Operation and Maintenance of Circulating Fluidized Bed Boilers: Operation, Maintenance, Performance Monitoring, Diagnostic Testing, Troubleshooting, Refurbishment, Life Extension, Common Problems and Solutions (1.8 CEUs)

Name: Operation and Maintenance of Circulating Fluidized Bed Boilers: Operation, Maintenance, Performance Monitoring, Diagnostic Testing, Troubleshooting, Refurbishment, Life Extension, Common Problems and Solutions (1.8 CEUs)
Price: 1500 CAD
Availability: InStock

Course Code: MEC111

Description

This seminar will provide a comprehensive understanding of the operation and maintenance of circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers. All the components of CFB boilers including furnace, cyclones, economizers, superheaters, reheaters, ammonia injection systems, electrostatic precipitators, polishing dry scrubbers, fuel and sorbent feeding systems, bottom ash handling and extraction systems will be covered in detail. All operational problems, corrective actions and maintenance required for CFB boilers will be covered thoroughly. All diagnostic testing, troubleshooting, and refurbishment, procedures will be explained in detail. The emission limits, reliability, monitoring, control systems, and commissioning procedures of CFB boilers will also be covered. This seminar will focus on maximizing the efficiency, longevity and capacity factor of CFB boilers by improving operational practices and maintenance procedures. All the common problems encountered in CFB Boilers will be discussed in detail. This includes thermally induced failures, anchor system induced failures, water walls tube failures, NMEJ damages, clinker formation, refractory damages, APH tube chock-up, erosion and corrosion. The solutions to each of these problems will be presented. All repair and refurbishment methods, preventive and predictive maintenance required for CFB boilers will be covered in-depth.

Several studies have confirmed that CFB boilers are the best method for power generation. This is due to their fuel flexibility, and lowest electricity cost among all types of boilers. This technology is in great demand due to various other advantages such as lower emissions as compared to other types of boilers and has a carbon footprint well below the norms laid down by the World Bank emission requirements. This seminar is a MUST for anyone who is involved in the operation or maintenance of circulating fluidized bed boilers, because it covers how this equipment operates, the latest maintenance techniques, and provides guidelines and rules that ensure successful operation of CFB boilers. This seminar will also provide up-dated information in respect to all the significant improvements that have been made to the operational practices and maintenance methods for CFB boilers during the last two decades.

Who should attend

Engineers of all disciplines
Managers
Technicians
Maintenance personnel
Other technical individuals

Learning Outcome

Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler Operation: Gain a thorough understanding of the best operation practices of circulating fluidized bed boilers.
Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler Maintenance: Learn all the maintenance activities required for circulating fluidized bed boilers, to minimize their operating cost and maximize their efficiency, reliability, and longevity.
Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler Components and Systems: Learn about all components and subsystems of the various types of circulating fluidized bed boilers.
Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler Applications, Performance and Economics: Examine the applications, performance and economics of Circulating Fluidized Bed Boilers.
Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler Equipment: Learn about various equipment of circulating fluidized bed boilers including: furnaces, cyclones, economizers, superheaters, reheaters, ammonia injection systems, electrostatic precipitators, polishing dry scrubbers, fuel and sorbent feeding systems, bottom ash handling and extraction systems and materials.
Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler Environmental Emissions: Learn about the monitoring and control of environmental emissions from circulating fluidized boilers.
Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler Instrumentation and Control Systems: Learn about the latest instrumentation and control systems of circulating fluidized bed boilers.
Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler Reliability and Testing: Increase your knowledge of predictive and preventive maintenance, reliability and testing of circulating fluidized bed boilers.
Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler Selection and Applications: Gain a detailed understanding of the selection considerations and applications of circulating fluidized bed boilers.
Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler Refurbishment, and Life Extension Methods: Learn about life cycle cost, profitability, refurbishment, and life extension methods for all types of circulating fluidized bed boilers.
Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler Commissioning: Understand all the commissioning requirements of circulating fluidized bed boilers.
Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler Codes and Standards: Learn all the codes and standards applicable for circulating fluidized bed boilers.

Training Methodology

The instructor relies on a highly interactive training method to enhance the learning process. This method ensures that all the delegates gain a complete understanding of all the topics covered. The training environment is highly stimulating, challenging, and effective because the participants will learn by case studies which will allow them to apply the material taught to their own organization.

Special Feature

Each delegate will receive a copy of the following materials written by the instructor:

“POWER GENERATION HANDBOOK” published by McGraw-Hill in 2012 (800 pages)

Operation and Maintenance of Circulating Fluidized Bed manual (300 pages)

Philip Kiameh

Philip Kiameh, M.A.Sc., B.Eng., D.Eng., P.Eng. (Canada) has been a teacher at University of Toronto and Dalhousie University, Canada for more than 24 years. In addition, Prof Kiameh has taught courses and seminars to more than four thousand working engineers and professionals around the world, specifically Europe and North America. Prof Kiameh has been consistently ranked as "Excellent" or "Very Good" by the delegates who attended his seminars and lectures.

