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Steam Generators

and Waste Heat Boilers

For Process and Plant Engineers

Steam Generators

and Waste Heat Boilers

For Process and Plant Engineers

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

A Series of Textbooks and Reference Books

Founding Editor

L. L. Faulkner

Columbus Division, Battelle Memorial Institute

and Department of Mechanical Engineering

The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio

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Contents

Preface...........................................................................................................................................

xiii

Author.........................................................................................................................................

xxxi

1. Combustion Calculations .....................................................................................................

1

Introduction..............................................................................................................................

1

Moisture in Air.........................................................................................................................

1

Combustion Calculations .......................................................................................................

2

Excess Air from Flue Gas Analysis ..................................................................................

8

Simplified Combustion Calculations .............................................................................

10

Estimation of Heating Values...............................................................................................

12

Burner Selection.....................................................................................................................

13

Combustion Temperatures ...................................................................................................

14

Simplified Procedure for Estimating Combustion Temperatures..................................

15

Effect of FGR on Combustion Temperature..................................................................

15

Relating FGR and Oxygen in Windbox .........................................................................

16

Gas Turbine Exhaust Combustion Calculations ...............................................................

17

Relating Oxygen and Energy Input in Turbine Exhaust Gases .................................

17

Evaluating Fuel Quantity Required to Raise Turbine Exhaust Gas Temperature ......

19

Firing Temperature versus Oxygen, Burner Duty, and Water Vapor........................

21

Boiler Efficiency .....................................................................................................................

21

Heat Loss Method.............................................................................................................

22

Simplified Formulae for Boiler Efficiency .....................................................................

23

Simplified Procedure for Obtaining Major Boiler Parameters...................................

26

Excess Air versus Efficiency............................................................................................

26

Firing Fuels with Low Heating Values...............................................................................

27

Firing of Multiple Fuels.........................................................................................................

29

Emission Conversion Calculations: Steam Generators ....................................................

29

Converting ppmvd of NOx to mg/Nm3 ..............................................................................

32

Converting Turbine Exhaust Emissions .............................................................................

34

Low-Temperature Corrosion in Boilers ..............................................................................

35

Condensation of Acid Vapors in Low-Temperature Heat Sinks .....................................

38

Acid Dew Point Temperature Tdp....................................................................................

38

References ...............................................................................................................................

40

2. Steam Generator Furnace Design......................................................................................

41

Advantages of Water-Cooled Furnaces ..............................................................................

43

Ring Header Design .........................................................................................................

44

Heat Release Rates .................................................................................................................

46

Steam Pressure ..................................................................................................................

47

Circulation Systems ..........................................................................................................

52

Furnace Exit Gas Temperature Evaluation.........................................................................

53

Empirical Formula for Furnace Duty Estimation .............................................................

57

vii

viii

Contents

Furnace Duty with Combination Firing.............................................................................

60

Distribution of Heat Flux around Tubes and Fins ............................................................

61

Distribution of Radiation to Tube Banks............................................................................

61

Relating Heat Flux from Furnace to inside Tubes.............................................................

64

External Radiation to Heat Transfer Surfaces at Furnace Exit ........................................

65

Direct Radiation to Superheater at Part Load...............................................................

66

Terms Frequently Used in Furnace Performance..............................................................

67

Estimating Boiling Heat Transfer Coefficient....................................................................

67

Estimating Fin Tip Temperature..........................................................................................

68

Boiling Process .......................................................................................................................

69

Boiler Circulation...................................................................................................................

70

Thom’s Method for Estimating Losses ...............................................................................

75

Circulation Calculations .......................................................................................................

77

Circulation Flow versus Load .........................................................................................

81

Flow Stratification in Horizontal Tubes..............................................................................

82

Correlations for CHF (Critical Heat Flux) and Allowable Steam Quality.....................

82

Circulation Problems.............................................................................................................

85

Guidelines for Good Circulation System Design..............................................................

85

References ...............................................................................................................................

86

3. Steam Generators..................................................................................................................

87

Introduction............................................................................................................................

87

Large Package Boilers............................................................................................................

87

Water-Cooled Furnaces.........................................................................................................

90

Major Changes in Boiler Design..........................................................................................

90

Absence of Air Heater...........................................................................................................

90

Emissions Affect Steam Generator Designs ......................................................................

92

Custom-Designed Boilers .....................................................................................................

97

Novel Ideas .............................................................................................................................

97

O-Type Package Boiler......................................................................................................

98

Dual-Pressure Design.......................................................................................................

99

Small Changes, Big Benefits ............................................................................................

99

Boiler Classification .............................................................................................................

