Lesson14Boilermountings,managementandmaintenanceBoilermountings(附件)Certainfittings(附件)arenecessaryonaboilertoensureitssafeoperation.Theyareusuallyreferredtoasboilermountings(锅炉附件).Themountingsusuallyfoundonaboilerare:SafetyvalvesThesearemountedinpairs(induplex)toprotecttheboileragainst(from)overpressure(超压).Oncethevalveliftingpressure(启阀压力)issetinthepresenceofaSurveyor(验船师)itislockedandcannotbechanged.Thevalveisarrangedtoopenautomaticallyatthepre-setblowoffpressure(启阀压力).MainsteamstopvalveThisvalveisfittedinthemainsteamsupplylineandisusuallyofthenon-returntype(止回型).AuxiliarysteamstopvalveThisisasmallervalvefittedintheauxiliarysteamsupplyline,andisusuallyofthenon-returntype.Feedcheckorcontrolvalve(给水单向阀或控制阀)Apairofvalvesarefitted:oneisthemainvalve,theothertheauxiliaryorstandby.Theyarenon-returnvalvesandmustgiveanindication(指示)oftheiropenandclosedposition.WaterlevelgaugeWaterlevelgaugesor‘gaugeglasses’arefittedinpairs,atoppositeendsoftheboiler,theconstructionofthelevelgaugedependsontheboilerpressure.Airreleasecock(放气阀)Thesearefittedintheheaders(联箱),boilerdrum(锅筒),etc.,toreleaseairwhenfillingtheboilerorinitiallyraisingsteam(升汽).SamplingconnectionAwateroutletcockandcoolingarrangementisprovidedforthesamplingandanalysisoffeedwater.Aprovision(装置)mayalsobemadeforinjectingwatertreatmentchemicals.Blowdownvalve(下排污阀)Thisvalveenableswatertobeblowdownoremptied(放空)fromtheboiler.Itmaybeusedwhenpartially(部分)orcompletelyemptyingtheboiler.Scumvalve(上排污阀)Ashallowdish(浅盘)positionedatthenormalwaterlevelisconnectedtothescumvalve.Thisenablestheblowingdownorremovalofscum(浮渣)andimpurities(杂质)fromthewatersurface.Whistle(汽笛)stopvalveThisisasmallborenon-returnvalvewhichsuppliesthewhistlewithsteamstraightfromtheboilerdrum(锅筒).Watertubeboiler,becauseoftheirsmallwatercontentinrelationtotheirsteamraisingcapacity,requirecertainadditionalmountings:Automaticfeedwaterregulator(自动给水调节器)Fittedinthefeedlinepriortothemaincheckvalve(主给水阀),thisdeviceisessentialtoensurethecorrectwaterlevelintheboilerduringallloadconditions.Boilerswithahighevaporationratewilluseamultiple-elementfeedwatercontrolsystem.LowlevelalarmItisadevicetoprovideauditory(听觉)oflowwaterlevelconditions.SuperheatercirculatingvalvesActingalsoasairvents,thesefittingsensureaflowofsteamwheninitiallywarmingthroughandraisingsteamintheboiler.Sootblowers(吹灰器)Operatedbysteamorcompressedair,theyareacttoblowawaysoot(烟灰)andtheproductsofcombustion(燃烧产物)fromthetubesurfaces.Severalarefittedinstrategicplaces(关键位置).Thesoot-blowerlance(喷头)isinserted,sootisblownandthelanceiswithdrawn(取出).Generalmanagementprinciplesandoperatingproceduresarewellknownandmustalwaysbefollowedtoavoidboilermishaps(意外事故、损坏).Inparticular:Withmanysmallpackageboilers(小型锅炉),theautomaticcontrolsequence(自动控制时序)usuallyensuresthattheboilerfireisinitiallyignited(点火)fromadieseloilsupply,andchangedovertotheusualsourcewhenignitioniscompleted.Withgoodmanagement,tofacilitatesubsequentstartingfromcold,thefuelsystemoflargeboilerswillhavebeenflushedthroughwithdieseloilwhentheboilerwasonlightdutyimmediatelypriortobeingsecured(停炉).Whenburningsuchdieselfuelitisessentialforsafetythatonlythecorrect(small)burnertip(油头)shouldbeused.Itshouldbekeptinmind(牢记)thatiffiredoesnotlight,immediatelyshutofffuelandventfurnace.Completeignitionoffuelinthefurnaceisessential.Theburnerflame,thesmokeindicator(烟气指示器)andthefunnel(烟囱)shouldbefrequentlyobserved.Withsatisfactorycombustion,theflameshouldappearincandescent(极亮)withanorangeshade(色度)attheflametip,andafaintbrownish(淡褐色)haze(烟雾、薄雾)shouldshowatthefunnel.Ifonfirstignitiontheflameisuncertain,badlyshapedandseparatedfromtheprimaryswirler(旋流配风器),momentary(瞬时)openingorclosingofairregister(调风门)[airregulator]maycorrect.ThepHvalueoftheboilerfeedwatershouldbekeptbetween8and9andtheboilerdensity(浓度)lessthan300ppm.But,ifwatersamplesshowaheavyconcentration(浓度)ofsuspendedmater(悬浮物),shortblow-downs(下排污)of20secondsduration(持续的时间)shouldbegivenuntilthesludgecontentisseenreduced.Theboilershouldbeblowndownwhentheoilburnerisoperating,thewaterlevelloweredandthenrestoredtoprovethefunctioningofthelowwatercut-out(低水位切断)andtheoilburnerstart-up(燃烧器起动)equipment.Theboilerscumvalveshouldalsobeoperatedatthistimetokeepthewaterlevelclearfromfloatingscum(浮渣).Fuelburnercomponents(燃烧器部件)andigniterelectrodes(点火电极)shouldbecleanedweeklyandthefurnaceexaminedtoensurethattherearenoexcesscarbondeposits(积炭).Tubesintheexhaustgassectionoftheboilershouldbebrushedthroughataboutsix-monthlyintervals,andthoseintheoilburningsectionperiodicallyexaminedandcleanedasnecessarywithawirebristlebrush(钢丝刷).Withcorrectfeedwatertreatment,blowdownproceduresandsludgecontentsinwatersamplesatastablelevel,itshouldnotbenecessarytowashoutthewatersideoftheboilermorethanonceeverythreeorfourmonths.Boilerfiresmaybeoutforlongperiodswhenashipisatseaandtheboilersteamingmaintainedbyheatinputfromwasteheatrecoveryplant(废热回收装置).Thisoperationisfreefromhazard(危险),butfeedwaterandboilerwatertreatmentmustbemaintainedtopreventinternaldeterioration(腐蚀)orscaleformation.Waterlevelcontrollersmustbekeptop