Thermal Energy Management

It explains the thermal energy generation and management in the boilers. It deals with the proper utilization of the resources and the way to protect it or preserve it for a long time for future generations. The various types of heating systems, their operations and various heat recovery systems are being analyzed. Therefore, the proper usage of thermal energy has been understood and also a minimum loss takes place during the operation. This chapter explains the thermal energy generation and management in the boilers. It analyzes the various types of heating systems, their operations and various heat recovery systems. A boiler is a closed pressure vessel that supplies heat energy in order to increase water's temperature to the point that it progresses to form steam. A system of boiler is made of three parts: feedwater system, steam system, and fuel system. The effectiveness of a boiler, which incorporates thermal efficiency and evaporation ratio, degrades after sometime due to poor combustion, fouling of heat transfer region, and deficiencies in maintenance and operation. There are various opportunities to maintain the energy efficiency in boiler systems, which can be related to combustion, heat transfer, avoidable losses, high auxiliary power consumption, water quality and blow down. A furnace is a device for melting metals for the purpose of casting, heat materials in order to change its shape or property such as annealing.