How to Handle Both Forced Draft Fans Trip in Running Boiler
All forced draft fan trip in a boiler will cause a boiler trip. Putting the boiler back in operation and giving steam at the required parameter to the …
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Superheater and Reheater Temperature Control in Boilers
Steam temperature control is carried out in all boilers to get a constant temperature within a range. Methods like desuperheating by water injection, …
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What are Oil Seals? What are Shaft Seals?
This article is about Shaft seals or popularly known as Oil Seals. The seals tend to play a major part in all assemblies in both rotary and axially …
Continue ReadingComparison of Gasification Combined Cycle Power Plants (IGCC) & Coal Fired Power Plant
IGCC is the highly efficient method of producing power from coal. What are the advantages of an IGCC? What are its drawbacks ? Read on…
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P&ID in AutoCAD – Creating Piping and Instrumentation Diagram using AutoCAD
Piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID) is used extensively in process industries. This article will describe the procedure for creating …
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What is Coupling? Types of Shaft Couplings
This article is about Couplings, the need for couplings and the various types of couplings that are available.
Continue ReadingWorkings of an Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) Power Plant.
IGCC is the highly efficient method of producing power from coal. What is IGCC? How to convert coal to gas? Read on for a basic primer…
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AutoCAD Tutorial: Inserting a Word Document into AutoCAD
Correctly Inserting a Word document into an AutoCAD drawing is bit tricky. This AutoCAD tutorial will explain how to do that.
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Understand Why Furnace Size Varies for Gas, Oil and Coal Firing
Furnace sizing is a very important for a successful boiler design. The variation in boiler furnace size can upset the performance drastically. Oil and …
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How to Design a Drive Shaft - Drive Shaft Design for a Constant Load
The shaft is a basic mechanical component of many machines. This article will discuss drive shaft design concepts and formulas by explaining a design …
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