On-line In-Situ Boiler Monitoring is the Hot Topic on June 3, 2010 at 10 a.m. CDT
Power plant operators are increasingly driven to achieve greater efficiency from the combustion process to reduce fuel and operating costs and reduce carbon emissions. Improving the efficiency of the boiler operation just one percent can save hundreds of thousands of dollars in fuel and other material costs while providing a comparable reduction in CO2 emissions. Continuously monitoring the conditions in a boiler over all operating conditions will help the operator achieve these savings and even more. With the instruments and systems available today, an operator can also avoid conditions that cause problems and anticipate future problems thereby avoiding unplanned outages or unscheduled maintenance.
Infrared cameras and laser spectroscopy instruments allow operators to fine tune the combustion process at each burner to achieve optimum efficiency. Cameras and temperature sensing systems also assist operators to control the temperature in the boiler during critical times of start up, load changes and shut down to avoid over stressing the boiler walls and tubes as well as optimizing fuel consumption. Acoustic and infrared systems are also available for early detection on water/steam leaks that will rob efficiency and lead to major failures and shutdown. Software is also available that combines boiler monitoring with many other operating parameters plant wide to allow the plant to achieve optimal efficiency and minimize maintenance. Diagnostic capabilities in the software also help to plan for maintenance and quickly address any problems that might occur before they become serious.
The following speakers will help us understand the in and outs of the on-line boiler monitoring, technologies available and under development with their applicability, capabilities, and limitations, costs involved and the benefits that can be attained.
Todd Melick, PROMECON USA, Inc., will describe “On-line Real Time UBC Measurement to Optimize Mill and Boiler Performance”.
David Moyeda, Manager of Boiler Combustion Engineering at GE Energy Services, will discuss
GE’s Zonal™ Combustion Monitoring System that measures gaseous combustibles (e.g., carbon monoxide) and oxygen profiles in the exhaust of coal-fired boilers. The system provides real-time, spatially-resolved data permitting combustion problems to be identified and resolved. The output from the system is suitable for boiler control purposes and/or use in conjunction with software optimization systems, such as GE’s KN3 product. His presentation will cover the features and application of the Zonal™ Combustion Monitoring system and the use of the system to diagnose and improve combustion performance.
Scott Affelt, Zolo Technologies, will discuss the ZoloBOSS, an instrument that provides real-time, simultaneous measurement of temperature, O2 and CO directly in the furnace.
Bill Rafferty, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Clyde Bergemann Power Group Americas
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