Innovative wet FGD design features at Kentucky Utilities` Ghent Generating Station, Unit 1
- Babcock & Wilcox, Barberton, OH (United States)
- Kentucky Utilities Company, Ghent, KY (United States)
To meet Phase I requirements of the 1990 Federal Clean Air Act Amendments, Kentucky Utilities (KU) elected to retrofit a wet limestone, forced oxidized flue gas desulfurization (FGD) system on their Ghent Generating Station, Unit 1 (500 MW). This FGD system has been designed with several innovative features to enhance SO{sub 2} removal and reduce overall project cost. Organic acids have been incorporated to increase SO{sub 2} removal from 90% to 95%. Also, this Phase I project is designed to accommodate a second FGD to be built at the same site. This will allow both units to share common spare equipment, including a common spare absorber. A wet gypsum stack-out pond is being used in lieu of dewatering equipment. This paper discusses these innovative features from both a performance and an economic standpoint.
- Research Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 123430
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-TR--105258-Vol.2; CONF-950332--Vol.2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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