Intelligent controller for optimized sootblowing. Phase 2 results
This paper summarizes results generated during Phase 2 of a Small-business Technology Transfer (STTR) project entitled Intelligent Controller for Optimized Sootblowing (ICOS), funded by the US Department of Energy. The project was conducted by DHR Technologies, a Division of OAO Technologies Solutions, Inc. (DHR) and the Operations Research Department at the George Washington University (GWU), with support from Baltimore Gas and Electric Company's Brandon Shores Station Unit No. 1 (BSU1). The objective of the project is to advance the state-of-the-art in automated sootblowing control for large coal-fired utility boilers. The results of the Phase 2 study suggest that the maximum possible efficiency improvement, which could potentially be gained at a large coal-fired unit using an optimized sootblowing controller, is on the order of about 60--80 Btu/kWh, depending on load. An improvement of this magnitude, which translates into yearly fuel savings of about $700,000 for a large unit, could potentially be attained at a poorly operated unit. At a well-run unit, such as BGE's Brandon Shores Unit No. 1, the potential savings are more modest, about 10 Btu/kWh. For BSU1, this potential improvement equates to fuel savings of about $60,000 per year.
- Research Organization:
- DHR Technologies, Columbia, MD (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 20013555
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1998 International Joint Power Generation Conference, Baltimore, MD (US), 08/23/1998--08/26/1998; Other Information: PBD: 1998; Related Information: In: Proceedings of the 1998 international joint power generation conference (FACT-Vol.22). Volume 1: Fuels and combustion technologies; Gas turbines; Environmental engineering; Nuclear engineering, by Gupta, A.; Natole, R.; Sanyal, A.; Veilleux, J. [eds.], 921 pages.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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