Boiler Operation and Process Control in Sri Lankan Industries

In general, boiler or steam engine is used for the generation of electric power and industrials to work large machinery quickly, such as washing operations (the textile industry), food industry, cement factory, rice mills, etc. Many cylindrical mechanical engine machines use steam to drive and operate that equipment. Because steam includes significant power and there …

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Optimization of an Industrial Boiler Operation – II

Boilers are considered to be a crucial part of any industry or generation station, as it is the place where the fuel is used for producing the needed amount of heat. The primary function of a boiler is to convert water into steam at constant pressure and to supply it at a constant pressure [1].Industrial …

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Boiler Systems Optimization

In Sri Lanka, a variety of industries used steam for their manufacturing process. Those industries are food and beverage industries, paper manufacturing industries, textile industries, and cement manufacturing industries. Approximately 400 biomass boilers are operating in Sri Lanka. In biomass boilers, rubberwood, paddy husk, coconut husk, sawdust, and dendro are used as fuel. Fossil fuel …

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Optimization of an Industrial Boiler Operation – I

A boiler is a steel pressure vessel in which fluid under pressure converted into steam. There are two main types of boilers used in the industry. They are water tubes and fire tubes boilers. In the fire tube boiler (Fig 1.), hot flue gases flow inside the cells and submerge in water within a cell. …

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