Guide to Coal Fired Boilers

For three Hundred years coal fired boilers have been our main source of energy. More than half of world's electricty generation today is from coal fired power plants. From the small low pressure boilers in our houses to the high pressure large ultra supercritical thermal power plants, there are many types of boilers. Technology has changed from stoker fired to pulverized to circulating fluidized bed boilers.

Learn about these different types, changes in technology, advanced materials used and how they work. Get practical wisdom regarding design,safety, construction, operation and maintenance of coal fired boilers. Also learn about the pollution hazards of coal fired boilers and the technology to mitigate them.

Boiler Efficiency Calculation Simplified A practical and simple method for calculating the efficiency of coal fired boilers is given in this article. Practical assumptions are used to simplify the otherwise elaborate calculations...	Running a Coal Fired Boiler at the Best Efficiency In high capacity pulverized coal fired boilers, the total losses account to about 12 to 14%, i.e. 86 to 88% boiler efficiency. Roughly 50% of the losses can be tuned to...
Slagging and Deposition in Coal Fired Boiler Deposition and slagging in coal fired boilers can be a major cause for poor performance and sometimes low availability of the unit. Here we look at some of the considerations involved...	Special Requirements of Lignite Fired Boilers Burning Lignite, the low rank coal require boilers that are different from conventional coal fired boilers. What are these differences? Read on.....

Slagging and Deposition in Coal Fired Boiler

Deposition and slagging in coal fired boilers can be a major cause for poor performance and sometimes low availability of the unit. Here we look at some of the considerations involved....

Running a Coal Fired Boiler at the Best Efficiency

In high capacity pulverized coal fired boilers, the total losses account to about 12 to 14%, i.e. 86 to 88% boiler efficiency. Roughly 50% of the losses can be tuned to the optimum and the...

Boiler Efficiency Calculation Simplified

A practical and simple method for calculating the efficiency of coal fired boilers is given in this article. Practical assumptions are used to simplify the otherwise elaborate calculations of the Boiler...

Classification of Steam Boilers

Boiler classification can be based on many factors like usage, fuel fired, fuel firing system, type of arrangement etc. Commonly known types are pulverized coal fired boilers, fluidized bed boilers, super...

Special Requirements of Lignite Fired Boilers

Burning Lignite, the low rank coal require boilers that are different from conventional coal fired boilers. What are these differences? Read on.....

Daily Walk-down Checks in Pulverized Coal fired Boiler - Furnace area

Power production has become such a competitive and stringent commodity in the world that it needs to be produced like any other consumable. The quality of power which is measured by...

Classification of Steam Boilers

Boiler classification can be based on many factors like usage, fuel fired, fuel firing system, type of arrangement etc. Commonly known types are pulverized coal fired boilers, fluidized...