Discuss practical improvements for performance and reliability.

ESP performance is becoming a continuous challenge for our industries using solid fuel in their boilers.

Coal fired power plants fire huge quantity of Coal for generation of power. Hence Generators has to spend lot of money for this. But generators, incur huge loss  due to poor operating parameters / conditions.

There have been quite a few cases of emergency lube oil pump failing to cut in and leading to Steam Turbine bearing and other components damage.

Failures of last stage (long!) blades of LP Steam Turbine are well known in the power plant community. Causes of failure include pitting, erosion, corrosion, fatigue, SCC, fretting and combination of these.

Combustion optimization is perhaps the most important action that is required to improve performance of a boiler, more so, in a solid fuel fired boiler. Frequently changing load and fuel quality demand frequent adjustmen...

A pinhole leakage is quite often seen from the weld joints of the Economizer. Faulty welding is usually considered to be the root cause. But is that the only root cause? Then why it is occurring in the Economizer outlet...

This type of failure is the most devastating amongst all. While the primary cause is failure of water treatment, overheating also contributes significantly to the cause. Careful monitoring of the parameters and timely co...

With increased number of start-up required by the present day’s power boilers, Thermal fatigue cracks in the attachment welding can be a common problem. Systematic inspection and maintenance practices can reduce these pr...

Erosion failure in economizer tubes is quite common with boilers using Indian coal. However, with some, the frequency of such failures can be significantly high. We invite all to share their practices and strategies to m...

The metallurgies used in these tubes are highly susceptible to overheating failures and thus highly sensitive to temperature excursions. Frequently changing load, increased number of start-ups, fast ramp-up coupled with...