Operation & Retrofit
Jiang Yu, Li Debo, Zhou Jielian, Chen Tuo, Feng Yongxin, Zhong Jun, Su Zhanqing
The near-wall volume fractions of H2S, CO, NO and O2 in the main burner area of a 320 MW tangentially fired boiler were measured at 60% and 100% boiler load, while the variation law of the near-wall reduction atmosphere was analyzed by adjusting the working conditions. Results show that high volume fraction of CO is detected near water wall in the furnace at different boiler loads and in different air distribution modes, indicating that strong reduction atmosphere exists in that area, which is the main cause of high-temperature corrosion. In the process of operation, it is suggested increasing the boiler operation oxygen, controlling the sulfur content in the coal by properly blending with other kinds of fuel, so as to prevent the water wall from high-temperature corrosion resulted from being exposed in reduction atmospheres for a long time.