Spiral Wound Universal Pressure Boiler (SWUP)
Having supplied more than 165 supercritical boilers, including the world’s first boiler using supercritical technology in 1957, you can trust B&W to deliver the highest quality steam generation equipment.
Our proven supercritical designs can meet today’s demand for highly efficient, variable pressure steam conditions.
Design features
A once-through boiler for supercritical applications, usually applied to systems with a capacity of 400 MW or larger; the design features a water-cooled dry-bottom furnace, superheater, reheater, economizer, and air heater components — designed for both base load and full boiler variable pressure load cycling operation as well as on/off cycling operation.
Capacity, steam output: From 2,000,000 lb/h (252 kg/s) to more than 10,000,000 lb/h (1260 kg/s)
Operating pressure: Supercritical, usually at 3200 psi (22 MPa) throttle pressure with 5% overpressure; higher pressures available
Superheater steam temperatures: As required, currently in the 1100F (595C) range
Fuels: Pulverized coal