1. Power boilers
The term "power boiler" stems from the field of application of boilers in large thermal power plants. Until the 1980s, the term was used to describe large boilers with radiant furnaces and oil, gas or pulverized coal burners. Recent decades have seen the rise of fluidized beds, combined cycles with recovery boilers and the virtual disappearance of large-capacity oil- or gas-fired boilers.
In this section, we consider pulverized coal and circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers as power boilers. Large recovery boilers are covered in 4
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Bibliography
Standards and norms
- Water-tube boilers and auxiliary systems – Part 3: Design and calculation of pressure parts - EN 12952-3 - 01-04
Regulations
European Directive 2001/80/EC of 10/23/01 on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants, transcribed in France by the Order of June 20, 2002.
European Directive 2000/76/EC of 04/12/00 on the incineration of waste, transcribed into French legislation by the decree of September 20, 2002.
European Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial...
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Alfa Laval Aalborg A/S http://www.aalborgindustries.com
Alstom Power http://www.alstom.com
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