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Selective catalytic reduction impact on heat recovery steam generator design and operation

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OSTI ID:5053074
Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) is a post-combustion method to reduce the oxides of nitrogen (NO/sub x/), present in flue gases such as gas turbine exhaust streams, to N/sub 2/ and water. It involves the injection of ammonia and the use of a catalyst module to promote the reaction to obtain high efficiency (60-86+%) NO/sub x/ reduction. Several operating parameters can influence catalyst performance to include temperature, gas flow distribution, presence of sulfur compounds and catalyst age. This paper examines the impact of a SCR integration in a gas turbine heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) design/operation. Limitations on HRSG load and following capabilities, effect on capital cost and overall performance and current SCR system experience represent a number of areas that are examined.
Research Organization:
Struthers Wells Corp., P.O. Box 8, Warren, PA 16365
OSTI ID:
5053074
Report Number(s):
CONF-860635-
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English