Abstract
The paper is set in a background of boiler commissioning for customers in power generating, industrial, marine, petro-chemical and oil-refining companies in Britain and overseas.
Some of the problems encountered during the commissioning of a diversity of units employing solid fuel, oil fuels, naphtha, gas fuel firing, either singly or in combination, are discussed, and actual case histories detailed.
The paper embraces difficulties experienced with the ignition of fuels, the control of flame shape, air distribution to burners, layout of fuel supply lines, safety circuits, and the necessity for close collaboration between the customer and the designer during the tender and contract stages, in order to avoid loss of availability, resulting from delays in commissioning or subsequent damage to equipment.
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