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Boilers have forced draft (FD) fans to supply air for the combustion of
fuel. In addition to this fan, there can be many other fans such as induced draft (ID), primary air fans
(PA), seal air fans, scanner air fans, etc. In these the FD, ID, and PA fans are large capacity fans,
while the others are smaller fans. In the case of a pressurized boiler, only an FD fan is present. Here
the FD fan handles the full pressure drop of the whole boiler air and flue gas system. In the case of a
balanced draft system, the ID fan evacuates the flue gas from the furnace and handles the pressure
drop in the flue gas section. The PA fan is used in the case of solid fuels to carry the fuel to the
furnace and give the primary air requirement to the fuel.
Trip in a running boiler
Any trip of major equipment in the boiler causes the boiler parameters to vary widely before it
stabilizes depending upon the action taken by the operator. Boiler tripping can also be caused if
some vital equipment trips or if some unsafe condition appears. The important factors to be
understood in a trip of equipment in a boiler are mainly four.
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Make all electrical check and clear for starting the boiler
All the said actions are broad and for general understanding only. It is required to train and educate
the operators for each design of the units. There are lot of changes taking place on the controls side
and equipment design side. This brings in a need to understand the specifics of the system that is
being handled.