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Bring online additional fuel oil heater to ensure fuel oil temperature with the oil consumption Discontinue oil firing if fuel oil temperature does not come to the required level Immediate local operator action Check the fuel oil heater for all its controls and parameters Check steam pressure and temperature to the heater Check the steam trap drains and ensure proper condensate level Inform boiler control room all local findings. Irrespective of whether fuel oil is used for load carrying or as support for fuel in a boiler, it is very important to maintain the fuel oil temperature as the amount of unburned fuel collection over a period of time can explode the boiler or lead to air pre-heater fires. Both of this lead to a long outage of the boiler and a loss of production. Related Reading Poor Oil Gun Performance in Boilers - Oil gun performance can be affected by factors like design, fuel, air distribution, etc. Coal fired boilers have oil guns for start-up and warm-up requirements. Oil fired boilers use them for start-up, warm-up, and load carrying. Steps to Evaluate Boiler Explosion - Boiler explosion causes long outage and loss of generation. It can cause loss of life and property. NFPA has collected data on explosion and has large number of standards which guide to prevent explosion. Evaluating the cause, documenting it for corrective and preventive action is essential.
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