Prototype anthracite culm combustion boiler/heater unit, City of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Quarterly technical report No. 4, July 1-September 30, 1979

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5530708· OSTI ID:5530708

A program was initiated in October 1978 to design, construct and evaluate a 100,000 ppH AFB steam generator burning anthracite culm with the addition of fresh anthracite, if required. The unit is to demonstrate the technical, economical and environmental feasibility of producing 150 psig saturated steam for district heating in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Phase I of the program consists of the deisgn of the atmospheric fluidized bed (AFB) plant and a hot model test program.

• Research Organization: Wilkes-Barre, City of, PA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5530708
• Report Number(s): FE-2652-T7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BLACK COAL
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL
COAL MINING
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTORS
CULM
DEMONSTRATION PLANTS
DESIGN
DIAGRAMS
ENERGY SOURCES
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FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTORS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
MINERAL WASTES
MINING
OXIDATION
SITE SELECTION
SOLID WASTES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTES