Topping combustor application to the Wilsonville Advanced Power Systems Development Facility

Conference · Wed Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:355806

Domeracki, W F ^[1]; Bachovchin, D M ^[2]; Crumm, C J ^[3]; Morton, F C ^[4]

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1. Westinghouse Electric Corp., Orlando, FL (United States)
2. Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
3. Foster Wheeler USA Corp., Clinton, NJ (United States)
4. Southern Co. Services, Wilsonville, AL (United States)

The Advanced Power Systems Development Facility (PSDF) located at Wilsonville Alabama is a Department of Energy (DOE) and Industry cost-shared facility which will be operated by Southern Company Services. This facility is designed to provide long-term hot gas cleanup and process testing for an Advanced Pressurized Fluidized Bed Combustion (PFBC) and Gasification System. It incorporates carbonization with a circulating fluidized bed and topping combustion system. The plant will produce 4 MW of electricity. It is being designed by Foster Wheeler and is scheduled to commence operation in 1998. As in any new technology or project there is usually a number of critical components whose successful development form the foundation for the overall success of the concept. In the development of advanced (PFBC) power generation plants, one of those critical components is the topping combustion system. This paper presents the criteria for the Westinghouse developed Topping Combustor that will fire a coal derived high temperature, ammonia-rich syngas into a high temperature vitiated air stream to drive an Allison Model 501-KM gas turbine.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 355806
• Report Number(s): CONF-9705116--; ISBN 0-7918-1557-9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
ALABAMA
CHARS
COAL GASIFICATION
COMBINED-CYCLE POWER PLANTS
FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTION
PERFORMANCE TESTING
SYNTHESIS GAS
TEST FACILITIES
TOPPING CYCLES