Soluciones Integrales de Combustión performs the maintenance on a biomass plant

Soluciones Integrales de Combustión has completed  the work of maintenance on a biomass plant for generating electricity in central Spain.

At this location, the thermal engineering company has carried out scheduled maintenance of the biomass boiler start-up burner. The JBD 14.500 model gas burner is capable of operating in areas with explosion-proof classification for EXplosive Atmospheres (ATEX) regulations. The maintenance on a biomass plant usually include inspections, service, adjustments and planned shutdowns to verify and optimize the combustion equipment.

JBD burners are duoblock combustion equipment with a range from 1,000 to 85,000 KW and high performance, capable of operating with all types of liquid and gaseous fuels, prepared to overcome the high performance of the combustion chamber. Its features include design innovation, low NOx emissions and double air registers. In the case of the starter burner, in addition to having the advantages of standard industrial burners, it has the appropriate components and designs for this specific application.

Thermal plants maintenance

Among the competencies of Integral Combustion Solutions in this area, the company executes the inspection and integral maintenance on biomass plants and all kind of thermal and combustion facilities. From Corrective Maintenance, to correct any deficiency in the operation of the thermal power plant equipment; a Preventive Maintenance to review the equipment periodically and Predictive Maintenance in order to observe the state of the installation through computer applications and detect a malfunction or mismatch of its equipment. Finally, it carries out Zero Hour Maintenance (Overhaul), leaving the equipment at Zero hours of operation and Maintenance in use, without paralyzing the installation.

In fact, some of the equipment that is installed in a Thermal Power Plants is subject to rules or regulations of the competent Administration, which requires the performance, by a certified company, of the maintenance and periodic reviews indicated by the standard. The most common periodic inspections take place on pressure equipment and appliances, such as boilers or tanks, cooling towers, storage tanks or fire-fighting installations.