What Is Slagging and Fouling in Boilers - Thermodyne Engineering Systems PDF
What Is Slagging and Fouling in Boilers - Thermodyne Engineering Systems PDF
What Is Slagging and Fouling in Boilers - Thermodyne Engineering Systems PDF
Slag formed when melt or so en ash particles is not cooled down to solid state when they reach the
heat surface. Typical initial deformation temperatures (or so called ash fusion temperatures) are
2100 to 2200 F. With furnace gas temperatures in excess of 2500 F, we have semi-molten ash that
may stick to the relatively cooler walls. Most ash tend to be resolidied due to the relatively lower
temperature at the tube surface and the particles fractures on impact and partially bounce back into
the gas stream. However, if the furnace is too small, the exit gas temperature is too high or the
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the gas stream. However, if the furnace is too small, the exit gas temperature is too high or the
melting point of ash is relatively low, molten ash may not have enough time to be resolidied when
they hit the heat surface, therefore they are easy to stick to the surface and cause the accumulation
of deposits leading to slagging. Depending on the strength and physical characteristic of the deposit,
steam or air soot blower may be able to remove most of them. However, the base deposit generally
remains a ached to the tube, allowing subsequent deposits to accumulate much more rapidly.
Fouling is the accumulation of unwanted material on solid surfaces to the detriment of function.
The fouling materials can consist of either living organisms or a non-living substance (inorganic or
organic). Fouling is usually distinguished from other surface-growth phenomena, in that it occurs
on a surface of a component, system or plant performing a dened and useful function, and that the
fouling process impedes or interferes with this function.
Fouling is generally caused by the vaporization of volatile inorganic elements in the coal during
combustion. When heat is absorbed and temperatures decrease in the convection area of the boiler,
compounds formed by these elements condense on ash particles and heating surface, forming a glue
which initiate deposition.
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