SYNOPSIS

Steam is highly considered as one of the most critical resource in today’s industrial world. It is widely used in various industries ranging from the power plants, paper & wood products factories, food & beverage processing plants, cooling & heating of large buildings and powering ships. A boiler (or steam generator, as it is commonly called) is a mechanical system that generates steam at the desired rate at the desired pressure and temperature by burning fuel in its furnace. The boiler system is a complex integration of boiler tubes, furnace, superheater, reheater, evaporator, economizer and air preheater along with various auxiliaries such as fuel handling system, burners, pumps, fans, stokers, air pollution control equipments, ash-handling equipments & stack etc. Boiler is the heart of any industrial plant to produce hot water, saturated steam and superheated steam for various process applications, 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. (Depending on the design & application)

The steam plants of today (consisted of boilers) are a combination of complex engineered systems that work to produce steam in the most efficient and economically feasible manner. A good design and operational management is important to ensure high boiler efficiency, safety and reliability. Performance of a boiler reduces over time due to various reasons such as poor combustion, heat transfer, fouling, poor fuel, and water, operation and maintenance quality. With increasing fuel cost, greater attention is being given to improvement of the combustion efficiency. Most of the new boilers are designed to be fully automated; built in a variety sizes, shapes and forms to fit conditions peculiar to the individual plant and to meet varying requirements. Performance monitoring pays-off in reducing fuel cost. Any observed abnormal deviation should be investigated to pin point the problem area for necessary corrective action. Apart from it, the boiler design shall also take into account the safe operation that is mandatory under regulations. Safety is a major concern in all modern steam boiler systems, where low cost steam and electricity must be produced with a minimum impact on the safety of workers & machines. To the operator of any boiler system, the issue of reliable, safe, and efficient operation remains the utmost important factor to be considered.


COURSE OBJECTIVE

The main objective of this course is to provide the basic concept and understanding of the boiler system from the design & efficiency perspectives. We hope that the boiler owners and operators are able to select and operate the boiler in a more efficient and safe manner, starting from the boiler design & selection stage till the operation & maintenance stage. This course will introduce the basic guidelines and standard requirements of the boiler design from the local factory machinery acts/regulations and international boiler ASME codes. Apart from it, it will also describe the various systems and equipments of steam generators that are so important to everyday life, whether it be for the generation of electricity, for heating, or for a process that leads to a product. In addition, this course will also cover the standard practice that any operator should follow to ensure safe, continuous service and efficient operation. It is intended to assist the operator in the correct use of the equipment, to recognize unsatisfactory conditions and to take the necessary corrective measures before dangerous and costly emergencies develop. In summary, this course will provide you experiences in efficient boiler design, design codes, selection of boilers, optimizing steam system efficiency, best practices in operation and maintenance to achieve reliability, safety and efficiency.  


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Ir. Luk Chau Beng is Professional Engineer and holds a Masters Degree in Engineering Management, a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering, a First Grade Steam Certificate and a First Grade Internal Combustion Engineers Competent Certificate issued by Department of Safety & Occupational Health, Malaysia. He had previously completed many turnaround in the large power industries successfully and possess vast experience in boilers and pressure vessels. Apart from it, Ir. Luk was the past Chairman of the Mechanical Engineering Technical Division of IEM and also a former Council Member. He holds several chairmanships which include Chairman for ISO TC 11 on boiler and unfired pressure vessel, Chairman of TC for mechanical engineering components with the Malaysian Standardization & Research Organization (SIRIM) and chaired the draft on Malaysian energy efficiency guidelines for pumps, compressor, boilers and thermal oil heater with Malaysian Energy Center and KeTTHA. Presently he is a Head of Department at a Power Plant in Malaysia.

Ir. CW Chia is a Mechanical Engineer graduated from University of Malaya (UM) in 2004. He is a certified Professional Engineer by the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) and also a corporate member with the Institution of Engineers Malaysia. (IEM) Currently, he is a member of sub-committee on Projects for Mechanical Engineering Technical Division under IEM. He is also appointed as IEM’s representative on technical committee of electromagnetic field for Malaysian Standardization & Research Organization(SIRIM). Ir. Chia had more than 10 years working with renewable energy sector. His experiences cover engineering, design consultancy, installation, testing, commissioning, maintenance and project management services for waste (biomass and incinerator) and coal power plants. Currently, he owns a project management and engineering consultancy firm provides the complete range consultancy services from feasibility studies to testing and commissioning for biomass boiler and power plant development projects.