Power Gen & Boiler Tuning
2025-03-13 - 2025-03-14 | Virtual Online, United States
Learn about critical boiler control loops and control methods, as well as design, tuning, and issues that make boiler tuning challenging.
Prerequisite
PID Controller Tuning & APC Techniques
Overview
This two-day course will provide an overview of all critical boiler control loops and control methods, as well as step-by-step techniques for tuning each application area. It will also cover common difficulties, pitfalls, and special considerations that often make proper boiler tuning so challenging. Hands-on exercises throughout the training will help attendees better understand boiler tuning principles.
Topics Covered
DAY 1

Boiler Control
Load Demand Control
Boiler-Following Mode
Turbine-Following Mode
Coordinated Control
Main Boiler Control Loops
Trim Control Principles and Uses
Function Generators Characterization
SH/RH Steam Temperature Control
Feedwater Flow Control
Drum Level Control

Hands-on Exercises

Steam Temperature Cascade Control Tuning
3-Element Drum Level Control Tuning

DAY 2

Pollution Controls (NOx, SOx, Opacity)
SCR Ammonia Injection / NOx Emission Control Tuning
Combustion Control
Fuel Flow Control
Air Flow Control
Excess O2 Control
Furnace Pressure Control
Unit Master (MW and Throttle Pressure) Control Processes

Hands-on Exercises

Unit Master (Boiler- and Turbine-Master) Controls Tuning

*This two-day course is optional days you can add to extend your training.
