Performance of electrostatic precipitators and fabric filter particulate controls on oil-fired electric utility boilers. Final report

Technical Report · Fri Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:125355

McRanie, R D; Baker, Jr, S S

Of the 189 hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) listed in Title III of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, 11 are metals commonly found in particulate emissions from oil-fired boilers. In light of the potential future need for additional control of particulate emissions from oil-fired units, a white paper was prepared documenting the extent of particulate and HAPs emissions and the state-of-the-art in the use of electrostatic precipitator (ESP) and fabric filter (FF) technologies to control their emissions from oil-fired boilers. The white paper is based on EPRI research on particulate emissions from oil-fired boilers and a survey of ESP and FF manufacturers. The EPRI ESPM{trademark} performance model was used to estimate the particulate control effectiveness of oil-fired ESPs. The white paper describes the characteristics of oil ash, summarizes particulate and HAPs emission rates for oil-fired boilers, and projects the particulate and HAPs removal effectiveness for baghouses and different sized ESPs. Information on oil-fired ESP operation and maintenance requirements and overall costs is included.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); RMB Consulting and Research, Inc., Raleigh, NC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 125355
• Report Number(s): EPRI-TR--105592
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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