Calculating the Efficiency of Steam Boilers Based on Its Most Effecting Factors: A Case Study

Date

2012-1

Type

Conference paper

Conference title

World Academy of Science and Technology

Issue

Vol. 0 No. 63

Author(s)

Rajab HOKOMA
Nabil M. Muhaisen

Abstract

This paper is concerned with calculating boiler efficiency as one of the most important types of performance measurements in any steam power plant. That has a key role in determining the overall effectiveness of the whole system within the power station. For this calculation, a Visual-Basic program was developed, and a steam power plant known as El-Khmus power plant, Libya was selected as a case study. The calculation of the boiler efficiency was applied by using heating balance method. The findings showed how the maximum heat energy which produced from the boiler increases the boiler efficiency through increasing the temperature of the feed water, and decreasing the exhaust temperature along with humidity levels of the of fuel used within the boiler. arabic 15 English 78

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