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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2012.36.6.663

Application and Verification of Cold Air Velocity Technique for Solving Tube Ash Erosion Problem in PC Boilers  

Yoo, Ki-Soo (Technology Center, Korea Southern Power Corporation)
Jeong, Kwon-Seok (Technology Center, Korea Southern Power Corporation)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.36, no.6, 2012 , pp. 663-668 More about this Journal
Abstract
Fly ash erosion is a leading cause of boiler tube failure in PC boilers. Therefore, shields or baffle plates are installed in specific areas to mitigate fly ash erosion and prevent boiler tube failure. However, the tube failure problems caused by fly ash erosion cannot be eliminated with this solution alone, because each PC boiler has a different flue-gas flow pattern and erosion can become severe in unexpected zones. This problem is caused by an asymmetric internal flow velocity and local growth of the flue gas velocity. For these reasons, clearly defining the flow pattern in PC boilers is important for solving the problem of tube failure caused by fly ash erosion. For this purpose, the cold air velocity technique (CAVT) can be applied to the fly ash erosion problem. In this study, CAVT was carried out on the Hadong #2 PC boiler and the feasibility of application of CAVT to conventional PC boilers was validated.
Keywords
Fly Ash Erosion; CAVT; Pulverized Coal Boiler; Tube Failure;
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