Utility boiler is a typical drum-type boiler widely used in the oil refinery and petrochemical plants for steam generation.

Utility Boiler Module consists of Simulator and Tutorial.

Utility Boiler Simulator

The highlights of Utility Boiler Simulator:

• Permits practice:
  • Start up
  • Shutdown
  • Normal operations
  • Troubleshooting
• Simulation of drum shrink-and-swell phenomena
• Burner flame out and unstable flame conditions
• Detailed radiation and convection section heat transfer
• Variable fuel characteristics and heating values
• Stoichiometric combustion model
• Effect of atomizing steam
• Typical advanced boiler control system
• Dynamic display of flame color and length
• Plant alert and monitor:
  • Abnormal ignition
  • Black smoke in stack
  •  Explosive situation

Utility Boiler Tutorial

Topics:

• Application of boiler
• Types of boiler
• Boiler components:
  • Deaerator and feedwater system
  • Drum, water circulation and heating system
  • Superheater and heat recovery system
  • Combustion system
  • Draft system
  • Steam distribution system
• Boiler performance:
  • Burner characteristics
  • Combustion air
  • Damper and air registers
  • Fuel characteristics
• Boiler control system:
  • Three elements level control
  • Steam temperature control
  • Steam pressure control
  • Fuel control
  • Total calorie(BTU) control
  • Combustion air control
  • Oxygen control
  • Cross limit contro
• Normal operation
• Start-up and shutdown operations
• Purge, trips and interlocks
• Troubleshooting:
  • Combustion condition
  • Leakage
  • Soot
  • Instrument errors