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Title: Big Bend sees big environmental push

Journal Article · · Power Engineering (Barrington)
OSTI ID:21004916

The 1800 MW Big Bend Power Station is a coal-fired facility in Tampa Bay, Florida, USA owned by Tampa Electric. It has four pulverized coal- fired steam units equipped with FGD scrubbers and electrostatic precipitators. Currently the addition of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems is under consideration. The Unit 4 SCR retrofit was completed in June 2007; the remaining three systems are scheduled for completion by 2010. Boiler draft systems will be modified to a balance draft design to accommodate the increased pressure drop of the new systems. 3-D computer models were developed to determine constructability due to the tight clearance at the site. 1 photo.

OSTI ID:
21004916
Journal Information:
Power Engineering (Barrington), Vol. 111, Issue 10; ISSN 0032-5961
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English