A digester feed pump forces water to a boiler. It works by transferring cool water to the boiler to be heated.
The boiler feed pump pumps hot feedwater into the boiler. The boiler pressure is to high for water to flow into it by gravity, so a pump is required.
Boiler feed pumps are an important part of any boiler operation. They control the amount of water fed to the boiler and the manner in which it is fed.
Function - It adds the pressure to the feed water before it entyers into boiler feed pump suction Advantage - Ensures high margin NPSH A for boiler feed pump spinning at high rpm (5250Rpm) Drive for booster - Normally @1450 rpm Type of impeller- Mostly preferred Double suction
Boiler feed pump's suction pressure be aprox. 15Kg/cm2 and discharge pressure be 180Kg/cm2. So the balancing line balance the pressure and protect the boiler feed pump. my quastion is that what is the working principal of balancing leak off
TDBFP = Turbine Driven Boiler Feed Pump
Pump efficiency can not be taken as given.
In boiler feed water line the NRV is normally installed between Pump and stop valve if the line is short and an another NRV is installed at boiler entrance and after stop valve if the line is long or pump is 10 to 15 m away from the boiler.
avoid thrust
In boiler feed pumps usually the discharge pressure is 20 to 30 times tie suction Pressure so to protect the pump balancing line is given from discharge to suction.
The function of back pressure valve is to prevent back flow to the pump in case there is an obstruction on downstream side of valve.
the pH value in boiler feed water is 9.2