Brayton Point coal conversion project (NEPCO)

Conference · Sat May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · Proc. Am. Power Conf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5387745

Sullivan, Jr, W F

The New England Power Company (NEPCO) recently converted Brayton Point Power Station Units 1, 2, and 3 from oil to coal. The coal conversion project is the largest coal conversion project in the nation to date. Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation (SWEC) was hired as the engineer/constructor for the project. Units 1 and 2 are 250-MW Combustion Engineering boilers, and Unit 3 is a 650-MW Babcock and Wilcox boiler. All three units were originally designed to burn pulverized coal but were converted to oil during the years of low oil prices. Studies performed by NEPCO and SWEC indicated that the areas discussed in the following paragraphs required upgrading before the units could efficiently burn coal and meet Federal and State environmental requirements. All units have been converted and are operating. This paper discusses design modifications required to burn coal, startup, and initial operating problems, and solutions.

• Research Organization: Stone and Webster Engineering Corp., Boston
• OSTI ID: 5387745
• Report Number(s): CONF-820465-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proc. Am. Power Conf.; (United States) Journal Volume: 44
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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