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Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Similarly, a family of
curves may be drawn for
different pressures as
shown in the fig.
The line passing through
the points A,B,E,K is
known as saturated
liquid line which forms
boundary line between
water and steam.
Similarly , a line passing
Through dry steam points
L,F,C is known as dry saturated
steam line which forms
boundary line between wet
and superheated steam.
It may be noted that from the fig., that when the pressure and
saturation temperature increases , the latent heat of vaporization
decreases. It becomes zero at a point (N) where liquid and dry steam
line meets. This point N is known as the critical point .
The temperature
corresponding to
critical point N is
known as critical
temperature and the
pressure is known as
critical pressure.
For steam , the critical
temperature is
374.15◦c and critical
pressure is 221.2 bar.
Wet steam: when the steam contains moisture or
particles of water in suspension , it is said to be wet
steam.
• Dry saturated steam: when wet steam is further
heated and it does not contain any suspended
particle of water, it is known as dry saturated steam.
• Superheated steam: when the dry steam is further
heated at a constant pressure, thus raising its
temperature, it is said to be superheated steam.
• Since the pressure is constant therefore volume of
superheated steam increases, it may be noted that
the volume of 1 kg of superheated steam is
considerably greater than the volume of 1 kg of dry
saturated steam at same pressure.
• Dryness fraction or quality of wet steam: it is the
ratio of the mass of actual dry steam ,to the mass
of same quantity of wet steam.
It is generally denoted by ‘x’
Mathematically,
X= mg = mg
mg + mf m
Mg= mass of actual dry steam
Mf= mass of water in suspension
M = mass of wet steam
• Sensible heat of water: it is amount of heat absorbed
by 1kg of water , when heated at a constant pressure,
from the freezing point (0◦c)to the temperature of
formation of steam, i.e. saturation temp.
• Latent heat of vaporization: it is amount of heat
absorbed to evaporate 1 kg of water , at its boiling
point or saturation temperature without change of
temperature.
It is denoted by h(fg).
The latent heat of steam is 2257 kJ/kg at atmospheric
pressure.
• Enthalpy or total heat of steam: it is amount of heat
absorbed by water from freezing point to saturation
temperature plus heat absorbed during evaporation.
enthalpy= sensible heat+ latent heat
It is denoted by h(g)
For wet steam h= h(f)+ x h(fg)
Dry steam h=h(g)= h(f)+h(fg)
8. According to passes
-single pass
-Multi pass
Cochran boiler
• It is a multi-tubular vertical fire tube boiler having a number of
horizontal fire tubes. it is the modification of a simple vertical
boiler where the heating surface has been increased by means of
a number of fire tubes.
It consists of
Shell
• grate
• Fire box
• Flue pipe
• Fire tubes
• Combustion chamber
• Chimney
• Man-hole
•
Cochran boiler
• Shell
It is hemispherical on the top, where space is provided for steam.
Grate
It is placed at the bottom of the furnace where coal is burnt.
Fire box (furnace )
It is also dome-shaped like the shell so that the gases can be deflected
back till they are passed out through the flue pipe to the combustion
chamber.
Flue pipe:
It is a short passage connecting the fire box with the combustion chamber.
Fire tubes:
A number of horizontal fire tubes are provided, thereby the heating
surface is increased.
Cochran boiler
• Combustion chamber:
It is lined with fire bricks on the side of the shell to prevent
overheating of the boiler. Hot gases enter the fire tubes from the
flue pipe through the combustion chamber.
Chimney:
It is provided for the exit of the flue gases to the atmosphere from
the smoke box.
Manhole:
It is provided for inspection and repair of the interior of the boiler
shell.
Normal size of a Cochran boiler:
Shell diameter – 2.75 meters:
Height of the shell – 6 meters.
Cochran boiler
• Working of the Cochran boiler:
• Coal is fed into the grate through the fire hole and burnt. Ash
formed during burning is collected in the ashpit provided just below
the grate and then it is removed manually.
The hot gases from the grate pass through the flue pipe to the
combustion chamber. The hot gases from the combustion chamber
flow through the horizontal fire tubes and transfer the heat to the
water by convection.
The flue gases coming out of fire tubes pass through the smoke box
and are exhausted to the atmosphere through the chimney.
Smoke box is provided with a door for cleaning the fire tubes and
smoke box.
Cochran boiler
• The following mountings are fitted to the boiler:
Pressure gauge: this indicates the pressure of the steam inside the boiler.
Water gauge: this indicates the water level in the boiler. The water level in the
boiler should not fall below a particular level, otherwise the boiler will be over
heated and the tubes may burn out.
Safety valve: the function of the safety valve is to prevent an increase of steam
pressure in the boiler above its normal working pressure.
Steam stop valve: it regulates the flow of steam supply to requirements.
Blow-off cock: it is located at the bottom of the boiler. When the blow-off cock is
opened during the running of the boiler, the high pressure steam pushes (drains)
out the impurities like mud, sand, etc., in the water collected at the bottom.
Fusible plug: it protects the fire tubes from burning when the water level in the
boiler falls abnormally low.
Cochran boiler
• Salient features of Cochran boiler:
• The dome shape of the furnace causes the hot
gases to deflect back and pass through the flue.
The un-burnt fuel if any will also be deflected
back.
• Spherical shape of the top of the shell and the
fire box gives higher area by volume ratio.
