Energy Engineering Notes Module 1
Energy Engineering Notes Module 1
STEAM GENERATORS Coal and ash handling, Generation of steam using forced circulation,
high and supercritical pressures, LaMount, Benson, Velox, Loeffer, Schmidt steam generators,
Cooling towers and Ponds, Accessories such as Superheaters, De-superheater, Economizers, Air
preheaters.
Advantages
1) It is a clean and dust free system.
2) Since it is fully covered, it does not pose any health hazards problems.
3) It can carry higher quantity of ash and hence suitable for large capacity power plants.
4) It can carry ashes to higher distances (2 km) at faster rates.
5) Molten ash can also be handled safely and easily.
3) Pneumatic Ash handling System
Fig. 1-27 shows the schematic arrangement of a pneumatic ash handling system. In this system,
ash from the furnace in lumped form is crushed in crushers to to particles/ powder, so that it can
be handled easily by pneumatic means. This powdered ash and dust are picked up by a high
velocity stream of air created by an exhauster (ID fan) at the discharge end. This ash is separated
from the air in the primary and secondary cyclone separators and collected in the hopper. The air
is exhausted to atmosphere after passing through the filter. The collected ash is conveyed through
trucks to the dumping yard.