Feedwater Regulator for Drum Boilers

Keeping accurate and stable drum level control is vital to optimal plant operation, but there are many challenges that are inherent with this process. Innate to level control on a drum style boiler is a dynamic called “shrink and swell”, which is caused by the formation of vapor bubbles in the boiler evaporation tubes as steam demand changes.

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Tags: Coal-Fired Power, Combined Cycle Power, Power