Japanese RDF-fired power generation system and fundamental research on RDF combustion

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

OSTI ID:355863

Narukawa, Kimihito; Goto, Hidenori; Chen, Y; Yamazaki, Ryouhei; Moi, Shiegkatsu; Fujima, Yukihisa ^[1]; Hirama, Toshimasa; Hosoda, Hideo ^[2]

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1. Nagoya Univ. (Japan)
2. Hokkaido National Industrial Research Inst., Sapporo (Japan)

Power generation from refuse derived fuel (RDF) is one of the new technologies for municipal solid waste (MSW) management. This technology is strongly attracting the attention of the Japanese government. The results of a feasibility study of this system in Japan is presented. To develop this highly efficient RDF-fired CFB generating process, combustibility and dechlorination characteristics of RDF were investigated by both the thermo-balance technique and combustion tests with an electric furnace. RDF combustion tests by a bench scale CFBC were carried out and then the following experimental results were obtained: (1) RDF can be combusted almost completely even in small scale CFBC; (2) HCl and N{sub 2}O emissions are quite low at any conditions; and (3) NO{sub x} emissions are a little higher in single stage combustion, however they are reduced at 50% air bias ratio. Some of the results can be explained by a RDF combustion model.

• OSTI ID: 355863
• Report Number(s): CONF-9705116--; ISBN 0-7918-1557-9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

09 BIOMASS FUELS
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
AIR POLLUTION
DECHLORINATION
FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTION
MUNICIPAL WASTES
PERFORMANCE
REFUSE DERIVED FUELS
REFUSE-FUELED POWER PLANTS
SOLID WASTES