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LIST OF
PROGRAMS,BOOKS
1.Waste Heat Boiler Deskbook - $ 78($ 95 outside USA) All programs run on Windows 3.1,95,98 and NT.Contact:
V.Ganapathy,P.O.Box 673,Abilene,Texas 79604,USA
ph:915-677-9876 |
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 Waste Heat Boiler Deskbook Comprehensive information on design and performance aspects of
various types of waste heat boilers. Design,calculation procedures are
given-$ 78($ 95 outside USA,Canada) [ book is also
available from the pubisher Fairmont Press,Atlanta,GA . ph:
770-925-9388]Heat Recovery Boilers for Gas Turbine exhaust,solid,liquid and gaseous incineration systems,Hydrogen,sulfuric acid and sulfur recovery plants,Cat Crackers,clean and dirty flue gases* Fire tube boiler design/performance* Water tube boiler design, calculations,off-design performance*Superheater,Evaporator,Economizer design*How to avoid steaming problems in Economizers*Simulation of HRSG performance* Specifying Waste Heat Boilers* Water Chemistry* Calculations using Finned tubes and bare tubes* Low temperature corrosion*Acid dew point calculations*Boiler circulation*Effect of fouling on performance of bare/finned tube water tube boilers*Fouling in fire tube boilers* 65 worked out problems covering various aspects of heat recovery boilers. Steam plant Calculations Manual (second
edition)About 200 problems of interest to steam plant engineers covering boilers,fluid flow,fans,pumps,heat transfer-$ 89($100 outside USA)[ book is also available from the publisher Marcel Dekker,New York ph: 1.800.228.1160] Fuels,combustion,ASME heat loss calculations and efficiency of boilers*Simplified combustion calculations* Fluid flow,pressure drop calculations including circulation calculations in fire tube and water tube boilers*Flow in blow down lines*Deaerator energy balance* Heat transfer equipment sizing*Heat Loss through Insulation/refractory*Calculations with bare,finned tubes* Design,Off-design performance calculations of boilers* Fans,pumps,steam turbines* How ambient temperature affects fan performance*CO,NOx conversion calculations for gas turbine exhaust/ boiler flue gases*Equation for oxygen consumption versus firing temperature.  vganapathy books>Programs for Steam Plant
Engineers -21 programs ranging from boiler duty,efficiency calculations,steam properties,dew point of acid vapors,deaerator energy balance, expansion of steam in steam turbines,multi-layered insulation/refractory performance,combustion and efficiency calculations for single/multiple fuel firing,flue gas properties,tube thickness calculations-internal,external pressure, gas turbine exhaust burner calculations,stack heat loss ,wall temperature calculations & more[$ 250.British & Metric units] |
HRSGS-Heat Recovery Steam Generator
Simulation Program Program analyzes design/off-design performance of single,multiple pressure HRSGS in unfired,fired modes. Configure your own HRSG with up to 10 modules or pressure levels.Obtain energy balances,steam flows,fuel inputs with fan/GT exhaust operation. Optimize temperature profiles,evaluate field data of existing HRSGS,perform "what if" studies, evaluate effect of gas turbine performance on HRSGs. Ideal for consultants,plant engineers,gas turbine suppliers,cogen/combined cycle plant developers..easy to use..Obtain all performance information on HRSGS fast without having to contact HRSG suppliers..Understand HRSG performance; write better specifications for HRSGS. Up to 10 modules or pressure levels* check potential steaming problems in economizers* simulate fan or GT exhaust operation* compare different gas turbines to see which is better for your HRSG * Study effect of pressure,feed water temperature variations on your new or existing HRSGs* Field data can be evaluated and compared with design guarantees even if the gas exhaust flows,temperatures,gas analysis or steam parameters are different* a useful tool for checking HRSG performance guarantees.Easy to use and fast[$ 650 - windows 3.1 and above . British & Metric units] Combustion
programs for boiler,cogeneration engineers(As published in Mechanical
Engineering)Two programs are offered in this package. 1.Program computes boiler duty,performs combustion calculations for single or multiple fuel firing(up to four fuels-oil,gas,solid ),computes gas analysis,adiabatic combustion temperatures,NOx and CO conversions from lb/MM Btu to ppmv efficiencies(HHV,LHV basis) per ASME PTC 4.1,air,gas flows,fuel inputs for each fuel and on overall basis. Percent duty of each fuel may be varied.For example the boiler may be firing 75 % gas and 25 % oil or four different fuels with, say, 25%,35%,14% and 26 % duty. 2.Also included in this disk is a program for gas turbine,diesel engine exhaust combustion calculations. Given fuel input in MM Btu/h or the desired firing temperature,program computes for oil/gaseous fuels the other variable. Exhaust gas analysis after combustion is printed out. Fuel consumption for fresh air firing also obtained. Maximum fuel inputs based on fresh air or turbine exhaust may also be obtained.  Click here
