An evolution of nozzle design: The low NOx burner experience at the Baldwin Power Station

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:269426

Forney, D W ^[1]; Murray, D G ^[2]; Beal, P R ^[3]

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1. Illinois Power Co., Decatur, IL (United States)
2. Rolls Royce Industrial Power, Inc., Atlanta, GA (United States)
3. Rolls-Royce Industrial Power, Inc., Derby (United Kingdom)

Illinois Power Company (IPC) installed low NO{sub x} burners on Baldwin Unit 3 in the Spring of 1994. Although the NO{sub x} reduction performance of these burners has been outstanding, IPC suffered catastrophic nozzle failure in the first 8 weeks of operation. The nozzles were then modified and later, replaced. Within 1 week of operation, 2 of the new nozzles also failed. This paper traces the development of the original nozzle, the influences-of other nozzle failures on its design, the determination of the cause of the original and subsequent failures, and the current state of the nozzles.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst. (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 269426
• Report Number(s): EPRI-TR-105978-V1; CONF-9505150-Vol.1; TRN: 96:003477-0003
• Resource Relation: Conference: EPRI/EPA joint symposium on stationary combustion NO/sub x/ control, Kansas City, MO (United States), 16-19 May 1995; Other Information: PBD: Jan 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings: EPRI/EPA 1995 joint symposium on stationary combustion NO{sub x} control: Volume 1, Tuesday, May 16, 1995, Sessions 1, 2, 3; PB: 148 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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