Our vertical arrangement boilers: better optimisation of layout and a smaller

footprint
The convective heating surfaces in a vertical boiler are usually cleaned by soot blowers, which
minimise the risk of blocking the tube bundles. Because the vertical heating surfaces use a
common hopper for ash extraction, performance per steel ton is optimised. To avoid soot blower-
induced erosion, superheater and evaporator tubes are protected by stainless steel tube shells.
The arrangement of the tubes means that the tube bundles don’t need separate drains - a major
advantage in terms of the time required for replacing the bundles.

Vertical vs. horizontal boiler design

Convection pass: helping to optimise the process

The convection pass of a boiler is characterized by the mode of energy transfer from the hot flue
gas to water or steam, which is primarily via convective heat transfer. On waste-to-energy boilers
the flue gas temperature (at the entrance to the convection pass) is typically below 625 °C, which
makes it possible to put heating surfaces inside the flue gas rather than surrounding it, as in a
typical radiation pass.
Heating surfaces within the flue gas lead to a growing optimisation effect. Because the heating
surface area can be optimised, the entire boiler can be optimised, which means the entire plant
building is optimised. However, the burning of some fuels (such as waste) generates a high
concentration of particles which are sticky at high temperatures. To avoid a blockage in the flue
gas path, the flue gas temperature must thus be below a certain temperature, which limits the
use of convective heating surface