Prof Kiameh wrote 5 books for working engineers from which three have been published by McGraw-Hill, New York. Below is a list of the books authored by Prof Kiameh:

Power Generation Handbook: Gas Turbines, Steam Power Plants, Co-generation, and Combined Cycles, second edition, (800 pages), McGraw-Hill, New York, October 2011.
Electrical Equipment Handbook (600 pages), McGraw-Hill, New York, March 2003.
Power Plant Equipment Operation and Maintenance Guide (800 pages), McGraw-Hill, New York, January 2012.
Industrial Instrumentation and Modern Control Systems (400 pages), Custom Publishing, University of Toronto, University of Toronto Custom Publishing (1999).
Industrial Equipment (600 pages), Custom Publishing, University of Toronto, University of Toronto, University of Toronto Custom Publishing (1999).

Prof. Kiameh has received the following awards:

The first "Excellence in Teaching" award offered by the Professional Development Center at University of Toronto (May, 1996).
The "Excellence in Teaching Award" in April 2007 offered by TUV Akademie (TUV Akademie is one of the largest Professional Development centre in world, it is based in Germany and the United Arab Emirates, and provides engineering training to engineers and managers across Europe and the Middle East).
Awarded graduation “With Distinction” from Dalhousie University when completed Bachelor of Engineering degree (1983).
Entrance Scholarship to University of Ottawa (1984).
Natural Science and Engineering Research Counsel (NSERC) scholarship towards graduate studies – Master of Applied Science in Engineering (1984 – 1985).

Prof. Kiameh performed research on power generation equipment with Atomic Energy of Canada Limited at their Chalk River and Whiteshell Nuclear Research Laboratories. He also has more than 30 years of practical engineering experience with Ontario Power Generation (formerly, Ontario Hydro - the largest electric utility in North America).

While working at Ontario Hydro, Prof. Kiameh acted as a Training Manager, Engineering Supervisor, System Responsible Engineer and Design Engineer. During the period of time that Prof Kiameh worked as a Field Engineer and Design Engineer, he was responsible for the operation, maintenance, diagnostics, and testing of gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, motors, transformers, inverters, valves, pumps, compressors, instrumentation and control systems. Further, his responsibilities included designing, engineering, diagnosing equipment problems and recommending solutions to repair deficiencies and improve system performance, supervising engineers, setting up preventive maintenance programs, writing Operating and Design Manuals, and commissioning new equipment.

Later, Prof Kiameh worked as the manager of a section dedicated to providing training for the staff at the power stations. The training provided by Prof Kiameh covered in detail the various equipment and systems used in power stations.

Professor Philip Kiameh was awarded his Bachelor of Engineering Degree "with distinction" from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He also received a Master of Applied Science in Engineering (M.A.Sc.) from the University of Ottawa, Canada. He is also a member of the Association of Professional Engineers in the province of Ontario, Canada.

Day 1 – Steam Power Plants, Steam Generators, Steam Turbines, Steam Turbine Auxiliaries, Boiler Efficiency, Combustion Efficiency, Fuel-to-Steam or Fuel-to-Water Efficiency, ASME Power Test Code PTC 4, Input-Output Method, Heat Loss Method, Standard BTS-2000 Test Conditions

Steam Power Plants
Efficiency and Heat Rate
Supercritical Plants
Superheaters and Reheaters
Economizers
Steam Generator Control
Feedwater-Level Control
Steam-Pressure Control
Steam-Temperature Control
Turbine components
Turbine controls
Testing of Turbine blades
Quality Assurance of Turbine Generator Components
Assembly and testing of turbine components
Turbine Types
Turbine Control Systems
Steam Turbine Maintenance
Steam Generators, Heat Exchangers, and Condensers
Power Station Performance Monitoring
The Turbine Governing Systems
Steam Chests and Valves
Turbine Protective Devices
Turbine Instrumentation
Determine the boiler efficiency
Combustion efficiency
Fuel-To-Steam or Fuel-to-Water Efficiency
ASME Power Test Code, PTC 4
Fuel-to-steam efficiency
Input-output method
Heat Loss method
Standard BTS-2000 test conditions

Day 2 – Steam Turbine Performance Testing, ASME PTC 6 Test, ASME PTC 6 Report, ASME PTC 6.1, ASME PTC 6S, DIN-1943, CIE/IEC 953-1, CIE/IEC 953-2, Station Instrument Testing, Condenser Performance Test, Thermal Performance Analysis of Variable Conditions in a Steam Power Plant, Factors Affecting the Condenser Performance, Thermal Balance Equations, Heat Transfer Society (HEI) formula, Condenser Thermal Performance Analyses of Variable Conditions, Boiler

Feed Pump (BFP) Performance Assessment, BFP Design Curves, BFP suction and Discharge Head Calculations, Discharge Water Leg Correction, Total Dynamic Head Developed Calculation, BFP Efficiency Calculation, Performance Assessment of Forced Draft and Induced Draft Fans

