the changes in the case of 200 mesh passing though has only a very minor or no effect on ‘Time to Upgrade Your HVAC? Here's What You Need to Knowthe percentage of combustibles in fly ash. This is mainly because of the fact that the residence time available in a large capacity boiler and the type of burning system will be able to address this in a wide range. It is found that in tangential firing system the reduction in fineness even to a level of 65 percent through 200 mesh did not affect the combustibles. But the main change was in bottom ash combustibles due to increase in 50 mesh retention percentage. It is to be noted that all this results in combustibles loss in boiler and the magnitude is low, however it makes a difference when we talk about finer aspects of boiler performance levels. The mill outlet temperature has a major impact on the boiler performance levels. The mill outlet temperature directly impacts the dry gas loss in boiler which is a major loss. This depends on the moisture level in coal, the higher the moisture level the quantity of hot air required in mill for the same mill load is higher. In fact in cases where moisture levels are very high the ternpering air required will be zero, But in the case of moisture levels being on the lower side the quantity of tempering air keeps increasing. It is at this time the boiler operating engineers will have to decide to go to higher level of mill outlet temperature to reduce the tempering air quantity. The tempering air bypasses the air pre-heaters in boiler thus reducing the heat recovery from the fiue gases leaving the boiler. This increases the boiler exit gas temperature which in turn increases the dry gas loss in boiler. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING «PREVIOUS Comments Community Privacy Policy NEXT» Enginesring @ Login ~ 4 Most Common HVAC Issues & How to Fix Them Tass CATEGORIES Building Construction & Design CAD and AutoCAD Commercial Applications & Hlectrical Projects Concrete Technology Consumer Appliances & Electronics ‘Energy & Power Plants Fluid Mechani i to Mechanical Engineering Hydraulics in Civil Engineering Life at SeaRecommend 1 went fF Shave Sortby Newest » Join the eiscussion. con ston ur wratsous Name shor baviskar 5 years ago Wry there i variation in coal mil neness at varous corners of same mil p-783 bow mil? | Y= Realy » Sharo> RKunchala 9 ysora50| Dear sr | am a regular visitor ofthis site Wy PF boilers tumace tarperature is much higher ‘han FBC bollers please lt me know lf possible can you posta article please Thank you Ramanaiah K | ¥ = Realy » Shao» DrVT Sathyanathan ses = 19y0a a0 ‘Thank you, | shall soon try to write on both the topics. TAY + Roply + Share» BR Murai: 10 yor 060 |Inave read most of your posts, These are really helpful for pl working in thermal power station. Willyou pls post Something ragarding safe coal mill eration & ps fell how to avoid explasion in coat mil Thanking you | Y = Resly = sharo> DrVT Sathyanathan os 11 yer 90 PRABHAKAR.P.SINGH Subject: AIR HEATER. what isthe right gap / clearance of top and bottom sealing in cold conition. ‘The gap can be a varying number by diferent ‘manufacturers andthe type of gap control used. The gap ‘must be in such a way that at all operating conditions there sould not be any mechanical rubbing and must ensure ‘minimum leakage. Based on these principles the supplier of ar pre-heater would recommend a particular gap to be eat please follow this. | ¥ + Realy » Shao» rT Satnyanathan os 1 years 90 ‘The coal analysis show a moister level of only 10% and the YM is 51. This coal will ave a problem of mill fires aven at 60 to 65 degree C. I would suggest the mil out temperature cane lowered to 60 degree C and then slowly taken down tomay be asiow as 85 dogroe C. but carefully watching the fumace pressure variation. Ino disturbance is sen selting in then ican be left at that. My quess willbe you should be able to stabilize at 58 degree C without dificly, Best wishes, TAL YT + Reply = Shao [GOVINO KHADDAR years ago ‘As suggested by Dr. VT Satyanathan in the article the mill ‘outlet temperature of coal aie mddure may be malntaines bbotwoan 85 lo 90 deg centigrade in case of low and ‘medium VM Coal. 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