Inside a Coal Fired Boiler

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Steam Generator Turbine Pulverizer Pulverized Coal Fire Fired Boiler Superheated Superheat Power Plants Station Foster Wheeler
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The inside of a 660MW pulverized coal fired boiler, taken from several observation ports on different elevations.

This natural-circulation boiler produces superheated steam rated at 1000F, 2400 PSI at full load.

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Inside a Coal Fired Boiler

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  • This is a ...

    This is a Foster-Wheeler boiler.

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  • Is this a CE Boiler ...

    Is this a CE Boiler? The view of the floor tubes above the ash hoppers through what I presume is an open water-cooled door is neat. I've never seen one opened during operation.

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  • Very cool vid! I am ...

    Very cool vid! I am a Consrtuction Boilermaker by trade and these are pretty cool to work on!

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  • I have never seen a ...

    I have never seen a door that size at the throat before. On ours it is at the bottom of the hoppers next to the washers. we have 4x1000MW units in one of our stations.

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  • it's scary, but ...

    it's scary, but really good!

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