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Cyclone-Fired Utility Boiler Explosion

A 760 megawatt, cyclone-fired utility boiler in the midwest suffered a severe explosion in the upper furnace. APTECH was retained by in-house counsel of the utility to investigate the cause and origin of the explosion and to quantify the extent of damage to the boiler. The explosion occurred while test-firing western coal; the boiler was designed for midwestern or eastern coal. APTECH made recommendations for the improvement of the boiler control system and identified deficiencies in the boiler furnace enclosure design. The operator evaluated our recommendations and made the necessary upgrades and improvements.

Satish Almaula		Plant failure and root cause analysis; process and design engineering analysis; process technology development and testing; plant engineering, operations, maintenance and safety management; plant and process control system management.

Kimble Clark, Ph.D.		Failure analysis, heat transfer & thermodynamics, process plant equipment failures & explosions, fuel science, combustion, industrial fires and explosions.

Richard Schreiber, P.E.		Machinery and mechanical device failure analysis, mechanical testing, combustion and heat transfer, industrial fires and explosions, gas appliances.

Steve Lefton		Utility power plant operation and maintenance, economic impact of cycling operation, derating and exceeding maximum continuous rating

Eric Sullivan, P.E.		Metallurgy, welding, failure analysis, fire and explosion investigations, equipment, piping.