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Reduction of NOx emissions on oil firing at Bowline Point Unit No. 2

Conference ·
OSTI ID:211766
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  1. Electric Power Technologies, Inc., Montvale, NJ (United States)
  2. Orange and Rockland Utilities, Pearl River, NY (United States)
Improved combustion technology, based upon optimization of oil atomizer and flame stabilizer design, has been retrofitted to oil and oil/gas fired boilers to reduce NOx emissions, particulate matter emissions, opacity, and to provide operational and performance benefits. This technology, known as REACH, can be applied to wall and tangential-fired boilers at a fraction of the cost of installing new burners. The technology is also compatible with conventional NOx controls such as overfire air, flue gas recirculation, low-NOx burners, and can be combined with these controls to further reduce NOx Emissions. This paper describes the results achieved when this technology was applied to Orange and Rockland Utilities` Bowline Point Unit No. 2 to meet NYSDEC part 227 regulations for the emissions of nitrogen oxides (0.25 lbs/MBtu). Bowline Point No. 2 is a 600 MW opposed-wall fired boiler with overfire air and flue gas recirculation capability.
OSTI ID:
211766
Report Number(s):
CONF-951010--; ISBN 0-7918-1486-6
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English