Process and ChemicalBoiler Operations, Control and Combustion Efficiency
A boiler is usually the largest single fuel consumer on a site, which makes a point of combustion efficiency worth more each year than most maintenance budgets, and an uncontrolled one is among the most dangerous items of plant present. This course covers operating one well and safely. Delegates work through boiler types and the steam cycle, combustion theory and the excess air that separates efficient firing from wasteful or dangerous firing, and burner management and the interlocks that prevent a furnace explosion. Water treatment, blowdown and carryover are covered as the causes of most tube failures. The course closes on efficiency testing, heat loss accounting and the operating decisions that move fuel consumption.
Course objectives
- Describe boiler types, the steam cycle and the main circuits
- Apply combustion theory and control excess air correctly
- Operate burner management systems and understand each interlock
- Manage feedwater treatment, blowdown and carryover
- Recognise the causes of tube failure and act before one occurs
- Conduct an efficiency test and account for heat losses
- Identify the daily operating decisions that move fuel consumption
Who should attend
- Boiler operators and shift supervisors
- Plant and utilities engineers
- Maintenance and inspection staff
- Energy managers
- Process engineers responsible for steam systems
Course outline
- 01Boiler types and the steam cycle
- 02Combustion theory, excess air and flue gas analysis
- 03Burner management systems and interlocks
- 04Feedwater treatment and chemistry
- 05Blowdown, carryover and steam purity
- 06Tube failure mechanisms
- 07Efficiency testing and heat loss accounting
- 08Operating decisions that move fuel cost
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 to 25 September 2026 | Mbabane, Eswatini | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 19 to 23 October 2026 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 1 to 5 February 2027 | Kampala, Uganda | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 1 to 5 March 2027 | Lagos, Nigeria | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 15 to 19 March 2027 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 22 to 26 March 2027 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |