Proposal for Predictive Maintenance of Key Components of Biomass Boilers
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This study analyzes the contributions and shortcomings of various maintenance approaches applied to fundamental components with biomass boilers in a textile enterprise. It identifies existing deficiencies in the current maintenance practices and evaluates the potential benefits of implementing improved methods. These include the adoption of best practices, time studies, and the integration of new technologies. The proposed tube plugging method for a key component-the flue gas duct-demonstrated a maintenance duration of 9.90 hours and a total cost of $49,825.00 USD, compared to the current method which required 10.75 hours and cost $55,625.00 USD. This represents a reduction of 0.75 hours in downtime and a cost saving of $5,800 USD.
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