Boilers, Furnaces and Combined Cycle Plants

A pulverized coal-fired boiler is an industrial or utility boiler that generates thermal energy by burning pulverized coal (also known as powdered coal or coal dust since it is as fine as face powder in cosmetic makeup) that is blown into the firebox.

A cyclone furnace is a type of coal combustor commonly used in large industrial boilers.

Fluidized bed combustion (FBC) is a combustion technology used to burn solid fuels.

In a water boiler, draft is the difference between atmospheric pressure and the pressure existing in the furnace or flue gas passage.

An integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) is a technology using a high pressure gasifier to turn coal and other carbon based fuels into pressurized synthesis gas.

Grate firing is a type of industrial combustion system used for solid fuels.

Co-firing (or cofiring, also referred to as complementary firing or co-combustion) is the combustion of two different fuels in the same combustion system.

A thermal power station, also known as a thermal power plant, is a type of power station in which the heat energy generated from various fuel sources (e.g., coal, natural gas, nuclear fuel, etc.) is converted to electrical energy.

A steam-electric power station is a power station in which the electric generator is steam-driven: water is heated, evaporates, and spins a steam turbine which drives an electric generator.