The 350-ton/hour fuel (gas) boiler at Jilin Petrochemical Power Plant was successfully ignited for the first time

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At 11:36 on August 8, the 350-ton/hour fuel (gas) boiler at Jilin Petrochemical Power Plant was successfully ignited for the first time, marking a crucial step forward in preparing the facility for trial operation and laying a solid foundation for the subsequent purging of the boiler’s steam pipelines. The 350-ton/hour fuel boiler unit project is part of the company’s transformation and upgrading initiatives. It is under the overall management of the Central Zone Project Management Department, with China National Petroleum Sixth Construction Company responsible for the actual construction work. Construction began in March 2024; by June 2024, the construction of the boiler’s main building and its foundation was completed. By August 8th, both chemical cleaning of the boiler and its hydraulic testing had been finished. Operation is expected to commence at the end of August, which will further enhance the safety, reliability, and efficiency of energy supply, thereby ensuring a high-quality supply of steam for the operation of chemical processing units. During the ignition commissioning phase, Jilin Petrochemical Power Plant, with the determination that \"we are here to face any difficulties, and there are no difficulties in front of us,\" made careful plans and took proactive actions. It organized the construction teams, commissioning staff, and on-site operators to complete the commissioning of various subsystems, including the flue gas and air systems, water supply system, and combustion system. Daily coordination meetings are held with various management departments, workshops, and all parties involved in the project to monitor the progress of debugging, review the remaining construction tasks, identify the key issues affecting the boiler’s ignition, and create a list of issues to be addressed. Responsible persons are assigned for each item. The company’s Production and Operations Department (Head Control Room) takes the lead in organizing various departments within the company to help implement these solutions and coordinate technical support from manufacturers, thereby advancing the preparations for boiler ignition steadily. A total of 25 issues were identified, and all of them have been resolved. At the same time, a thorough inspection of potential safety hazards at the site was carried out; each ignition condition was verified, and safety instructions were provided to ensure that safety measures were properly implemented. At 11 o’clock, upon the issuance of the ignition command, the team leaders of Jilin Petrochemical Power Plant and the staff from various technical management departments went to the site to provide direct supervision. The workshop teams and technical personnel remained at the site, monitoring the ignition process in real time. The employees followed the principle of \"thinking for 30 seconds before operating,\" successfully activating the ignition device and lighting the burners. The operating parameters of all auxiliary equipment were normal, and the flame in the furnace burned steadily. Adjustments were made in accordance with the predetermined curve for increasing temperature and pressure, and the parameters of the steam and water systems increased gradually, marking the official start of the boiler purging phase.