From a October 7, 1998 letter… Mr. Mark Utzinger Miura Boiler Wheeling Ill 60090

Dear Mark,

Greenwich Hospital purchased Miura Boilers in April 1996, and they were installed and put in operation in March of 1998.

Our original plan was to install a conventional firetube boiler system for our replacement hospital’s new power plant. When we first heard of the Miura design-and their claims- we were skeptical. Not so, any more. The boilers run as advertised and more.

The Miura boiler design is compact. Our original firetube boiler room was sized for two 600 HP boilers and one 250 HP boiler for summer loads-with provisions for one additional 600 HP boiler for the future. Instead we bought seven 200 HP boilers, which use less space than the original proposal and provide for multiple back-up. The total boiler room package ended us saving us money over the proposed firetube system, as we needed much less space.

The Miura boiler is flexible and efficient. We end up using only two or three units on the average at full fire. We get 85% fuel to steam efficiency; we can get full steam production form a cold start within five minutes. When we don’t need steam, the Miura multiple installation controller shuts the redundant boilers down, eliminating boiler cycling-for substantial fuel savings.

The Miura Boiler Concept has certainly been a welcome addition to the New Greenwich Hospital…we are pleased to be experiencing the Concept’s many benefits over conventional firetube systems.

Sincerely,

Stephen J. Carbery
Director, Facilities Management