HIGH PRSSURE BOILERS

prepared by

Sneh Patel
Introduction
Classification of boilers
High Pressure Boilers
Boiler mountings and accessories
Feed water and Feed water Treatment Plant
Draught System
Design of Chimney
Boiler Heat Balance Sheet
 INTRODUCTION

DEFINATION

According to Indian Boiler Regulation (I.B.R) Act 2007,”Boiler is a closed pressure

vessel in which steam is generated with capacity exceeding 25 liters, gauge
pressure greater than or equal to 1 kg/cm2, and water is heated at 100oc or
above”

Steam boiler is a closed vessel in which heat produced by the combustion of fuel
is utilized to generate steam from water, at desired temperature and pressure

APPLICATIONS OF BOILERS

1. Power generation
2. Heating
3. Industrial processes
 CLASSIFICATION OF BOILERS

1. Relative position of hot gases and water

• Fire tube boilers (Cochran, Lancashire, Cornish, Locomotive)

• Water tube boilers (Babcock and Wilcox boiler)

2. Geometric orientation of boiler

• Vertical boilers (Cochran boiler)

• Horizontal boilers (Locomotive boiler)

3. Method of firing

• Internally fired boilers (Lancashire, Locomotive)

• Externally fired boilers (Babcock and Wilcox boiler)
4. Pressure of steam

• Low pressure boilers (<= 80 bars-Cochran, Lancashire, Cornish, Locomotive)

• High pressure boilers (>80 bars-Babcock and Wilcox boiler, Lamont boiler)

5. Method of circulation of water

• Natural circulation boilers (Lancashire, Locomotive, Babcock & Wilcox boilers)

• Forced circulation boilers (La-mont boiler, Velox boiler, Benson boiler)

6. Nature of service to be performed

• Land boilers ( Lancashire boiler)

• Mobile boilers (or) Portable boilers (Locomotive boiler)

7. Number of tubes in boiler

• Single tube boilers (Cornish boiler)

• Multi tube boilers (Locomotive, Cochran Babcock and Wilcox boiler)
 HIGH PRESSURE BOILERS

A boiler is called a high pressure boiler when it operates with a steam pressure
above 80bar. The high-pressure boilers are widely used for power generation in
thermal power plants.
Example: Lamont boiler, Benson boiler, loeffler boiler, Babcock and Wilcox boiler

Features of High pressure Boilers

1. Forced circulation of water

2. Large number of small diameter tubes
3. Higher steam pressure and temperature
4. Improved mode of heat transfer and heating
5. Pressurized combustion
6. Compactness
7. High efficiency
8. Once through construction
 1. La Mont boiler

• It is high pressure, water type boiler

• The water circulation is maintained by

centrifugal pump.

• La Mont boiler generates approximately

45 to 50 tonnes of steam per hour at a
pressure of 13 bar and a
temperature of 500°C.

Advantages of a La Mont Boiler:

1. Small diameter tubes are used, so that

high heat transfer rate is maintained.

2. The multiple tubes circuit gives flexibility for

suitable location of heat transfer equipments.
2. Benson boiler

• Difficulties of bubble formation is eliminated.

• The transport of Benson boiler parts is easy as

no drums are required and majority of the parts
are carried to the site without pre-assembly.

• Required smaller floor area.

• The superheater in the Benson boiler is an

integral part of forced circulation system
therefore no special starting arrangement for
superheater is required.

• It has very little storage capacity compared to

drum type boiler.
3. Loeffler boiler

• Difficulties of deposition of salt and sediment is

eliminated.

• Most of the steam is generated outside from

the feed water using part of the superheated
steam coming out from the boiler.

• Loeffler boilers with generating capacity of 94.5

tones/hr and operating at 140 bar have already
been commissioned.
4. Babcock and Wilcox boiler

• Babcock and Wilcox is a water-tube

boiler is an example of horizontal
inclined tube boiler it also a High
Pressure Boiler.

• The angle of inclination of the water

tubes to the horizontal is about 15°
or more.