Steam Turbine Performance Testing
ASME PTC 6 Test (steam turbine testing)
ASME PTC 6 Report
ASME PTC 6.1 (alternative steam turbine test)
ASME PTC 6S (Routine Performance Testing)
DIN-1943 (steam turbine testing with allowances for measurement uncertainty, aging, etc)
CIE/IEC 953-1 (steam turbine testing code)
CIE/IEC 953-2 (steam turbine testing code)
Station Instrument Testing
Condenser Performance Test
Thermal Performance Analysis of Variable Conditions in a Steam Power Plant
Factors Affecting the Condenser Performance
Condenser Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient
Heat Transfer Society (HEI) formula
Condenser Cleanliness Coefficients
Condenser Correction Pressure
Condenser Thermal Performance Analyses of Variable Conditions
Boiler Feed Pump (BFP) Performance Assessment
BFP Performance Testing
Affinity Laws
BFP Design Curves
Pump Suction Head Calculation
Suction Water Leg Correction
Pump Discharge Head Calculation
Water Density at Discharge Conditions, ρd
Discharge Water Leg Correction, Zd
Velocity at Pump Discharge, Vd
Total Dynamic Head Developed Calculation
BFP Efficiency Calculation
Performance Assessment of Forced Draft and Induced Draft Fans
Purpose of the Performance Test
Performance Tests Terms and Definitions
Performance Standards
British Standard, BS848
Field Testing
Instruction for Site Testing
Location of Measurement Planes
Location of The Flow Measurement Plane within the “Test length”
Location of Pressure Measurement Plane
Transverse Readings, Anemometer, Determination of Fan Pressure, Measurment of Static Pressure
Example: Performance Test Report of a Fan
Performance Calculation
Fan Efficiency

Day 3 – CFB and Pulverized Coal Fired Power Plants Systems

and Equipment, Factors Influencing Coal Fired Power Plant Efficiency and Emissions, Efficiency Standards and Monitoring, International Energy Agency (IEA) Recommendations for Improving the Heat Rate in Coal Fired Coal Power Plants, Calculating Heat Rate of Coal Fired Power Plants, Benefits of Lowering Heat Rate, Heat Rate Improvement – Methodologies, Capital and Maintenance Projects, Steam Turbine Steam Path Modifications; Processes, Operational and Maintenance Activities Used to Increase the efficiency of Coal Fired Power Plants

Major Components of Coal Fired Power Plants

Coal Fired Power Plant Performance
Coal Fired Power Plant boiler hydrodynamics, combustion, emissions, design considerations, gas-solid separators
Design for Boiler Components and Management of Solid Residues in Coal Fired Power Plants
Materials, Characteristics of Solid Particles, Stoichiometric Calculations and Model for Sulfur Capture in Coal Fired Power Plant Boilers
Net Power Generation Capacity
Steam Cycle Heat Rate
Design Parameters that Affect the Steam Cycle Heat Rate
Boiler (Steam Generator) Efficiency
Flue Gas Exit Temperature
Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) Systems
Environmental Issues Related with Coal Based Energy Conversion
Air Pollution
Environmental Control Systems
Control Technologies for SOx, NOx, and Particulates
Electrostatic Precipitators (ESP’s)
Ash and Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) Sludge Disposal Systems
Differences in Reported Efficiency Values
Energy and Efficiency Losses
Impact of Condenser-Operating Conditions on Efficiency
Heat and Power Equivalence
Efficiency Performance Assessment Periods
Efficiency Standards and Monitoring
Reporting Bases for Whole Plant efficiency
International Energy Agency (IEA) Recommendations for Improving the Heat
Rate in Coal Power Plants
Calculating Heat Rate of Coal Fired Power Plants
Benefits of Lowering the Heat Rate of Coal Fired Power Plants
Efficiency and Systems of Coal Fired Power Plants
Areas of a Coal Plant where Efficiency Loss Can Occur
Assessing the Range and Applicability of Coal Power Plant Heat Rate Improvements
Coal Power Plant Heat Rate Improvement – Methodologies, Capital and Maintenance Projects
Coal Power Plant Heat Rate Improvement – Common Recommendations
Fuel Savings and CO2 Benefits
Coal Power Plant Heat Rate Improvement – Fleetwide Assessment Case Study
Steam Turbine Steam Path Modifications
Coal Power Plant Heat Rate Improvement Program Guidelines
Realized and Projected Heat Rate Improvements
Efficiency Improvements to Reduce Greenhouse Gases (GHG)
Existing Coal Power Plants Efficiency Improvements
Key Technical Opportunities to Increase Thermal Efficiency
Processes for Increasing the Plant Efficiency
Operational and Maintenance Activities Used to Increase the Plant efficiency
Capital Projects Used to Increase the Plant Efficiency
Framework for Measuring and Sustaining Improvements
Incentives for Existing Fleet to Implement Upgrades/Repairs for Increasing Plant Efficiency
Improve the Heat Rate by Optimizing the Combustion Process and Soot blowing
Improve the Heat Rate by Controlling the Steam Temperature
Improve the Heat Rate by Recovering Moisture from Boiler Flue Gas
Improve the Heat Rate by Performing Steam Turbine Maintenance
Improve the Heat Rate by Lowering Condenser Back Pressure
Improve Coal Power Plant Heat Rate by Pre-drying High Moisture Coal and Reducing Stack Temperature

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