Insulation of feed water tank in arrangement of transportable boiler plant with direct-flow steam boiler

A transportable boiler plant is used to provide consumers with steam of high energy characteristics, while saving costs for the construction of stationary boiler houses. A transportable boiler plant can be placed in the conditions of the Far North on an oilfield site. It is therefore necessary to organize reliable and safe operation of the boiler house, consisting of a steam direct-flow boiler of the coil type, a feed pump, a feed water tank and other auxiliary elements of the thermal circuit. One of the important elements in the thermal circuit is the feed water tank, in which water accumulates after chemical purification. It is where the water is also heated, increasing the efficiency of the boiler. Methods for calculating the diameters of main steam pipelines and feed water pipelines are described. The theoretical foundations of the operation of the feed water tank, its use in thermal power plants, combined heat and power plants, district industrial and heating boilers using various thermal arrangements of the above-mentioned enterprises are considered. The operation of the feed water tank in the thermal circuit of a steam unit is discussed. A thermal circuit of an industrial boiler house has been designed to generate saturated steam for consumers using direct-flow steam boilers of the coil type. The diameters of the inlet and outlet pipelines of the storage tank are calculated. The effective thickness of thermal insulation required to minimize heat losses during operation of a transportable boiler plant has been determined. Modeling of the design of the feed water tank and heat losses through its surface is carried out. A 3D model of the designed tank is presented, as well as heat losses through the surface of the tank walls when using a thermal insulation material. The importance of using thermal insulation of various tanks for storing feed water, petroleum products, hydrocarbons and other various media is noted.

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