Dalhousie Orimulsion FGD project
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:270409
NB Power implemented an {open_quotes}off oil{close_quotes} program following the oil crisis of the 70`s and 80`s. A component of this program was the investigation and implementation of Orimulsion as an alternative to Bunker C. In the mid 1980`s the concept of burning Orinoco, a heavy bitumen, was investigated at a 100 MW plant capable of burning pitch. The predicted burning temperature of Orinoco is 350{degrees}F. Lagoven, the division of Petroleos de Venezuela SA which handled the Orinoco fuel, subsequently developed the emulsified {open_quotes}Orimulsion{close_quotes} form. An agreement between Lagoven and NB Power resulted in the 100 MW Dalhousie No. 1 Generating Station being used as a commercial demonstration facility. The demonstration program ran from 1988 to 1990. Fuel handling, combustion, and operational aspects were established. In 1990, the Dalhousie No. 2 boiler conversion project was establihsed which also included the addition of a wet limestone scrubber to the facility.
- Research Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Carnot, Tustin, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 270409
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-TR--105591; CONF-9410452--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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