On my first project as a combustion control engineer, I was responsible for loop checks and for watching the experts tune the system controls. The first loop I tried to tune solo was the drum level ...
A troubled system leads the author to a malfunctioning float-type low water cutoff, and illustrates the imporance of basic system maintenance. This clogged control is a float-type low water cutoff, a ...
Boilers have enormous thermal mass and are relatively slow to react. Turbines are nimble and quickly answer an operator’s command. Coordinating an entire plant requires an intimate knowledge of both ...