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Title: Characterization of emissions from a fluidized-bed wood chip home heating furnace. Final report Apr 82-May 83

Abstract

The report gives results of measurements of emissions from a residential wood-chip combustor, operated in both a fluidized-bed and cyclone-fired mode, and their comparison with those from a conventional woodstove and industrial wood-fired boilers. In general, the combustion efficiency of the fluidized-bed and cyclone-fired wood-chip burner is higher than that of conventional woodstoves. Concomitant with this increase in efficiency is a decrease in most emissions. For the fluidized-bed tests, significant reductions of total hydrocarbons and CO were observed, compared to woodstove emissions. The cyclone test showed PAH levels far below those of conventional woodstoves, approaching levels measured in industrial wood-fired boilers. A baghouse, installed during two fluidized-bed tests, was extremely effective in reducing both particulate and PAH emissions. Method 5 samples from above the fluid bed suggest that appreciable PAH is formed in the upper region of the furnace or in the watertube heat exchangers. In general, the cyclone-fired mode was more effective in reducing emissions from residential wood combustion than the fluidized-bed mode.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
6830497
Report Number(s):
PB-84-179878; RTI-1914-70-01F
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; WOOD BURNING FURNACES; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BOILERS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CYCLONE COMBUSTORS; FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTORS; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBONS; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICLES; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; SAMPLING; STOVES; WOOD WASTES; APPLIANCES; BUILDINGS; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMBUSTORS; CONTROL; FURNACES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLID WASTES; WASTES; WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES; 320101* - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Residential Buildings- (-1987)

Citation Formats

Truesdale, R S. Characterization of emissions from a fluidized-bed wood chip home heating furnace. Final report Apr 82-May 83. United States: N. p., 1984. Web.
Truesdale, R S. Characterization of emissions from a fluidized-bed wood chip home heating furnace. Final report Apr 82-May 83. United States.
Truesdale, R S. 1984. "Characterization of emissions from a fluidized-bed wood chip home heating furnace. Final report Apr 82-May 83". United States.
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author = {Truesdale, R S},
abstractNote = {The report gives results of measurements of emissions from a residential wood-chip combustor, operated in both a fluidized-bed and cyclone-fired mode, and their comparison with those from a conventional woodstove and industrial wood-fired boilers. In general, the combustion efficiency of the fluidized-bed and cyclone-fired wood-chip burner is higher than that of conventional woodstoves. Concomitant with this increase in efficiency is a decrease in most emissions. For the fluidized-bed tests, significant reductions of total hydrocarbons and CO were observed, compared to woodstove emissions. The cyclone test showed PAH levels far below those of conventional woodstoves, approaching levels measured in industrial wood-fired boilers. A baghouse, installed during two fluidized-bed tests, was extremely effective in reducing both particulate and PAH emissions. Method 5 samples from above the fluid bed suggest that appreciable PAH is formed in the upper region of the furnace or in the watertube heat exchangers. In general, the cyclone-fired mode was more effective in reducing emissions from residential wood combustion than the fluidized-bed mode.},
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year = {Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1984},
month = {Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1984}
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