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10-tips to reduce LOI/unburnt in Boilers

 

 1-Optimization of fuel moisture in the fuel:

Higher moisture in the fuel leads
to unbalanced draft in the furnace or combustion chamber.
Which ultimately
results into poor mixture of air & fuel, higher moisture fuel demands more
excess air. So optimization of fuel moisture will help to reduction in LOI.

2-Maintaining
balanced draft in furnace:
Unbalanced draft is nothing but
more FD air/less ID draft or less FD air /More ID Draft.

More FD & less ID causes back

fire & improper mixing of air & fuel.

More ID & less FD causes

escape of fuel particles from furnace without proper combustion

3-Maintaining
3Ts of combustion:
3Ts of combustions are:
Temperature, Time & Turbulence

Temperature: For proper

combustion temperature of the furnace must be sufficient enough to
burn the
fuel completely.

Time: There must be sufficient

time for combustion

Turbulence: There should be

proper turbulence in furnace for proper mixing of air & fuel

4-Increasing
the secondary air quantity & pressure:
This will help to increase the
residence time of fuel in furnace resulting into complete
combustion

5-Maintaining
the required excess air:
Lesser excess air than required
will lead to incomplete combustion that is conversion of carbon
into carbon
monoxide instead of carbon di-oxide. So sufficient air is required to achieve
complete combustion.

6-Using
correct or designed GCV of a fuel:
Lesser GCV fuel requires more air
for combustion, even may not achieve the designed
parameters of Boilers like
flow, pressure & temperature.

7-Ultimate
& Proximate analysis of fuel:
In order to achieve proper
combustion, we must know the contents of fuel properly. Need to
operate the
Boilers at designed parameters of fuel. For example if FC of the fuel
increases,

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then need to increase air & combustion time and need to reduce
turbulence.

So it is very important to know

the fuel contents.
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8-Operating
the Boilers at stable loads:
Stable loaded Boilers will not
lead into much LOI, as air & fuel mixture is constant & will not
vary
frequently. LOI cannot be reduced in variable load boilers.

9-Operating
the Boiler at little positive draught:
Operation of Boiler at positive
draught will help for complete combustion. If boiler is operated at
more
negative draught, then there will be more chances of escaping of unburnt fuel
particles
from the furnace & causing secondary combustion at super heaters
& other convective zones.

10-Reusing
unburnt or cinder:
Generally unburnt/cinder from
Boiler Bank & economiser zones are re-injected into furnace by
using “Cinder
re-injection” system. This will help in re-burning of cinder & reduction in
LOI

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