The increased use of intermittent renewable energy sources and the shift to gas-fired combustion turbines places new burdens on the dispatch of many coal-fired units. Steam units must now operate at ...

Power plants are designed to operate for decades, provided they undergo regular repair, upgrade and improvement. Much of the time, those maintenance actions are minor. But plant managers expect a few ...

Feedwater control valves play a critical role in boiler operation. One important parameter of their design is the pressure drop at the rated condition as well as off-design conditions. However, ...

It takes a large number of control valves to run a power plant, and while some valves are more critical to plant operations than others, it always follows that when a severe service valve fails, the ...

The scope of this standard is to address the major steam temperature control subsystems in boilers with steaming capacities for 200,000 lb/hr (25 kg/s) or greater. These subsystems include, but are ...

Combustion equipment safety is essential for the daily operation of facilities and safety of plant personnel. Safety protocols and mechanisms in industrial plants have improved drastically in the last ...