Western coal use in industrial boilers

Journal Article · Thu Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1977 · Trans. Soc. Min. Eng. AIME; (United States)

OSTI ID:5257578

Maloney, K L; Langsjoen, P L

Ten small and intermediate-sized (4.5 Mg/hr to 113 Mg/hr steam--10,000 to 250,000 lb per hr) coal-fired boilers in the upper Midwest have each been tested on both a bituminous eastern coal and a subbituminous western coal. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of substituting western subbituminous coal for eastern bituminous coal as a means of reducing the SO/sub x/ emissions from this class of boiler and to demonstrate the feasibility of greatly expanded western coal utilization as a means of reducing the use of oil and gas. The scope of this study was such that the representative boiler types were tested on both eastern and western coal for a period of time sufficient to completely characterize their individual emission and operational characteristics.

• Research Organization: KVB, Inc., Tustin, CA
• OSTI ID: 5257578
• Journal Information: Trans. Soc. Min. Eng. AIME; (United States), Journal Name: Trans. Soc. Min. Eng. AIME; (United States) Vol. 262:4; ISSN TMENA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BOILERS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHALCOGENIDES
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FUEL SUBSTITUTION
FUELS
HYDROCARBONS
MOISTURE
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
SIZE
SUBBITUMINOUS COAL
SULFUR
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES