Boiler Operation and Maintenance Essentials
Training Course
10 hourse online/ 2 days face to face
The target audience for the Boiler Operation and Maintenance Essentials seminar includes:
Boiler Operators: Individuals responsible for the daily operation and monitoring of boilers in various settings.
Maintenance Technicians: Professionals tasked with the upkeep and repair of boiler systems.
Plant Engineers: Engineers involved in the design, operation, and maintenance of boiler systems within power plants or industrial facilities.
Facility Managers: Managers overseeing facilities with boiler systems, ensuring efficient operation and compliance with regulations.
Process Engineers: Engineers working to optimize the performance and efficiency of boiler systems.
Energy Managers: Professionals focused on energy efficiency and cost-saving measures related to boiler operation.
Technical Consultants: Advisors providing guidance on boiler system optimization and best practices.
Safety Officers: Personnel responsible for ensuring safety standards and procedures in the operation and maintenance of boilers.
Students and Trainees: Individuals in training or education programs related to mechanical or industrial engineering with a focus on boiler systems.
This seminar is ideal for those seeking a foundational understanding of boiler operation and maintenance, including best practices for ensuring reliable and efficient performance.
This course covers the fundamentals of utility steam plant control, operations, and maintenance. The scope comprises the boiler and certain key ancillary systems such as the steam and feedwater piping up to the steam turbine. The focus is on all aspects of operations and maintenance required for assuring boiler service life, performance and reliability, and personnel safety. The course is for operators, from junior level to supervisors who require an understanding of a broad range of boiler operations issues as part of their duties in utility power plant. Other personnel concerned with plant O&M such as mechanical and instrument technicians would also benefit from attending.
Part 1: Boiler and Steam Generation System • Basic Steam Cycle Thermodynamics
• Overview of Design of Steam Boilers o Heat Exchanger Theory and Operation
o Heat Transfer Media
o Boiler Auxiliaries • Types of Boilers and Key Boiler Components o Fire Tube Boilers
o Water Tube Boilers
o Boiler Pressure Parts
o Types of Burners
o Fuel Types • Key Ancillary Components o Air and Exhaust System o Control and Safety Valves o Drain, Vent and Blowdown Systems o Soot Blowers o Pumps o DCS and I&C o Water Treatment • Types of Boiler Control Systems o Cascade Control System o Fuel Control System for a Boiler o Air Fuel Ratio Control o Minimum Fuel Flow Limitations o Emissions Control o Boiler Drum Level Control o Boiler Drum Pressure Control o Steam Temperature Control Part 2: Plant Operations
• Effective Startup and Shutdown Procedures
• Effective O&M Monitoring
• Assuring Boiler Water Quality
• Avoiding Pressure Part Failures
o Inspection Techniques and Strategy
• Asset Life and Reliability Management Part 3: Health and Safety in Boiler Operations
· Prevention of Unsafe Situations
· Assuring Both Safety and Efficient Operation
Part 4: Real Life Case Studies