STORM Short Courses
Our Large Combustion Optimization Course is a one of a kind course that has been presented to thousands of people worldwide. This course is approved by the N.C and Florida boards of registration for engineers continuing professional development hours.

Instructors:

Richard F. "Dick" Storm-CEO of Storm Technologies, Inc., is a registered P.E. with over
40 years experience in the industry. Experience

has been accumulated as a results engineer and start-up engineer for OEM’s and a principal engineer and a superintendent of operations for a major utility, and as a department head for a technical services department of a boiler maintenance contractor. These experiences preceded the last 14 years at Storm Technologies, Inc.

Stephen Storm is the Executive Vice President of Technical Field Services / Sales and Marketing. Stephen has worked throughout the United States and overseas with many service projects & has a passion for achieving boiler performance results. Stephen has authored & co-authored numerous technical publications and magazine articles for the industry, and over the last decade has been involved in numerous combustion optimization, heat rate and environmental projects.

Therefore, the topics presented and discussed are done from a perspective of design, best operation, maintainability, objectivity and with a practical focus on getting the
most cost-effective RESULTS!

Standard 3-Day Combustion Optimization Course Description
Informal three-day short course taught by Richard F. Storm, certified Professional Engineer with 40 plus years experience in the utility industry.

Review “Economics of Power Generation,” specifically the benefits and consequences of purchasing less fuel.

Review “Fuel and Ash Qualities” and their effect on boiler performance.
Identify some controllable heat rate factors.
Review “Boiler Designs and Sensitivities,” i.e. corner-fired, wall-fired and different furnace configurations. “Why is some equipment more sensitive than others?
Discuss and show equipment used to balance fuel and air flows, such that optimum combustion and reasonable flyash carbon content.
Present changes to existing pulverizers, burners and boilers, which have proven to be cost-effective and successful.
Answer specific questions and provide guidance, based on experience and a sound mechanical approach.
Explain some opportunities to enhance performance of low NOX burners.
Apply the “Thirteen Essentials of Optimum Combustion” to overall efficient, reliable and environmentally-friendly coal-fired boiler operation.
Plant-Specific, On-Site Short Courses Also Available
The Florida and North Carolina Board’s of Registration have approved this course for engineers registered in North Carolina and Florida to earn 18 professional development hours (PDH’s)

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Large Utility Boiler Performance Short Course 2008