Tidd PFBC demonstration project: Technical progress report, third quarter 1994

Technical Report · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:46623

This is the 30th Technical Progress Report submitted to the Department of Energy in connection with the Cooperative Agreement between the DOE and the Ohio Power Company for the Tidd PFBC Demonstration Plant. This report covers the period from July 1, 1994 to September 30, 1994. Major activities during this period include: the unit operated for 1,214 hours on coal, bringing the grand total for coal fire through the end of the quarter to 9,061 hours; the unit availability for the first three quarters was 54.9%; there were six gas turbine starts, seven bed preheater starts, and six operating periods on coal; during this quarter, total gross generation was 50,416 MWH, the peak unit output for one hour was 59 MWH, and the coal consumption was 26,705 tons; fifteen performance tests were conducted during this quarter. Major activities planned for the next period include: continuation of sorbent utilization tests at various bed levels and sulfur retention values; and operation of the unit at higher loads as the ambient temperatures decline, allowing for higher air flow from the gas turbine compressor. Design and permitting, project support, operations, maintenance, manpower, and cost data are discussed.

• Research Organization: American Electric Power Service Corp., Columbus, OH (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FC21-87MC24132
• OSTI ID: 46623
• Report Number(s): DOE/MC/24132--4026; ON: DE95010528
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
COAL
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
ECONOMICS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUIDIZED BED BOILERS
FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTION
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PRESSURIZATION
PROGRESS REPORT
SORBENT INJECTION PROCESSES