Near Minneapolis, the Jones family was having serious comfort issues in their two-story colonial. Each winter, the upstairs master suite was so cold the owners had to use an electric blanket, while ...

Increases in federal and state regulation on power plant emissions and heat rate have significantly impacted the power generation sector in recent years. In the midst of all commercial technologies ...

The first step in optimizing combustion system performance is balancing the air and fuel flowing through each of the plant’s coal pipes—the pipes that convey the air/fuel mix from the pulverizers to ...

Achieving air balance in a facility is imperative to air quality, safety, and energy efficiency. However, many times plant operators focus only on exhausting air to get rid of unwanted elements — such ...

The Asheville Plant, owned by Progress Energy, consists of four units that produce 700 MW near Arden, North Carolina (Figure 1). Unit 2 is a Babcock & Wilcox front-fired reheat boiler with a maximum ...

Many of you have responded to recent water balance articles with this question: “What do we do when a water system lacks balancing valves and test ports?" Let’s take a look at how you can test, ...