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Industrial fluidized bed design and operation of the TVA test facility

Conference · · Coal Technol. (Houston); (United States)
OSTI ID:5153525
Industrial operations have many demanding challenges to answer in the installation of energy production equipment in the 1980s. Rising cost of fuel is one of the foremost concerns. The capability t meet sulfur and NO /SUB x/ emissions regulations is another important factor to consider when making decisions. A recent technology developed to meet these challenges is the fluidized bed boiler. It is designed to burn fuel to meet federal sulfur and NO /SUB x/ emissions regulations and to use low-grade, lower-cost energy sources. This paper presents general, atmospheric fluidized bed combustion (AFBC) technolog and, in particular, the operating experience at the 110,000 lb/hr pilot test facility at Tennessee Valley Authority's Shawnee Steam Plant. Also, a discussion is given of the development effort of Babcock Wilcox and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in the well-instrumented, 6' X 6' research unit at the BandW Alliance Research Center.
Research Organization:
Advanced Energy Systems Business Unit, Advanced Energy and Environmental Systems Division, Babcock and Wilcox, Barberton, Ohio
OSTI ID:
5153525
Report Number(s):
CONF-831112-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Coal Technol. (Houston); (United States) Journal Volume: 4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English