Steam Generation from Biomass: Construction and Design of Large Boilers

Steam Generation from Biomass covers steam generator engineering for biomass combustion in depth. It presents the design process, and allows the understanding of not only the function of different components of a steam generator, but also what design choices have been made.

Professor Vakkilainen explores each particular aspect of steam generator design from the point of view of pressure part design, mechanical design, layout design, process design, performance optimization and cost optimization. Topics such as fuels and their emissions, steam-water circulation, auxiliary equipment, availability and reliability, measurements and control, manufacture, erection and inspection are covered. Special attention is given to recovery boilers and fluidized bed boilers.

Automated design and dimensioning calculation spreadsheets are available for download at the book's companion website.

This book is intended for both design engineers and steam boiler operators, as well as those involved in plant management and equipment purchasing. Basic understanding of heat transfer and fluid flow is assumed.

• Provides a complete overview of biomass steam boilers, including processes, phenomena and nomenclature.
• Presents a clear view of how biomass boilers differ from fossil fuel boilers, and covers the most used types of large-scale biomass boilers, including recovery boilers and fluidized bed boilers, as well as auxiliary equipment.
• At the book's companion website, you will find spreadsheets with calculation examples and automatic calculation tools for design and dimensioning.