BLR217Boiler Control Loops Training Course
Hands-on boiler control training covering combustion control, drum-level control, and boiler-specific tuning strategies - 1 day in the classroom or 8 hours online, finishing with a completion certificate.
Boiler Control Loops Training Course
The BLR217 Boiler Control Loops training course provides in-depth training on industrial boiler automation systems and their critical control loops. Attendees learn the fundamental principles of automatic boiler operation systems, focusing on the steam boiler control loops as well as the fuel-air-flue gas system. BLR217 runs as 1 day of classroom training or 8 hours online, and covers boiler efficiency control systems including Plant Master Control, Boiler Master Control, Furnace Combustion Control, and the temperature and level control systems that keep a boiler running safely and efficiently.
The course emphasizes safety protocols throughout, including NFPA safety codes for boiler combustion control and cross-limiting safety systems, and covers advanced multi-boiler control strategies for plants running more than one boiler. By the end of the course, attendees understand boiler master control versus plant master control, oxygen trim control for improved efficiency, draft pressure control in induced and forced draft systems, one-element, two-element, and three-element drum level control, deaerator level control, and feedforward and cascade strategies for superheater and reheater temperature control.
What You Learn in the BLR217 Boiler Control Course
BLR217 moves from boiler automation fundamentals to the specific control loops that keep a boiler safe and efficient, with practical examples throughout. After completing the course, attendees have comprehensive knowledge of industrial boiler instrumentation and its applications, understand the operational principles of every major boiler monitoring and control loop, and can troubleshoot common boiler control problems such as drum swell and shrink.
The course covers the following topics.
Boiler control fundamentals & master control
- Industrial boiler automation fundamentals and steam boiler control loops introduction
- Industrial boiler instrumentation basics
- NFPA safety codes for boiler combustion control
- How to prevent boiler trips with safety interlocks
- Multi-boiler control strategies and Plant Master Control configuration
- Multi-boiler load distribution optimization and load demand management
- System coordination principles
- Boiler Master Control vs Plant Master Control, and individual boiler control strategies
- Load distribution algorithms, control hierarchy and priorities, and automatic boiler operation systems
Furnace combustion & oxygen trim control
- Boiler combustion control principles and air-fuel ratio management
- Cross-limiting safety systems and how cross-limiting works in furnace combustion systems
- Combustion efficiency optimization
- Oxygen trim control strategies for improved boiler efficiency
- O2 sensor calibration and maintenance
- Efficiency optimization techniques
- How to tune a boiler PI controller
Draft pressure & drum level control
- Draft pressure control systems in induced and forced draft systems
- Fan control strategies and pressure balance management
- One-element, two-element, and three-element drum level control configurations
- The difference between one-element, two-element, and three-element drum level control
- Boiler drum swell and shrink phenomena
- How to troubleshoot boiler drum swell and shrink issues
Deaerator, superheater & reheater temperature control
- Deaerator operation principles and energy savings with optimized boiler deaerator level control
- Level control strategies and steam and water balance
- Boiler efficiency control systems
- Superheater temperature control strategies, including cascade control implementation
- Feedforward control strategies and the advantages of feedforward and cascade control in boilers
- Attemperator control systems
- Reheater temperature control methods and temperature profile management
- Control valve positioning and performance optimization techniques
Once these topics are complete, engineers return to the plant able to configure, monitor, and troubleshoot boiler efficiency control systems end to end.
Who the Course Is For
BLR217 is built for the people responsible for boiler efficiency and boiler control loop performance in the plant: process control engineers, application engineers, boiler technicians, DCS technicians, instrument engineers, and supervisors. Some plant experience and/or a 3-year associate's diploma in a technical field is expected, because the course moves quickly from boiler automation fundamentals into applied control loop configuration.
Process control & application engineers
Learn to design and configure Plant Master Control, Boiler Master Control, combustion control, and temperature control loops across single- and multi-boiler plants.
Boiler & DCS technicians
Build hands-on knowledge of drum level control, oxygen trim control, draft pressure control, and how to troubleshoot common problems like drum swell and shrink.
Instrument engineers & supervisors
Gain oversight of NFPA safety codes, cross-limiting safety systems, and safety interlocks, so combustion control decisions stay within a safe operating envelope.
Bring your whole team
BLR217 also suits full teams from a single plant. Group participation works well when a team is responsible for boiler efficiency, a multi-boiler load distribution project, or a combustion control upgrade, and companies use the course for technical onboarding and boiler control upskilling. Onsite corporate training is available on request so a team trains together on its own boiler control strategy.
Certification and Course Materials
BLR217 attendees receive a PiControl BLR217 Completion Certificate, which supports professional development records and can be added to a resume or LinkedIn profile. The course is built around the boiler control loops attendees actually work with day to day, from Plant Master Control down to individual drum-level and temperature loops, so attendees leave with applicable knowledge rather than lecture notes alone.
Attendees also receive boiler control training slides covering combustion control, oxygen trim control, draft pressure control, drum level control, deaerator level control, and superheater and reheater temperature control. Engineers who want to continue into general PID tuning skills can follow up with PiControl's PID100 PID Tuning course.
- Completion certificate
- Boiler control training slides
- Combustion & oxygen trim control reference material
- Drum-level & deaerator control reference material
- Follow-up guidance
- PID100 follow-on pathway
BLR217 Frequently Asked Questions
Short answers to the questions engineers ask most before enrolling in the BLR217 boiler control loops training course.
Enroll in BLR217
Request course info for BLR217 to give your engineering team practical boiler control loop skills, from combustion control and oxygen trim through drum-level and temperature control, with a completion certificate. Online, 1-day classroom, and onsite formats are available, so teams in any location or time zone can start.
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