Guidelines for fireside testing in coal-fired power plants: Final report

Technical Report · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5506427

Sotter, J G

The objective of this project was to develop guidelines for testing the performance impacts of coal quality on three major power plant components: the pulverizer, the steam generator, and the electrostatic precipitator. Part 1 of these guidelines is an introduction and summary. Part 2 defines the relevant performance parameters, instrumentation, and comprehensive test procedures for their measurement to help utilities make decisions involving coal purchase, plant improvements, operating procedures, and maintenance plans for burning various coals. Part 3 documents instrumentation and test procedures for measuring key process parameters which are needed by researchers engaged in understanding the fate of coal and its mineral matter in power plants. Selected electric utilities were contacted in the United States, Australia, Canada, Denmark, and the United Kingdom, as well as equipment manufacturers, in order to determine the equipment and test procedures which had already proven useful. Additional test development or test improvements are suggested where there are gaps in the state-of-the-art. 107 refs., 8 figs.

• Research Organization: Energy and Environmental Research Corp., Irvine, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5506427
• Report Number(s): EPRI-CS-5552; ON: TI88920228
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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