for typical problems with results from this packageMetric and British Units-$32. Stack Temperature,Heat loss calculations( as
published in Mechanical Engineering) This package contains 3 programs. 1.Heat loss from circular uninsulated stacks and stack wall temperature calculations. Given the gas flow,temperature,analysis ,stack diameter,thickness height and ambient conditions,the program computes:heat loss per unit surface area,inner wall temperature,outer wall temperature,exit gas temperature from stack,gas velocity and heat transfer coefficient. Knowledge of inner wall temperature helps to see if condensation of acid vapors can occur in uninsulated stacks. 2.Heat loss from multi-layered flat or circular surfaces. This program computes the heat loss and interface temperatures and casing temperature from multi-layered refractory/insulation,given Hot face temperature,ambient temperature,wind velocity and refractory type,thickness.You can add to the existing list of refractory/insulation or create your own list of insulation(from within the program or by editing a simple text file). 3.Dew point of acid vapors. This program computes the dew point of acid vapors such as hydrochloric acid,water vapor,hydrobromic acid,sulfuric acid,nitric acid,given gas analysis and pressure. useful for checking if condensation of vapors can occur. Metric and British units.$ 52)  Click here
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Thank you for being Visitor Number: These web pages,articles,papers,calculation procedures,surmises reflect my
personal views on various technical aspects and not those of any
organization.The author is not responsible for any loss or damage to equipment
or deficiency in plant performance if these procedures or guidelines were
implemented. These are general,technical discussions and conclusions may vary
depending on case to case and specific situation or boundary conditions. The
mainpurpose of these web pages is to educate and stimulate thinking among young
engineers,aspiring consultants and even experienced engineers who have
misconceptions about boiler performance aspects!-V.Ganapathy. Author
Information
V.Ganapathy is a Heat
Transfer Specialist at ABCO Industries with over 25 years of experience in the
design,heat transfer engineering and performance evaluation aspects of various
types of boilers..Author of over 200 papers,articles,and 4 books on
boilers,steam plant calculations, and heat transfer -holds a B.Tech degree from
IIT Madras and Masters degree in Boiler Technology from Madras University,India.
His papers have been published in Chemical Engineering,Power,Power
Engineering,Hydrocarbon Processing,Chemical Engineering Progress,Plant
Engineering.
Ganapathy has presented several papers at conferences. He has
also Contributed several chapters to the Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and
Design (Marcel Dekker)and Standard Handbook of Engineering
Calculations(McGraw-Hill) in the areas of steam generation,waste heat
boilers,boiler and heat transfer calculations. Ganapathy has also conducts
intensive courses on steam generators,boiler design and waste heat
recovery.
What is HRSG
simulation(also a FREE demo)email Ganapathy
A partial List of
Ganapathy's PapersA Course on Waste
Heat Boilers and Steam generators
Recent articles by V.Ganapathy on
line
A Quiz
on Boiler,HRSG performance aspects
Classification of
Waste Heat Boilers
Cheng Cycle Heat
Recovery System
Kalina Cycle Heat
Recovery System
Heat Recovery in
Hydrogen Plants
Heat Recovery in
Sulfur & Sulfuric Acid Plants
Specifying Steam
Generators and Waste Heat Boilers
Example on
optimizing gas/steam temperature profiles
Generating steam
efficiently in cogeneration plants
Methods to improve
HRSG efficiency
Estimating heat up
time for boilers
Evaluating HRSG
Field Performance Data
Effect of fin
configuration on heat transfer
Determining Tube
side Heat Transfer Coefficients
Effect of Tube side
Heat Transfer Coefficient on Fin Selection
High Temperature
Corrosion problems in Waste Heat Boilers
Minimizing Acid
Corrosion Concerns
Converting NOx,CO
from mass to volumetric units
Understanding HRSG
temperature profiles
Fouling in Waste Heat
Boilers
Fouling inside
Finned Tube Surfaces
Effect of Gas
analysis on Boiler Heat Transfer
Combustion
calculations for Air,Gas Turbine Exhaust
Radiant versus
Convective Superheaters
Boiler Efficiency
Calculations Simplified
Fire Tube vs Water
Tube Boilers
Relating deaeration
steam flow and boiler and feed water quality
Noise and Vibration
problems in Boilers
Myth about Boiler
Surface Areas
Evaluate
Boiler,HRSG Operating Costs
Designing
Superheaters for High and Low Pressure Operation
Steaming
Economizers,understand the Basics
Completely Water
Cooled Boiler Furnace Designs by ABCO
Online Programs For Steam Plant Engineers(Note that these online calculations are on a different server running ASP.The server is often busy and so you may have to try a few times before you get to the site.)