103

Improving Boiler Efficiency ...............................................................................................

108

Adding Condensate Heater to Improve Boiler Plant Efficiency...............................

109

Understanding Boiler Performance..............................................................................

111

Why Economizer Does Not Steam in Steam Generators ..........................................

112

Understanding Boiler Surface Areas............................................................................

113

Steam Generators for Oil Sands Application...................................................................

115

Superheaters .........................................................................................................................

118

Radiant versus Convective Superheaters ....................................................................

121

How Emissions Impact Radiant and Convective Superheaters...............................

124

Arrangement of Superheaters .......................................................................................

124

Steam Temperature Control ..........................................................................................

125

Steam Generators with Import and Export Steam..........................................................

129

Flow in Parallel Paths..........................................................................................................

129

Steam Inlet and Exit Nozzle Location...............................................................................

130

Off-Design Performance of Superheater...........................................................................

131

Contents

ix

Case Study of a Superheater with Tube Failure Problems.............................................

135

Problem at Low Loads with Inverted-Loop Superheaters ........................................

137

Steam Generator Design and Performance......................................................................

138

Data Required for Performing Steam Generator Analysis .......................................

139

Checking Boiler Performance .......................................................................................

142

Evaluating Part Load Performance ..............................................................................

146

Performance without Economizer.....................................................................................

149

Tube Wall Temperature Estimation at Economizer Inlet...............................................

149

Methods to Minimize Low-Temperature Corrosion Problems.....................................

151

Precautions to Minimize Corrosion in Operation ..........................................................

154

Water Chemistry, Carryover, Steam Purity .....................................................................

155

Fire Tube Boilers...................................................................................................................

157

Boiler Horse Power .........................................................................................................

160

Sizing and Performance Calculations..........................................................................

160

References .............................................................................................................................

163

4. Waste Heat Boilers..............................................................................................................

165

Introduction..........................................................................................................................

165

Gas Inlet Temperature and Analysis............................................................................

168

Flue Gas Composition and Gas Pressure ....................................................................

170

Water Tube versus Fire Tube Boilers ............................................................................

173

Circulation Systems ........................................................................................................

174

Heat Recovery in Sulfur Plants.....................................................................................

178

Heat Recovery in Sulfuric Acid Plant ..........................................................................

181

Heat Recovery in Hydrogen Plants ..............................................................................

182

Combining Solar Energy with Heat Recovery Systems ............................................

184

Gas Turbine HRSGs ........................................................................................................

184

Natural, Forced Circulation, Once-Through Designs, and Special Applications .....

188

Natural versus Forced Circulation HRSGs .................................................................

191

Emission Control in HRSGs ..........................................................................................

194

Flow-Accelerated Corrosion ..........................................................................................

195

Water Tube Waste Heat Boilers: Sizing and Performance..............................................

197

Optimizing Pinch and Approach Points in HRSGs ..................................................

197

HRSG Performance and Evaluating Field Data..........................................................

199

Efficiency of Waste Heat Boiler, HRSG ........................................................................

204

Advantages of Supplementary Firing in HRSGs...................................................

204

HRSG and Steam Generator Performance ..................................................................

205

Optimum Utilization of Boilers ....................................................................................

205

Combined Cycle Plants and Fired HRSGs ..................................................................

206

HRSGs with Split Superheaters ....................................................................................

208

Performance with and without Export Steam ............................................................

208

Providing Margins on Heating Surfaces.....................................................................

217

Cement Plant Waste Heat Recovery .............................................................................

217

Kalina Cycle..........................................................................................................................

223

Advantages of Kalina Cycle ..........................................................................................

224

Fluid Heaters and Film Temperature................................................................................

227

Design of Fire Tube Boilers.................................................................................................

230

Boiling Heat Transfer Coefficient ho.............................................................................

231

x

Contents

Effect of Scale Formation...........................................................................................

234

Estimation of Loss in Performance Due to Fouling ..............................................

236

Tube Wall Thickness Calculations...........................................................................

236

Off-Design Performance with Addition of Economizer............................................

238

Simulation of Fire Tube Boiler Performance ...............................................................

239

Effect of Gas Analysis on Performance........................................................................

241

Critical Heat Flux qc........................................................................................................

242

Effect of Tube Size on Boiler Design ............................................................................

244

Estimating Tube Bundle Diameter ...............................................................................

245

Simplified Approach to Evaluating Performance of Fire Tube Boilers ...................

245

Estimating Tube Sheet Thickness.................................................................................

248

Estimating Tube Sheet Temperature with Refractory and Ferrules........................

