Article: Coal to Natural Gas Conversion — Drivers and Lessons

Carefully addressing engineering & design considerations help achieve full capability without derating


December 28, 2015 - In its December 2015 issue, Power Engineering ran "Coal to Natural Gas Conversions -- Drivers and Lessons" authored by Sargent & Lundy's Raj Gaikwad, V.P., and Marc Lemmons, Boiler Specialist. The article discusses the trend to convert coal-fired steam-generating boilers to natural gas firing capacity and how to produce “full capability without taking any derating.”