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Improving Energy Efficiency of Boiler Systems
In Improving Energy Efficiency of Boiler Systems, you'll learn ...
- 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.)
Overview
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Credit: 6 PDH
Length: 72 pages
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.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Compare direct and indirect methods for evaluating boiler efficiency.
- Identify energy losses in a boiler system.
- Explain combustion analysis, including excess-air control and the air-fuel mixture.
- Describe heat-recovery systems, including economizers, preheaters, and flue-gas condensing systems.
- Distinguish between common waterside and fireside boiler problems.
- Explain boiler-water treatment approaches.
- Describe the importance of condensate recovery.
- Explain blowdown optimization and waste-heat recovery using flash tanks and heat exchangers.
- Identify opportunities to improve energy efficiency in steam distribution.
- Describe methods for improving energy efficiency in steam utilization.
- Explain automation using burner controls and oxygen-trim systems.
- Apply boiler-audit checkpoints and the associated questionnaire.
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 30 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
| This course is applicable to professional engineers in: | ||
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Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 6 PDH
Length: 72 pages
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