248

Calculation of Tube Sheet Temperature without Refractory on Tube Sheet ..........

249

Air Heaters............................................................................................................................

250

Heat Pipes .............................................................................................................................

251

Design of Tubular Air Heaters...........................................................................................

252

Heat Transfer Inside and Outside Tubes .....................................................................

253

Part Load Performance...................................................................................................

257

Specifying Waste Heat Boilers ......................................................................................

258

Waste Heat Boiler Data (Thermal Design) .......................................................................

259

References .............................................................................................................................

261

5. HRSG Simulation...............................................................................................................

263

Introduction..........................................................................................................................

263

What Is HRSG Simulation? ................................................................................................

263

Applications of HRSG Simulation.....................................................................................

265

Understanding Pinch and Approach Points....................................................................

266

Estimating Steam Generation and Gas–Steam Temperature Profiles..........................

267

Why Cannot We Arbitrarily Select the Pinch and Approach Points?..........................

270

Why Should Pinch and Approach Points Be Selected in Unfired Mode? ...................

271

Simulation of HRSG Evaporator........................................................................................

272

Supplementary Firing .........................................................................................................

273

Off-Design Performance Evaluation .................................................................................

274

How Accurate Is Simulation?.............................................................................................

279

Steaming in Economizer.....................................................................................................

281

Methods to Minimize Steaming in Economizer ........................................................

283

Field Data Evaluation ..........................................................................................................

284

Singleor Multiple-Pressure HRSG ..................................................................................

286

Split Superheater Design.....................................................................................................

295

Fresh Air Firing....................................................................................................................

299

Efficiency of HRSG ..............................................................................................................

300

Cogeneration Plant Application.........................................................................................

301

Optimizing HRSG Arrangement ......................................................................................

303

Application of Simulation to Understand the Effect of Ambient Conditions.............

305

Applying Margins on Exhaust Gas Flow and Temperature .........................................

306

Conclusion ............................................................................................................................

308

References .............................................................................................................................

308

Contents

xi

6. Miscellaneous Boiler Calculations .................................................................................

309

Condensing Economizers...................................................................................................

309

Water Dew Point of Flue Gases.....................................................................................

310

Energy Recoverable through Condensation ...............................................................

311

Condensation Heat Transfer Calculations...................................................................

312

Condensation over Finned Tubes .................................................................................

315

Wall Temperature of Uninsulated Duct, Stack................................................................

317

Insulation Calculations.......................................................................................................

320

Hot Casing Design..........................................................................................................

322

Drum Coil Heater: Bath Heater Sizing .............................................................................

323

Checking Heat Transfer Equipment for Noise and Vibration Problems .....................

327

Determining Natural Frequency of Vibration of Tubes ............................................

327

Acoustic Frequency fa .....................................................................................................

328

Vortex Shedding Frequency fe.......................................................................................

328

Damping Criterion..........................................................................................................

331

Fluid Elastic Instability ..................................................................................................

332

Steam Drum Calculations ..................................................................................................

333

Steam Velocity in Drum.................................................................................................

333

Blowdown Calculations .................................................................................................

335

Drum Holdup Calculations...........................................................................................

339

Estimating Flow in Blowdown Lines................................................................................

340

Theory...............................................................................................................................

340

Flow Instability in Two-Phase Circuits ............................................................................

343

Transient Calculations.........................................................................................................

346

Analysis of an Evaporator..............................................................................................

348

Drum-Level Fluctuations...............................................................................................

350

Fan Calculations...................................................................................................................

351

Density of Flue Gas, Air.................................................................................................

351

Pressure Drop in Ducts..................................................................................................

352

Fan Selection....................................................................................................................

353

Why Should the Fan Capacity Be Reviewed at the Lowest Density

 

Condition? ................................................................................................................

354

Head Developed by Fan.................................................................................................

355

Fan Power Consumption................................................................................................

355

Estimating Stack Effect ..................................................................................................

355

References .............................................................................................................................

356

Appendix A: Boiler Design and Performance Calculations .............................................

357

Appendix B: Tube-Side Heat Transfer Coefficients and Pressure Drop ........................

377

Appendix C: Heat Transfer Coefficients Outside Plain Tubes.........................................

393

Appendix D: Nonluminous Heat Transfer Calculations...................................................

407

Appendix E: Calculations with Finned Tubes.....................................................................

413

Appendix F: Properties of Gases ............................................................................................

447

Appendix G: Quiz on Boilers and HRSGs with Answers ................................................

477

xii

Contents

Conversion Factors

.....................................................................................................................485

Glossary .......................................................................................................................................

491

Nomenclature .............................................................................................................................

493