This module will provide the student with the theoretical knowledge associated with the operation and monitoring of the auxiliary steam system in a modern boiler in a thermal power station particularly in relation to the sootblower system.
Module Content
• The purpose of auxiliary steam
• Major components of the auxiliary steam system
• The auxiliary steam header
• Extraction steam
• The auxiliary steam range
• The purpose of the sootblower system
The layout and arrangement of component parts of a sootblower system
• The function of the component parts of the sootblower system
• The type and use of the major valves in the sootblower system
• The control of the sootblower system
• The difference between steam and water sootblower systems