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Title: Part I - burner and ESP improvements for reduction of particulate and NO{sub x} emissions

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:35485
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  1. New Brunswick Power (Canada)

The Coleson Cove Generating Station is a 3 x 350 MW plant located on the Bay of Fundy in Southern New Brunswick, Canada. The plant was designed to burn a range of fuel oils including distillates, crudes, and residual oil. The original fuel was a light high sulphur residual. The fuel supply changed to Venezuelan high vanadium residual as a result of economics. Typical Venezuelan analysis is shown, together with the design fuel analysis. A result of this change was a significant increase in emissions. The plant was designed with electrostatic precipitators by Joy Technologies with 90% collection efficiency. Based on the design criteria problems with the ash handling system, the precipitators were not operated consistently for a significant period. As a result of the above conditions and because of high emissions, a program of combustion improvements was initiated followed by upgrading of the precipitator and ash handling system.

Research Organization:
Electric Power Research Inst. (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA (United States); Carnot, Tustin, CA (United States)
OSTI ID:
35485
Report Number(s):
EPRI-TR-103990; CONF-9310354-; TRN: 95:002413-0001
Resource Relation:
Conference: 1993 fuel oil utilization workshop, Baltimore, MD (United States), 27-28 Oct 1993; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings: 1993 fuel oil utilization workshop; PB: 217 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English