• The pressure of steam in case of

cross drum boiler may be as high as
100 bar and steaming capacity up to
•27000 kg/h.
 BOILER MOUNTINGS &
ACCESSORIES

BOILER MOUNTINGS
Mainly mountings are required and essential to a Boiler :

1. Safety valve
2. Two water level indicators
3. Pressure gauge
4. Fusible plug
5. Steam stop valve
6. Feed check valve
7. Blow-of cock
8. Man and mud hole
1.SAFETY VALVE 2. WATER LEVEL INDICATOR
3. FUSIBLE PLUG 4. PRESSURE GAUGE
5. BLOW OFF COCK 6. FEED CHECK VALVE

7. STOP VALVE
 BOILER ACCESSORIES

1. AIR PREHEATER 2. ECONOMISER

3. SUPER HEATER
 FEED WATER SYSTEM

• Feed water is water being applied to the feed water heater or to the
boiler and consists of both make-up water and condensate

• BFW is 95 % condensate and 5 % makeup water

• All natural waters contain varying amounts of suspended and dissolved

solids as well as dissolved gases (O2, CO2).

• The type and amount of impurities in fresh water vary with the source
(lake, river, well)

• Impurities in water are of importance when water is to be used for

steam generation.

• For higher-pressure boilers, feed water must be pre treated to remove

impurities.
Impurities in Water and its Effect on Boiler
Boiler Water Composition with respect to Operating Pressure
 FEED WATER TREATMENT PLANT

1. Clarification
2. Filtration
3. Softening
Lime-soda ash softening
Ca(0H)2 + Ca(HC03)2 → 2CaC03↓ + 2H20
Ca(0H)2 + MgS04 + Na2C03 → CaCO3↓ + Mg(0H)2↓ + Na2S04
Ion Exchanging Softening: CaEx + 2NaCl → Na2Ex + CaCl2

4. Dearation: N2H4 + O2 → 2 H2O + N2

 DRAUGHT SYSTEM

The difference of pressure for to maintaining the constant flow of air and
discharging the gases through the chimney to atmosphere is known as draught.

Types of draught system

1. Natural draught (produced by chimney)

2. Artificial draught

a. Steam jet draught (produced by jet of steam)

• Forced draught
• Induced draught

b. Mechanical draught (produced by fans)

• Forced draught
• Induced draught
1. NATURALDRAGUHT

P1=Pa+WgH

P2=Pa+WaH

P=P2 – P1
Advantages and Limitations of Chimney / Natural Draught
Advantages:

It does not require any external power for producing the draught. The capital
investment is less. The maintenance cost is nil as there is no mechanical part.

It has long life.

Limitations:
• Natural draught produced by chimney is hardly 10 to 20 mm of water under the
normal atmospheric and flue gas temperatures.

• The available draught decreases with increase in outside air temperature and for
producing sufficient draught, the flue gases have to be discharged at comparatively
high temperatures resulting in the loss of overall plant efficiency. And thus maximum
utilization of Heat is not possible.

•The chimney has no flexibility to create more draught under peak load conditions
because the draught available is constant for a particular height of chimney of the
plant.
2. ARTIFICIAL DRAUGHT

2.1 FORCED DRAUGHT 2.3 BALANCE DRAUGHT

2.2 INDUCED DRAUGHT

Losses in the air-gas loop system
The total draught losses in the air and gas loop system are given by,

ht = hv + hb + he + hd

ht = Total draught loss in cm of water head

hv = Velocity head in cm of water head
hb = Fuel bed resistance equilent to cm of water head
he = Head loss in equipment
hd = Head loss in duct and chimney

Measurement of Draught:

•The draught losses in different parts of the boiler

plant are measured in mm of water with the help of
manometers.
 DESIGN OF CHIMNEY

1. Height of Chimney 3. Efficiency of Chimney

2. Diameter of Chimney
 HEAT BALANCE SHEET OF
BOILER

HEAT BALANCE SHEET (Basis 1 Kg of low grade fuel)

Heat supplied % age Heat Expenditure (K J) % age

(K J) (in approx.)
Gross heat 100 (a) Heat utilized in steam generation 78.00
supplied (b) Heat carried away by flue gases 12.00

(c) Heat utilized in evaporating and superheating 4.750

the moisture fuel and water vapour formed

due

to burning of hydrogen of fuel. 3.00

(d) Heat loss by incomplete combustion 1.500

(e) Heat carried away by excess air 0.500

(f) Heat carried away by carbon nash 0.250

(g) Heat uncounted for such as radiation and error

etc.
Total 100 Total 100