Improving pulverized coal plant performance

Conference · Sun Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:237334

Regan, J W; Borio, R W; Palkes, M; Mirolli, M ^[1]; Wesnor, J D ^[2]; Bender, D J ^[3]

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1. ABB Combustion Engineering, Inc., Windsor, CT (United States)
2. ABB Environmental Systems, Birmingham, AL (United States)
3. Raytheon Engineers and Constructors, Inc., New York, NY (United States)

A major deliverable of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) project ``Engineering Development of Advanced Coal-Fired Low-Emissions Boiler Systems`` (LEBS) is the design of a large, in this case 400 MWe, commercial generating unit (CGU) which will meet the Project objectives. The overall objective of the LEBS Project is to dramatically improve environmental performance of future pulverized coal fired power plants without adversely impacting efficiency or the cost of electricity. The DOE specified the use of near-term technologies, i.e., advanced technologies that partially developed, to reduce NO{sub x}, SO{sub 2} and particulate emissions to be substantially less than current NSPS limits. In addition, air toxics must be in compliance and waste must be reduced and made more disposable. The design being developed by the ABB Team is projected to meet all the contract objectives and to reduce emission of NO{sub x}, SO{sub 2} and particulates to one-fifth to one-tenth NSPS limits while increasing net station efficiency significantly and reducing the cost of electricity. This design and future work are described in the paper.

• Research Organization: ABB Combustion Engineering, Inc., Windsor, CT (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-92PC92159
• OSTI ID: 237334
• Report Number(s): CONF-951010--3; ON: DE96010630
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
COAL
COMBUSTION
DESIGN
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
NITROGEN OXIDES
PARTICULATES
PERFORMANCE
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
PULVERIZED FUELS
SULFUR DIOXIDE