Boiler Water and Steam Cycle Overview
Learning objectives
- Explain the purpose of a hotwell
- Describe the role low pressure condensate heaters and high pressure feedwater heaters play in the boiler water cycle
- Explain the purpose of a deaerator
- Describe the basic design of a watertube boiler
- Explain the purpose of a steam drum
- Explain the purpose of the primary superheater and secondary superheater
Course overview
As discussed previously, power plants convert the chemical energy stored in fuel into thermal energy in the boiler. The boiler water and steam stores thermal energy before sending it to the steam turbine. There, it is converted to mechanical energy. Understanding the basic boiler water and steam components is necessary to understand how power plants operate.
The Boiler Water and Steam Cycle Overview training course describes where boiler water comes from and how it enters and flows through a boiler. It explains the basic flow path the steam follows from the boiler to the steam turbine. This online course focuses on:
- Water/steam cycle overview
- Condensate system
- Feedwater system
- Basic steam cycle
- Superheaters
Boiler Water and Steam Cycle Overview is part of the Power Generation training series.
- Training Type: Online Interactive
- 60 Minutes
- English