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Title: Alternate-fuel production facility for city of Huntsville, Alabama. Volume IV. Preliminary design and outline specifications

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6669498

Preliminary design and specifications are prepared for the following: a municipal solid waste (MSW)-to-energy facility at Lowe Industrial park consisting of two 300 TPD mass burning waterwall furnace/boiler systems, air pollution controls, MSW receipt and storage, weigh scale, tipping floor, residue/sifting/fly ash handling, cranes, maintenance and personnel facilities, buildings and building services; a three-position push-pit/compactor transfer station on the site of existing Huntsville landfill; and a steam line distribution and condensate return system to steam customers at Lowe Industrial Park. The MSW-to-energy facility will include: scale house and scales; receiving area, refuse pit, and cranes; furnace/boiler systems; tire shredder system; stacks; air pollution controls; boiler feedwater treatment system; residue storage and handling; siftings and fly-ash handling; wastewater treatment system; steam and condensate piping systems; natural gas supply and distribution system; instrument, control, and security systems; control, conference and locker rooms, offices, and equipment rooms; storage facilities, shops and maintenance areas; electrical substation; and waste oil receipt and storage area.

Research Organization:
Huntsville, City of, AL (USA); Wegman (Leonard S.) Co., Inc., Buffalo, NY (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
FG01-80RA50296
OSTI ID:
6669498
Report Number(s):
DOE/CS/50296-4; ON: DE83003155
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Portions of document are illegible. Printed copy available until stock is exhausted
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English