• It occupies comparatively less floor area and is
very compact.
• It is well suited for small capacity requirements.
la Mont boiler
• A forced circulation boiler was first introduced by
La-Mont in the year 1925 which is used in Europe
and America. This is a modern high pressure
boiler (water tube type steam boilers) working on
forced circulation system.
• Merits:
1)Simplicity of design
2)Gives quite a satisfactory performance during operation.
3)It cannot be easily tempered from the pressure adjustment view.
• Demerits:
1)Unsuitable for use on any boiler where extensive vibration and
movement are experienced( e.g. locomotive and marine work).
2)It is not suitable for high pressure boilers because a large amount
of weight is required to balance the steam pressure.
Dead Weight Safety Valve
• The Dead Weight safety valve consists
of a valve V which is made of gun metal
to prevent rusting.
• It rests on the gun metal seat S and is
fixed to the top of a vertical steam pipe
P.
• The pipe has a flange F at the bottom
for fixing at the top of the boiler shell.
A weight carrier C is suspended from
the top of the boiler.
• It carries cast iron rings (i.e., weight W).
the total weight must be sufficient to
the keep the valve on its seat against
the normal working pressure.
Dead Weight Safety Valve
• Working of Dead Weight safety valve:
• When the steam pressure in the boiler exceeds the
normal working pressure, it lifts the valve with its
weight.
• The excess steam therefore escapes through the pipe
to the atmosphere, until the pressure reaches its
normal value.
It is the simplest type of safety valve; it is suitable for
stationary boilers only, because it cannot withstand the
jerks and vibration of mobile (marine) boilers.
• Another disadvantage of this valve is the heavy weight
required to balance the steam pressure. Hence, it is not
suitable for high pressure boilers
Spring Loaded safety Valve
• iii) Spring Loaded safety Valve
• • For locomotives and marine engines both the lever and
dead weight types are unsuitable for obvious reasons,
and the valve must be spring loaded, as such valve is
unaffected by vibration or deviation from the vertical.
• • Disadvantage :
One disadvantage of this valve is that the load on the
valve increases as the valve lifts, so that pressure
required
just to lift the valve is less than that required to open it
fully.
Spring Loaded safety Valve
valve
• Description of spring
loaded safety valve:
•
It is loaded with a spring
instead of weights.
Hence it is called spring spring
loaded safety valve.
• It consists of a cast iron body
body having two branch
pipes P1 and P2. Two
separate valves are
placed over the valve p1
seating's, which are p2
fixed to the top of the
branch pipes.
Spring Loaded safety Valve
valve
lever
• Natural draft:
• When air or flue gases flow due to the difference in density of the
hot flue gases and cooler ambient gases.
• The difference in density creates a pressure differential that moves
the hotter flue gases into the cooler surroundings.[
• ADVANTAGES :
• (1) It does not require any external power for
producing the draught.
• (2) The capital investment is less. The
maintenance cost is nil as there is no mechanical
part.
• (3) Chimney keeps the flue gases at a high place
in the atmosphere which prevents the
contamination of atmosphere.
• (4) It has long life.
Forced draught
• In a forced draught system, a blower is installed near
the base of the boiler.
• This draught system is known as positive draught
system or forced draught system because the
pressure of air throughout the system is above
atmospheric pressure and air is forced to flow
through the system.
• The arrangement of the system is shown in figure.
• A stack or chimney is also used in this system as
shown in figure but it is not much significant for
producing draught.
Forced draught
induced draught
• In this system, the blower is located near the
base of the chimney instead of near the grate.
• The air is sucked in the system by reducing the
pressure through the system below atmosphere.
• The action of the induced draught is similar to the
action of the chimney.
• The draught produced is independent of the
temperature of the hot gases therefore the gases
may be discharged as cold as possible after
recovering as much heat as possible in air pre-
heater and economizer.
induced draught
induced draught
• This draught is used generally when economizer and air
pre –heater are incorporated in the system.
The fan should be located at such a place that the
temperature of the gas handled by the fan is lowest.
• The chimney is also used in this system and its function
is similar as mentioned in forced draught but total
draught produced in induced draught system is the
sum of the draughts produced by the fan and chimney.
• The arrangement of the system is shown in Figure.
Balanced draught
• The balanced draught is a combination of
forced and induced draught.
• If the forced draught is used alone, then the
furnace cannot be opened either for firing or
inspection because the high pressure air
inside the furnace will try to blow out
suddenly and there is every chance of blowing
out the fire completely and furnace stops.
Balanced draught
• If the induced draught is used alone, then also
furnace cannot be opened either for firing or
inspection because the cold air will try to rush
into the furnace as the pressure inside the
furnace is below atmospheric pressure.
• To overcome both the difficulties mentioned
above either using forced draught or induced
draught alone, a balanced draught is always
preferred.
Balanced draught
comparision
Vapour process
• Constant pressure process
• The generation of steam in boiler is an example
of constant pressure process.
• In this process, the pressure of steam before and
after the process is constant.
• We have already discussed heating of wet steam
is done at constant pressure in order to convert it
in to dry saturated steam.
• We also know that the superheating is done at a
constant pressure.
Constant volume process
• The heating or cooling of the steam in a closed
vessel is an example of constant volume
process.
• In this process, the volume (mass)of the steam
before and after the process is constant.
• It may be noted that, in this process, no work
is done.