Low-NO{sub x} firing of Orimulsion

Journal Article · Wed Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1995 · Power Engineering (Barrington)

OSTI ID:147978

Guarco, J P; Schindler, E S

There is currently much interest among US electric utilities in the conversion of oil-fired boilers to Orimulsion fuel. Until recently, however, very limited information existed on the effects of NO{sub x} reduction techniques for Orimulsion firing. In late 1994, burner supplier TODD Combustion Inc., Shelton, Conn., using Orimulsion supplied by Bitor America Corp., Boca Raton, Fla., conducted the industry`s first test firing of Orimulsion with a low-NO{sub x} burner. In a single-burner test rig., No. 6 fuel oil and Orimulsion were compared in both a full-scale, conventional oil burner and a full-scale low-NO{sub x} burner. While the results show that Orimulsion burns very differently from heavy oil, they also provided sufficient data for guaranteeing emissions for utilities and other power producers converting utility boilers to Orimulsion firing.

• OSTI ID: 147978
• Journal Information: Power Engineering (Barrington), Journal Name: Power Engineering (Barrington) Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 99; ISSN 0032-5961; ISSN POENAI
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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