Advantages and Disadvantages of Supercharged Boiler

Advantages and Disadvantages of Supercharged Boiler Points : Advantages and Disadvantages of Supercharged Boiler Advantages

1. Due to extremely high overall heat transfer co-efficient heat transfer surface necessary is hardly 20 to 25 of heat transfer surface of a conventional boiler.
2. Comparatively less number of operator are requisite.
3. Part of gas turbine output can be use to drive other auxiliaries.
4. Small heat storage capacity of boiler plant gives improved response to control.
5. Quick start of boiler is possible.

Disadvantages

1. The only disadvantage of this boiler is tightness of high pressure gas way is essential.