Alternative fuels for multiple-hearth furnaces

Journal Article · Tue Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · J. Water Pollut. Control Fed.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5348373

Bracken, B D ^[1]; Lawson, T U

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1. Brown and Caldwell, Walnut Creek, CA

Results are described of a feasibility study on the use of refuse-derived fuel, shredded paper, wood waste, coal, and waste oil in multiple-hearth furnaces at the Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre in Australia. An assessment of waste fuel availability and characteristics is given, and a summary is made of the technical and economic aspects of using these alternative fuels and of minimizing furnace fuel requirements by reducing sludge moisture. The recommended method of reducing fuel oil consumption in the furnace is shown to be sludge drying, using process exhaust heat in a rotary dryer.

• OSTI ID: 5348373
• Journal Information: J. Water Pollut. Control Fed.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Water Pollut. Control Fed.; (United States) Vol. 52:4; ISSN JWPFA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320301* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Energy Sources
AUSTRALASIA
AUSTRALIA
AVAILABILITY
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL OILS
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
FUELS
FURNACES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LIQUID WASTES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
REFUSE DERIVED FUELS
SLUDGES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTE PROCESSING PLANTS
WASTE WATER
WASTES
WATER