Operation and maintenance of DOE/PETC Combustion Test Facilities: Quarterly technical progress report for the period July 1, 1986 to September 30, 1986. [PETC]
This technical report summarizes the progress made by Gilbert/Commonwealth, Inc. (G/C) at the Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center (PETC) of the US Department of Energy (DOE). The Alternate Fuels/In-House Research program includes the Residential, Commercial and Industrial Boilers/Furnaces programs. Progress in the Residential Boilers/Furnaces area included continuous-run baseline testing of the warm-air furnace and preparation for a future study on polycylic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emissions. In the Commercial Boilers/Furnaces Area, baseline testing of the cast-iron boiler with No. 2 fuel oil and a rotary-cup burner was performed. Work on the Industrial Boilers/Furnaces program focused on testing the commercial dense-phase pulverized-coal (PC) transport system and experimental PC burner with coals of various particle sizes. Progress in the Flue Gas Cleanup Research and Development program included successful spray dryer operation in both the Dry Injection Process PDU and the 500-lb/hr PC combustion facility. An additional task was the reactivation of the Copper Oxide Continuous Life Cycle facility. In Advanced Separation Techniques, work advanced to the point where tests were performed on the absorber/stripper column. In the Advanced Research and Technology Development program, preparation of the laser diagnostics laboratory continued. The coal flow loop was reactivated for Solid-Gas Transport studies. A final report was written describing the status of the Improved Lock Hopper Design. The drop tube reactor was received, and preparation of the Global Char Combustion Kinetics test facility neared completion.
- Research Organization:
- Gilbert/Commonwealth, Inc., Reading, PA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC22-85PC71504
- OSTI ID:
- 6963286
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/PC/71504-6; ON: DE87003564
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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