Low capital methods of meeting regulatory requirements for dust control while extending the life of existing equipment in coal burning plants

Conference · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998

OSTI ID:20013507

Zinkan, K J

In order to control dust when using Powder River Basin or dusty coal, you need to start with a plant audit to identify problem areas. Little, if any, capital costs are required in most plants using mechanical and chemical control methods. Safety and health issues need to be addressed at the time a plan is developed. This can lower or eliminate fire potential due to fugitive dust. Also, reduced spray water usage should be included as a goal of any dust control plan. Using this approach, power deregulation does not have to mean higher capital and operating costs.

• Research Organization: Zinkan Enterprises, Inc., Twinsburg, OH (US)
• OSTI ID: 20013507
• Resource Relation: Conference: 1998 International Joint Power Generation Conference, Baltimore, MD (US), 08/23/1998--08/26/1998; Other Information: PBD: 1998; Related Information: In: Proceedings of the 1998 international joint power generation conference (FACT-Vol.22). Volume 1: Fuels and combustion technologies; Gas turbines; Environmental engineering; Nuclear engineering, by Gupta, A.; Natole, R.; Sanyal, A.; Veilleux, J. [eds.], 921 pages.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
DUSTS
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
SUBBITUMINOUS COAL
CAPITALIZED COST
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT