Slagging coal combustor developed by TRW (Redondo beach, Calif. ) has completed 4000 hours of commercial operation

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987 · Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5260225

TRW of Redondo Beach, California has built and is operating a slagging coal combustor with 99% combustor availability and carbon conversion of more than 99.5%. This combustor has an output of 40 million Btu/h, burns 20,000 lb/h of coal and has produced 35,000 lb/h of steam. According to TRW, the combustor can replace oil- and gas-fired boilers with no power plant rating penalty.

• OSTI ID: 5260225
• Journal Information: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 21:10; ISSN ESTHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
014000* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Combustion
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
CHALCOGENIDES
COMBUSTORS
CONTROL
EFFICIENCY
FLUE GAS
GASEOUS WASTES
MANAGEMENT
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION CONTROL
PROCESSING
SLAGGING PYROLYSIS PROCESS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES