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Title: Fly ash carbon burn-out at TVA`s Colbert and Shawnee Stations: Site specific application study. Final report

Abstract

Many power plants, particularly after conversion to low-NOx burners, produce fly ash that is too high in carbon content to be successfully marketed as a concrete admixture. Fly ash beneficiation using Carbon Burn-Out (CBO) technology offers the opportunity to market fly ash that was previously landfilled. This site application study of beneficiating pulverized coal boiler fly ash at Tennessee Valley Authority`s Colbert and Shawnee Stations indicates this process is a cost effective solution for decreasing solid waste disposal, increasing landfill life, improving boiler heat rate, and generating a positive revenue stream. Results indicate that the Colbert Station has the fly ash market, site integration potential, and positive economics to support construction and operation of a CBO plant with an annual production rate of approximately 150,000 tons. As the market for fly ash increases, this capacity may be expanded to handle the majority of fly ash generated at Colbert. Results of the Shawnee Station analysis indicate that site integration constraints combined with the lack of near term local area fly ash market growth do not support construction and operation of a CBO plant. CBO commercial process design work in developing a generic commercial design resulted in a major improvement to themore » heat recovery portion of the process. This development resulted in the elimination of five major equipment items, with a corresponding reduction in plant complexity and costs. The design change is now considered part of the commercial offering.« less

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Progress Materials, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Electric Power Research Inst. (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA (United States); Progress Materials, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
257375
Report Number(s):
EPRI-TR-105825
TRN: AHC29615%%72
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Apr 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS; 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; SHAWNEE STEAM PLANT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS; FLY ASH; WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION; FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTION; WASTE PROCESSING PLANTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; CARBON; REMOVAL; CONCRETES; PERFORMANCE; CONCENTRATION RATIO; HEAT RECOVERY; DATA

Citation Formats

Cochran, J W, and Kirkconnell, S F. Fly ash carbon burn-out at TVA`s Colbert and Shawnee Stations: Site specific application study. Final report. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Cochran, J W, & Kirkconnell, S F. Fly ash carbon burn-out at TVA`s Colbert and Shawnee Stations: Site specific application study. Final report. United States.
Cochran, J W, and Kirkconnell, S F. 1996. "Fly ash carbon burn-out at TVA`s Colbert and Shawnee Stations: Site specific application study. Final report". United States.
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author = {Cochran, J W and Kirkconnell, S F},
abstractNote = {Many power plants, particularly after conversion to low-NOx burners, produce fly ash that is too high in carbon content to be successfully marketed as a concrete admixture. Fly ash beneficiation using Carbon Burn-Out (CBO) technology offers the opportunity to market fly ash that was previously landfilled. This site application study of beneficiating pulverized coal boiler fly ash at Tennessee Valley Authority`s Colbert and Shawnee Stations indicates this process is a cost effective solution for decreasing solid waste disposal, increasing landfill life, improving boiler heat rate, and generating a positive revenue stream. Results indicate that the Colbert Station has the fly ash market, site integration potential, and positive economics to support construction and operation of a CBO plant with an annual production rate of approximately 150,000 tons. As the market for fly ash increases, this capacity may be expanded to handle the majority of fly ash generated at Colbert. Results of the Shawnee Station analysis indicate that site integration constraints combined with the lack of near term local area fly ash market growth do not support construction and operation of a CBO plant. CBO commercial process design work in developing a generic commercial design resulted in a major improvement to the heat recovery portion of the process. This development resulted in the elimination of five major equipment items, with a corresponding reduction in plant complexity and costs. The design change is now considered part of the commercial offering.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/257375}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1996}
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