Evaluation and modification of CFB units at Slough Trading Estate
- FBT Engineering Services, Chattanooga, TN (United States)
- Slough Heat and Power Ltd. (United Kingdom)
Slough Heat and Power (SHP), located just west of London, operates two circulating fluidized bed (CFB) combustion boilers (identified as FB1 and FB2) which assist in providing both power and steam to some 450 tenants located on the Slough Trading Estate. CFB technology was selected principally for (1) its fuel flexibility, (2) its ability to comply with government requirements on emissions and (3) its ability to fit the desired capacity units (with their relatively small footprint) into the limited space at the existing plant site. Construction of these units, each sized at 207,000 lb/hr at 1,260 psia and 948 F, began in 1989 with operation beginning in the latter part of 1991. Contract boiler acceptance tests were successfully passed in 1992. The units were originally intended to be operated on coal with gas and oil as back up fuels, depending on the economics. Government initiatives, designed to stimulate the development of non-fossil fueled power generation in the UK, catalyzed the owner`s interest in alternate fuels after the plant was built. Subsequently, the units have been co-fired with a blend of coal and densified refuse derived fuel (RDF) at up to a 50/50 heat input ratio. Early operation of these units was plagued by mechanical problems which affected the reliability and performance of the units. An independent assessment was made of the CFB units by FBT engineering Services to identify causes of operating, performance, and design shortcomings and to identify modifications that could be made to improve these areas. These problems have been associated with such areas of refractory, erosion, tubes and supports, clinkering and fouling, air distribution, and generally unstable unit performance. Because of the problems, the units have been operating only intermittently since commissioning. Based on the assessment of these problems, recommendations were made and design/operating changes implemented to correct these concerns and improve unit performance. Operating experience along with results from the assessment of these units are discussed in the following sections. Also discussed are design modifications that were implemented to address the problem areas.
- OSTI ID:
- 355831
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9705116-; ISBN 0-7918-1557-9; TRN: IM9931%%352
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 14. international conference on fluidized bed combustion, Vancouver (Canada), 11-16 May 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the 14. international conference on fluidized bed combustion: Volume 1; Preto, F.D.S. [ed.] [Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology, Ottawa, Ontario (Canada). Energy Technology Centre]; PB: 666 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
O and M experience underscores maturity of CFB technology
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CONTROL BY OXYGEN FIRING IN CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED BOILERS: PHASE II--PILOT SCALE TESTING AND UPDATED PERFORMANCE AND ECONOMICS FOR OXYGEN FIRED CFB WITH CO2 CAPTURE