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Electrostatic precipitator meaning an efficient flue gas cleaning device  ESP means Electrostatic precipitator is a device have been used for over half a century to control particulate emissions or dust cleaning device in many industries like power plants boiler ,cement and steel mills. Electrostatic precipitators have a very high collection …

Theory of PH The quantitative measurement of the acidity or basicity of a solution is called pH of the solution. It is defined as the negative logarithm of hydrogen ion concentration of a solution. pH       =       -log    [ H+ ] If the pH of …

This Steam Blowing procedure is intended to provide general application guidance and establish controls during Steam Blowing of piping and equipment. The purpose of steam blowing, prior to start-up of a new unit, is to remove any foreign material in the superheater and steam piping after the erection completion. Considerable …

Boiler Alkali boil out is carried out to remove material such as lubricants, oil and rust. During manufacturing seamless steel tubes, mill scales are bound to be formed, and some of these can remain inside. During fabrication and erection of the pressure parts, some amount of oil and lubricants can …

We will discuss important steps involved in Boiler gas tightness test procedure. Close all the dampers in the grate hopper. Run the FD fan and open all the dampers excluding the dampers in the grate hopper. Keep air pressure and running time as approved by design. Detect leakage by soap …

Boiler Refractory dry out is to ensure proper drying, curing of refractory applied on furnace and other components. The refractory usually undergoes considerable chemical changes, during initial heating. Controlled heating, through these reactions ensures maximum strength. While heating, there must be free air flow over the system to ensure removal …

The operation of checking the equipment and tuning them before putting into commercial operation is commonly termed as ‘commissioning’. The boiler commissioning activity includes the following: Inspection, pre-operation checking and preparation of the equipment including specialized cleaning. Trial run, initial operation and performance monitoring. Many of the equipment including auxiliaries, …

This procedure defines the requirement and procedure of hydrostatic testing of the boiler pressure parts after completing the assembly of all the boiler high pressure and temperature components. Hydrostatic testing Objective Hydrostatic testing in the boiler is carried out to check the following: Leakages in the boiler pressure parts (Tubes, …