Boiler Efficiency Prediction

Challenge

  • High variations in fuel quality and feed leads to operational challenges in maximizing the steam generation

 

  • Degradation of boiler efficiency leading to suboptimal combustion strategies

Solution

  • Maintaining enthalpy balance in boilers for incoming streams and generated steam to track the efficiency in real-time

 

  • Predicting the efficiency degradation and recommending the corrections to counter impact the fuel quality variations

Result

  • Optimal Steam to fuel ratio

 

  • 4-7 % energy savings/ year

 

  • Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of 200 tonnes of CO2 per year