Ultra-high velocity testing on the TECo Big Bend Unit 4 FGD system
Conference
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OSTI ID:549620
- Radian International LLC, Austin, TX (United States)
- Tampa Electric Co., FL (United States)
During 1995, Tampa Electric Company (TECo) modified the flue gas desulfurization (FGD) system on the 450-MW Big Bend Station Unit 4 to allow that system to also scrub flue gas from the adjacent Unit 3. With the success of this conversion, TECo is investigating the ability to operate the absorbers at even higher velocity and scrub part of all of the flue gas from a third unit at the Big Bend Station. This would involve operating the packed, dual-loop FGD absorbers at almost 2-1/2 times their design velocity. The feasibility of scrubbing this quantity of flue gas with the existing FGD system is being evaluated in two phases of testing, in one absorber module that has been retrofitted with a larger flue gas fan. TECo is conducting these tests with assistance from the US Department of Energy`s Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center and their contractor, Radian International LLC, as part of the project High-Efficiency SO{sub 2} Removal Testing. This paper discusses the plan for both phases of testing. The presentation in September will include the results of the first phase of testing, which is to be completed in August.
- OSTI ID:
- 549620
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960954--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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