By the end of this course delegates will learn about:

• Identify the benefits of improved boiler process control and savings from improved efficiency
• Develop proper control systems documentation
• Apply principles and methods for flow and level measurements to improve boiler operations
• Specify appropriate strategies for flow, level, and pressure control
• Explain how to tune boiler control systems
• Implement analyzer measurements for improving boiler efficiency
• Analyze basic control loops required for boiler operation
• Apply control concepts such as cascade, ratio, and feedforward control for boiler control
• Specify appropriate safety system interlocks
• Evaluate process requirements for writing instrumentation specifications

Boiler Plant Commissioning Engineers, Consulting Engineers, Control System Engineers, Design Engineers, Instrumentation Engineers and Technicians, Mechanical Engineers and Technicians, Operation, Maintenance, Inspection and Repair Specialists, Senior Boiler Plant Operators, Repairers and Installers

Basic Control Loops

• Loop Requirements Based on New Boilers
• Loop Control for Adding an Additional Fuel
• Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) for Boiler

Combustion of Fuels

• P&ID for Natural Gas
• P&ID for Fuel #2 Oil and #6 Oil
• P&ID for Pulverized Coal

Fuel Gas Analysis

• Types of Analyzers
• Analyzers for Control

Steam Supply and Firing Rate Demand

• Control Single Boiler and Multiple Boilers 
• Steam Temperature Control

Feedwater Control Systems

• Level
• Flow
• Process Dynamics

Boiler Draft Systems

• ID and FD Fan
• Process Dynamics

Combustion Control

• Cross Limiting Control
• Control Single and Multiple Fuel Systems
• Running Fuel Changes
• Process Dynamics

Improving Operations with Computers and Analyzers

• Running from Graphics
• Energy Management
• Control Trim for Analyzers

Emerging Technologies

• Using DCS Systems

Rectus attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration