Component development in support of B and W`s advanced coal-fired low-emissions boiler system
- Babcock and Wilcox, Barberton, OH (United States). Fossil Power Division
- Babcock and Wilcox, Alliance, OH (United States). Research and Development Division
Shortly after the year 2000 it is expected that new generating plants will be needed in North America to meet the growing demand for electricity and to replace the aging plants that are nearing the end of their useful service life. If coal is to remain the fuel of choice for this new and replacement power generation, the plants of the future will need to be extremely clean, highly efficient and economical. Continuing concerns over acid rain, air toxics, global climate changes, ozone depletion and solid waste disposal are expected to further tighten regulations for new coal-fired plants. To address the design issues facing new and replacement coal-fired power plants, Babcock and Wilcox (B and W), under contract to the US Department of Energy (DOE), with subcontracts to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) and Raytheon Engineers and Constructors (RE and C), has been developing an advanced generating plant design in DOE`s Combustion 2000 program entitled, ``Engineering Development of Advanced Coal-Fired Low-Emission Boiler System`` (LEBS). The project objective is to design a new boiler equipped with improved combustion and heat transfer subsystems and advanced environmental control technologies capable of achieving emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO{sub 2}), nitrogen oxides (NO{sub x}), and particulates far below current New Source Performance Standards (NSPS). In Phase 1, completed in 1994, a thorough review and assessment of potential advanced technologies and techniques for the control of emissions, and a review of boiler design options were performed. In phases 2 and 3 currently underway, research and development continues to resolve design uncertainties at the pilot and subsystem scale. A preliminary design for a Proof-Of-Concept (POC) Demonstration Facility has also been completed. Results of these activities will be presented in this paper.
- OSTI ID:
- 207790
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-951010-; ISBN 0-7918-1488-2; TRN: IM9616%%118
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International joint power generation conference and exposition, Minneapolis, MN (United States), 8-12 Oct 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the 1995 international joint power generation conference -- Volume 3: Power. PWR-Volume 28; Fruchtman, I.; Hartman, S.; Moore, B.; Henry, R.; Karg, D.; Curley, M.; Reid, S.; Sykes, B. [eds.]; PB: 545 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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