ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN

DRAFT SYSTEM

Dileep Kumar
DGM
Corporate Operation Services
NTPC Limited
 Boiler Systems

Water treatment system

Feed water system

Steam System

Blow down system

Fuel supply system

Air Supply system

Flue gas system

 Boiler Draught
…a force required to

 Maintain air flow through a fire bed to aid

complete combustion

 Draw the resulting hot gases through the system

 Remove the products of combustion and

discharge to atmosphere
 Functions of Draft System

To supply to the furnace the required

quantity of air for complete combustion of
fuel

To remove the gaseous products of

combustion from the furnace and
discharge these through chimney to the
atmosphere
 Classification of Boiler Draught

 Natural Draught

 Artificial Draught

 Induced Draught
 Forced Draught
 Balanced Draught
 Natural Draught
 Caused by a Chimney
 Easy to construct
 Has a long life
 Needs no auxiliary power

 Draught produced varies with weather

conditions and temp of FG
 No flexibility to create more draught to
take care of peak loads
FANS IN A THERMAL POWER STATIONS
 FORCED DRAFT FANS

 INDUCED DRAFT FANS

 PRIMARY AIR FANS

 IGNITOR AIR FANS

 SCANNER AIR FANS

 SEAL AIR FANS

 FANS IN NTPC STATIONS
APPLICATION 200MW 500MW

Axial Reaction Axial Reaction

FD FAN (single stage) (single stage)
Radial Double inlet
Axial Impulse Radial Double inlet
ID FAN Radial Double inlet

Radial Backward Axial Reaction

PA FANS curved (double stage)
Axial Reaction
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AIR PATH
PRIMARY AIR PATH
FLUE GAS PATH
Areas of energy saving

Plugging the air leakages in the duct

system
Reducing the pressure drop across ducts.
Reducing the air in leakage from APH .
Changeover to VFD control over hydraulic
control
Insulation
 Plugging the air leakages in the duct
system

Expansion joints
Mettalic
NMEZ
Erosion of ducts
Cracks in the duct system
Air ingress from manhole doors.
Reducing the pressure drop
across ducts
THANK YOU