MHPS completes new test facility for power boilers

22 October 2014



Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems has completed the construction of a combustion test facility for boilers used in thermal power generation applications. Located on the premises of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' R & D Centre in Nagasaki, the new facility, says MHPS, is equipped with advanced measuring and monitoring systems and has one of the world's largest capacities - 4 ton/h of coal combustion. It integrates the combustion technologies of MHI and Hitachi (including those formerly held by Babcock-Hitachi) and was built to achieve more advanced combustion technologies in terms of lower emissions of nitrogen oxides, less unburned combustibles and lower excess air ratio.
The new facility has achieved two goals, says MHPS - accurate simulation for both combustion condition and fluid condition inside a real boiler combustion chamber, and enhanced functions to support cutting-edge technological development, including more sophisticated measurement equipment to evaluate combustion and fluidity. The facility can accommodate a wide variety of fuels, including bituminous coal, sub-bituminous coal, lignite, anthracite, biomass, fuel oil, coke and residual oil. By significantly improving combustion evaluation capabilities for inexpensive low-grade fuels, the new testing facility will, it is hoped, be capable of contributing to reducing fuel costs, enhancing availability and easing environmental impacts - the foremost needs of boiler users. The current world boiler market shows some expansion owing to increasing numbers of installations of new thermal power plants or refurbishments, and a shift on the part of users towards low-cost fuels.
The new facility can be used for both boiler types MHPS offers, namely MHI's circular firing type, and the opposed firing model offered by Hitachi. MHPS aims to achieve higher performance for both types of boiler as well as to develop new boiler and new combustion technologies based on the combined experience.



Linkedin Linkedin   
Privacy Policy
We have updated our privacy policy. In the latest update it explains what cookies are and how we use them on our site. To learn more about cookies and their benefits, please view our privacy policy. Please be aware that parts of this site will not function correctly if you disable cookies. By continuing to use this site, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with our privacy policy unless you have disabled them.