SYNOPSIS

Boilers are used to produce hot water and steam in various industries such as industrial plants for process, hotels and hospitals for hot water and steam for ironing, sterilization etc, utilities for power generation.  Depending on the design, boilers are capable of burning various conventional fuels and waste materials and they are range from small package producing under five tons of steam per hour to several hundred tons of steam per hour in the utility boiler.

The main operating expenditure of a boiler is fuel, hence with the soaring of fuel prices, owners and operators needs to understand right from the design and selection stage till the operating and maintenance stage of the boiler how energy is waste and need to understand how to recover this losses.

Performance of a boiler, like efficiency and evaporative ratio reduces with time due to the poor combustion heat transfer fouling and poor operation and maintenance. Deterioration of fuel and water quality also leads to poor performance. Efficiency testing helps us to find out how far the boiler efficiency drift away from the best efficiency. Any observed abnormal deviations could therefore be investigated to   pinpoint the problem area for necessary corrective action. Performance monitoring pays-off in reduced fuel  cost.

This course will provide you experiences in boiler design including fire tube & water tube boiler, auxiliary equipment, essential fitting for boiler, steam dryness, emission control equipment and managing Boiler efficiency through vigilant practices in Operation and Maintenance


BIODATA OF THE SPEAKER

Ir. Luk Chau Beng has vast experience in Boilers and Pressure Vessels. Presently he is a Head of Department at a Power Plant, He is the Chairman of the SIRIM’S Technical Committee for Boiler and Pressure Vessels He has lead his team to develop the Malaysian’s Inspection and Repair Codes for Malaysia, He has also represented Malaysia in the International Technical Committee meeting  overseas to discuss and finalize ISO Codes for Pressure Vessels. In the area of energy efficiency, he has lead the team to develop the energy efficiency guidelines for Malaysian Industries under KeTTHA for Boilers, Thermal Oil Heaters, Furnace, Pumps and Compressors

Engr. Chong Thiam Heng is a Mechanical Engineer graduated from The University of Leeds with BEng (Hons). He spent many years in boiler design, fabrication, commission up to rehabilitation evaluation and proposal of boilers. Presently he is the Engineering Manager in Mackenzie Industries Sdn Bhd designing, manufacturing and commissioning industrial boilers