Many PLCs you will come across in the boiler plant are part of the building management system (BMS), providing an overview of an entire plant, receiving values, flowrates, and the status of devices.
Over the summer, a member of Cole Industrial’s service team contacted a local municipality regarding its wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) to evaluate a compromised 1999, firebox-style boiler.
Boiler manufactures need to ensure that they are maximizing the value of this tax credit and should partner with a reputable provider to confirm their claim.
If a measured steam pressure falls below the setpoint, the PID increases the boiler firing rate, and conversely if the measured steam pressure rises higher than the setpoint, the PID will decrease the firing rate demand.
Steam is greener than many realize, and additional fuel sources like hydrogen and even ammonia may become a more viable way to fire a boiler to provide steam.
Following BOILER 2022, I was in awe of what we accomplished with planning and executing a new conference and trade show coming out of a global pandemic but realized we needed to quickly transition to how we were going to top the inaugural event.