Pulverizer plant

Bowl mill
Introduction
• Pulverizing system- Pulverized coal fire firing is a method whereby
the crushed coal generally reduced to a fineness such that 70-80%
passes through a 200 mesh sieve is carried forward by air through
pipes directly to burners or storage bins from where it is passed to
burners and discharge into combustion chamber.
• The mixture of coal and air ignites and burns in suspension conditions.
Raw coal feeders
• Volumetric feeders
• Gravimetric feeders
Volumetric feeders
• Volumetric feeder is an instruments that is important to control and
measure the rate of a substance entering into a system.
• It measures the solid discharge rate at a constant volume per unit time.
The unit of measurement is L/min.
• A volumetric feeder is usually a screw conveyor that runs at a constant
speed.
Gravimetric feeders
• Gravimetric feeder is an instrument that is important to control and
measure the speed of a substance in an instrument system.
• This equipment can handle the bulk solids. It allows the solid to
discharge at a constant weight per unit time.
• The unit of measurement is kg/min.
Pulverized coal firing system
• Indirect firing system
• Direct firing system
DIRECT FIRING:
• Coal is ground and is directly carried from the Pulveriser to the
Furnace by use of Pressurised air.
• Pressurised Air from Primary Air Fans goes to the Pulverisers.
Sufficient temperature is maintained for drying of coal and moving to
the furnace without settling.
INDIRECT FIRING:
• Here coal is ground and is carried to an Intermediate Bunker. Based on
the Unit load demand coal moves from the Intermediate Bunker to the
Furnace.
• A suction fan helps in sucking the pulverised fuel to the furnace. This
system is suitable, where the boiler load varies and the mills consume
huge power. But, the disadvantage is that, the capital cost is high due
to extra bunkers and fans.
Bowl mill ( XRP1103 / XRP 903)