Boiler Types and Opportunities for Energy Efficiency

Course description:
Steam and hot water provide a means of transporting controllable amounts of energy from a central boiler house,
where it can be efficiently and economically generated, to the point of use. Steam and hot water are popular
throughout industry for a broad range of tasks from mechanical power production to space heating and process
applications. The boiler room is a place where there are many opportunities for energy efficiency, as described in this
class.
Course Outline:
Learning objectives
At the completion of this course you will be able to:

Discuss the main types of steam and hot-water boilers

Explain the importance of water treatment

Describe the purpose of blowdown and its main methods

List actions that can improve the energy efficiency of boiler systems

Course content or material

1)

Introduction

2)

Energy flows

3)

Fire tube boilers

a. Layout
b. Configurations
c. Advantages and disadvantages

4)

Water tube boiler

a. Layout
b. Configurations
c. Advantages and disadvantages

5)

Water tube boiler variants

a. Longitudinal drum boiler
b. Cross drum boiler

6)

Boiler water treatment

a. Total dissolved solids
b. Pretreatment of boiler feedwater

7)

Boiler blowdown
a. Manual
b. Continuous
c. Automatic

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8)

Domestic boilers
a. Combination
b. System
c. Condensing boiler

9)

Energy efficiency actions

a. Sequence control and firing strategies
b. Variable speed drives
c. Boiler cladding and insulation of pipework and fittings
d. Combustion air preheat
e. Feedwater pre-heat with an economizer
f. Fuel to air ratio
g. Steam accumulators
h. Recovering residual heat from blowdowns
i. Condensate recovery

10) Summary

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