Upgrading and maintaining coal handling equipment
Achievements in the upgrading of coal handling equipment have not been adequately documented. Yet as the average age of fossil fuel plants increases, maintaining reliability and operating efficiency for much longer than nominal lifespan becomes important. A plan to evaluate an upgrading program is advocated. First, plant level availability and capacity goals are identified. Plant arrangement, systems analysis, equipment selection, spare parts, instrumention, and construction are shown on a diagram of the program. A first priority is equipping to meet present and future environmental regulations. Examples of upgradings are reviewed. The major overhaul of a stacker-reclaimer by means of a mobile railroad car service is described. Adjustments to the coal handling system at New England Electric's Brayton Point plant are outlined. The purchase of a selfunloading ship eliminated the need for multiple onshore installations.
- OSTI ID:
- 6175456
- Journal Information:
- Power Eng.; (United States), Vol. 87:3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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