s72018 Boiler Performance and Air Pre-heater Plugging ‘essenical zon pwatce SlucalEooen + SechenlEpetng * Chctel Emineiog 1 Comme Aslesoos + pn betacaos 1 Rae Daur ene + Marne Enonescna * UsiceEoseteo + sans She Stine tendarneefsheoy on ‘Air Pre-heater Plugging and Boiler Performance ‘Air pre-hester plugging ina boiler eels in lower boiler effcienes, higher power consumption, higher corrosion poten, anger downtime ofthe Bilt, and highs cosion ae. Airheater plugping lesing to very high pressure dep impacts avasabliy of bole parialy ofl ‘Air pre-beaters ae used as eat recovery surfaces in boilers wsed in indosty and power pens. Ait pre-heutrs is bole application are ofthe pes. 1 Recupertve or tubular ir preheater © Regohortve ar preshoatre ‘Steam el air pre-eates ‘Thesteam col ac preheat are used inthe majority of bolls to Keep the cud end temperature higher during col start-ups. The recuperative and regenerative a re-heaters are for heating the combustion air to the boiler, Designee selec thse at peehestrsdopendiag upon the economics, the beat o be covered fom the lve gos leaving te ecoomizes in the boiler tbe capcity ofthe Plan, ete nal the thre designs, pling is seen tobe threat, The steam col sir preheater can get plugged sxoss the fins by anything thet scarred alongwith the air being houtod, depending on the locaton ‘As thse air preceatr ave used aly at ow Toads and statps, i they get logged there i lage mount of pessure drop acoss the length and te forced daft power consumption goes higher. The designers te now using by-pass dct o house the steam colar pe-heate. This saves the power consumed bythe force di Tan during highe: loads. Placing his inthe by-pass duct also eables any sequted online maintenance tobe done. In the cate of tubular ae pre-heaers, the ptgging gets nse daring cold taxop det reasons like unburned ol deposi onthe cold end side, no flow region because of uct contetions, tube leakage inthe economizer aren, infective soo blowing, ws stars during ai prestester sot slower, ffequent sit-ups, ec les nonnally seen that he plugging gets inated ron te cold end side excep inthe ease of ano flow region due toa duct connection Inthe case of the regenerative air pre-heaters, the plugging is caused du 1 large numberof sta- ups poor oll yun performace, ineffective sot lowing, sth particle setling, water washing of sir ‘pre-eaters with inadequate drying, low trequeny of operation of ar pre-heater set blowers, high mount of ar pre-heaer leakage with prolonged lw loud operation, se In bot recuperative and regenerative air pre-neatrs, the plugging rate goes up when ammoria is ‘sed for containing sulphur exideeriasions, Selective calaleti reduction andl NO, contol with higher than 10 pp of ammonia slip have also been reported to have caused a higher rate of ai pre- heater planing. Inthe cate ofboth ecupertve and regenerative air preheater, gel performance adversely. ‘© Thehigher the plgaing, the lesser th het aster surface availble and hence he hs temperature leaving the ar pre-heste increase. This teduecs the btieopersting efficiency and inereaes fel consimption ‘Increases the Velocity of fue gases thus lading to higher erosion ate ofthe het wansfe surface 1 Tnereass the downsime ofthe Boiler formeintenaree of air pre-heaers 1 plugged affect he bier hips: brghthubengineering.com/powerplanisi61465-elrpre-heater-plugging-and-boller- performance 18si72018 Boiler Performance and Air Pre-heater Plugging ‘Increases the ausliary power consumption of the builer © Inthe case of regenerative aurpre-heaters,preferentl plugeng can cause vibration and combustion osellations Related Reading ‘AicPueteatr Fes in Large Capcity Boiers~ The damage due to air presser fire i very severe Aepending upen the intensity of the fie n many cases it has made the regenerative ai pre-heater tlomeats a molten mass. The boiler availability loss will be high ia ie takes place Ia the ai heat (Cold Find Cormsion in Baler and is Pevendon -In seem generating units sing foels wit sulphur ‘bas potential hazard of sulphur coroson a he cold ced of the ise. The event depends on many factors ike percentage of sulphur in fel, exeess a, moisture in ie yas ee, Many options are svalabto contin coil end comoson ‘Roth Repencrative AicPe-Heater Motors Tein Tips to Handle I egenerative type ae heater i ‘oiler when the eleceicl mor: trips alvays the az mocr start on ato. 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