A history of induced draft (ID) fan failures in the Invicta Mill 320 t/h No. 3 bagassefired boiler instigated a complete review of the fan installation. These issues have been exacerbated by heavy carry-over from poor performing wet collectors preceding the fan....
The purpose of this paper is to educate the younger generation of engineers currently working in the sugar industry and to help them avoid certain pitfalls that are generally associated with boiler induced draft fan selections. We have been asked by the engineering...
