APH-

1) Fuel saving- 4% for a 110 c rise in air temp. 11% for a 280
C rise in air temp.
2) Type- recuperative & regenerative.
3) Principle of operation- counter flow heat exchanger.
4) Regenerative APH- storage type heat exchanger, have an
energy storage medium, called the matrix.
5) Rotary APH- Ljungstrom APH.
6) Diaphragm- steel sheet corrugated-heat transfer surface.
7) Sector plate divides the gas-air path.
8) These are compact heat exchangers with a large heat
transfer surface being accommodated in a small volume.

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 APH-
(9) Drawbacks of rotary APH are-
9(i)) Flow openings being plugged by fly ash.
9(ii)) Sealing of gas to air path and vice-versa.
9(iii)) Large pressure drops for both gas and air.

X ratio = Tg(inlet) – Tg(outlet)

Ta(outlet) – Ta(inlet)

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 APH data day by day-

S UNIT DATE, TIME AIR INLET AIR OUTLET FLUE GAS FLUE GAS OUTLET
NO & LOAD INLET
1 U#1 15.10.2011 25 122
09:30 AM
105 MW
2 U#2 80 MW 30 196 217 158
3 U#3 120 MW 210 248 117

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 APH rotor drive unit-
1) The driving force for turning the rotor is applied at its
periphery.
2) A pin rack mounted on the rotor shell is engaged by a
pinion attached to the low speed shaft of a power
driven speed reducer.
3) Air motor is an auxiliary drive for the air preheater.
4) This drive insures the continued operation of the APH,
even if power to the electric motor is interrupted.
5) Caution- air motor should never be operated without
the lubricator.

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 APH Working principle-
1) The Ljungstrom APH absorbs waste heat from flue
gas, then transfers this heat to incoming cold air by
means of continuously rotating heat transfer
elements of specially formed metal plates. Thousands
of these high efficiency elements are spaced and
compactly arranged within twelve sector- shaped
compartments of a radially divided cylindrical shell,
called the rotor.
2) The housing surrounding the rotor is provided with
duct connections at both ends, and is adequately
sealed by radial and circumferential sealing members-
forming an air passage through one half of the
preheater, and a gas passage through the other.
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 APH Working principle-
3) As the rotor slowly revolves the mass of
elements alternately through the gas and air
passages, heat is absorbed by the element
surfaces passing through the hot gas stream,
then, as these same surfaces are carried
through the air stream, they release the
stored up heat-thus greatly increasing the
temp of the incoming combustion or process
air.
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 Heating element
1) The heating element is a compact arrangement
of formed metal sheets contained in the rotor in
two or more layers.
2) The basketed element in the cold end can be
removed without disturbing sealing members.
3) When one edge of the cold end element has
thinned to approximately one third its original
thickness, the baskets can be reversed for
extended element life.
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 APH Bearings
1) The complete rotor is supported by a thrust bearing.
2) The load is transmitted to the thrust bearing by a
trunnion, bolted to the lower end of the rotor post.
3) The bearing assembly is mounted on a support beam.
4) To guide the upper end of the rotor, a guide trunnion
is bolted to the face of the rotor post.
5) The position of this trunnion is maintained by a radial
guide bearing assembly mounted on a guide beam.

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 APH SEALS-
1) Seals are provided at both ends of the APH to minimize
leakage between the air side and the gas side of the APH.
2) The radial seals are attached to each diaphragm of the
rotor and are set at a specified clearance from the sector
plates, which separate the air and gas streams.
3) The circumferential seals are clamped to the periphery of
the rotor and are adjusted to the necessary clearance
from the circumferential sealing surface on the connecting
plate.
4) The seals provided at the rotor post operate with
minimum clearance against the extended lip of the
bearing cover.

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S NO PARAMETER VALUE
1 MOTOR,MAKE-GE APH DATA-
7.5 HP, 1440 RPM
2 SPEED REDUCER 4 APC, V.S-87.5 :1
3 APH SPEED 1.67 RPM
4 AUX DRIVE,MAKE- CHICAGO PNEUMATIC AIR MOTOR

5 ROTOR SUPPORT BRG KINGSBURY THRUST BRG, BV-21-6

SHOE
6 ROTOR GUIDE BRG SKF-23030 MC/C3/W33
7 OIL VISCOSITY –GEAR BOX,BRG SERVO SYSTEM-460
8 HEATING ELEMENT HOT END 42”
9 HEATING ELEMENT COLD END 12”
10 SEALS RADIAL,BYPASS,ROTOR POST
11 APH MAKE THE APH
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 Seal clearance -

S NO LOCATION VALUE Quantity

1 Radial inboard (hot end) 3.683 mm
2 Radial outboard (hot end) 1.016 mm
3 Radial inboard (cold end) 0.00 mm
4 Radial outboard (cold end) 4.318 mm
5 By pass ( hot end) 3.175 mm 42 no(16
gauge all
seals
corten
steel)
6 By pass (cold end) 0.254 mm -do-

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 Element
S NO DETAILS
1 Hot end element
2 Cold end element
3 Hot end element material
4 Cold End Element
unit
120 no
96 no.
24 SWG CRCA steel, casing-
carbon steel , basket- 10
SWG MS plate, wt- 28 MT.
Sheet- Corten –A steel( 19
SWG), casing- MS, wt- 12
MT.
 Element replacement history
S No Type Unit year
1 Cold end U#1 2008
2 Hot end U#1 2008
3 Cold end U#2 2010
4 Hot end U#2 2006
5 Cold end U#3 2008
6 Hot end U#3 2010
 Heating surface
S NO LOCATION FT2
1 WW 36000
2 SH 266000
3 RH 53000
4 ECO 171000
5 BOILER 526000
6 APH 1750000
Bearing adaptor
Bearing adaptor fitted with bearing
Vertical shaft along with sleeve
Plan view of bearing housing along
with shaft
Radial seal , Bypass seal & sector plate
Multi leaf expansion joint-
Rotor post seal
Rotor post seal
Hot end element
seals
seals
NEW SINGLE LEAF RADIAL SEAL
DESIGN FOR MIN LEAKAGE
APH Brush type radial seal- new
technology
APH radial seals-brush type-advanced
technology.
BY PASS SEAL
ALIGNMENT OF ROTOR ASSEMBLY
ADOPTER ALONG WITH BEARING
TRUNNION CAP OF GUIDE BEARING