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Title: NOx reduction through combustion optimization at PEPCO`s Potomac River Station

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:121525
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  1. Potomac Electric Power Company, Upper Marlboro, MD (United States); and others

This paper describes the work done under EPRI Project RP 3383 at Potomac River Station to reduce NOx emissions by adjusting boiler controls. it details the method followed by PEPCO and Lehigh engineers to achieve a 35% reduction in average NOx emissions over a one-month extended test. Parameters that had the largest effect on NOx are discussed. A description of instruments installed to better monitor and control combustion is included.

Research Organization:
Electric Power Research Inst. (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA (United States); Encor-America, Inc., Mountain View, CA (United States)
OSTI ID:
121525
Report Number(s):
EPRI-TR-104241-V3; CONF-940540-VOL.3; TRN: 95:007328-0008
Resource Relation:
Conference: 1994 Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) heat-rate improvement conference, Baltimore, MD (United States), 3-5 May 1994; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of 1994 EPRI heat-rate improvement conference. Final report, Volume 3; PB: 300 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English