Overview
Fuel consumers face a double challenge. One is economic – to get the best heating value for every fuel dollar. The other is environmental – to keep emissions low, at least within legislated limits. Fortunately, what benefits the first objective also benefits the second.
A boiler installation costing $75,000 can easily consume over $400,000 in fuel every year. Consequently, even with very economical fuel costs, a difference of just a few percentage points in boiler efficiency can translate into substantial savings. Understanding boiler operating costs is the key to maximizing investments year in and year out.
This 6 - hour course attempts to provide simple facts and energy efficiency opportunities in the areas of combustion management, makeup & feed water management, condensate return, blow-down system, waste heat recovery and steam distribution and utilization.
This course is designed for chemical engineers; chemical and process engineers; system design engineers working in power, oil and gas, chemical, and metal and mining; energy auditors; and operational and maintenance personnel.
In this course, the student will review the document titled “Improving Energy Efficiency of Boiler Systems” and take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of thirty (30) questions to earn PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Direct and indirect methods for evaluating boiler efficiencies
- Energy losses in a boiler system
- Combustion analysis: excess air control and air-fuel mix
- Heat recovery systems (economizers, preheater, flue gas condensing, etc.)
- Waterside and fireside problems
- Boiler water treatment approaches
- Importance of condensate recovery
- Blowdown optimization and waste heat recovery using flash tanks/ heat exchangers
- Energy efficiency in steam distribution
- Energy efficiency in steam utilization
- Automation using burner controls and oxygen trims
- Boiler audit checkpoints & questionnaire
Course
Click on the following link to the PDF document to review the course material before taking the quiz for credit.
Improving Energy Efficiency of Boiler Systems
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