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Title: Technical and economic feasibility of alternative fuel use in process heaters and small boilers

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5574087· OSTI ID:5574087

The technical and economic feasibility of using alternate fuels - fuels other than oil and natural gas - in combustors not regulated by the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA) was evaluated. FUA requires coal or alternate fuel use in most large new boilers and in some existing boilers. Section 747 of FUA authorizes a study of the potential for reduced oil and gas use in combustors not subject to the act: small industrial boilers with capacities less than 100 MMBtu/hr, and process heat applications. Alternative fuel use in combustors not regulated by FUA was examined and the impact of several measures to encourage the substitution of alternative fuels in these combustors was analyzed. The primary processes in which significant fuel savings can be achieved are identified. Since feedstock uses of oil and natural gas are considered raw materials, not fuels, feedstock applications are not examined in this analysis. The combustors evaluated in this study comprise approximately 45% of the fuel demand projected in 1990. These uses would account for more than 3.5 million barrels per day equivalent fuel demand in 1990.

Research Organization:
Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc., Arlington, VA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC01-79EI10547
OSTI ID:
5574087
Report Number(s):
DOE/EIA-10547-01
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English