Emission and efficiency performances of industrial coal stoker-fired boilers

Technical Report · Sat Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5968725

In late 1977, the American Boiler Manufacturers Association (ABMA) was awarded a contract to update specifications and design parameters for coal-burning boiler and stoker equipment so that increased coal usage could occur in an environmentally acceptable manner. The specific objectives of this program were to: advance stoker boiler technology through comprehensive testing of various stoker boiler designs thereby facilitating the design and fabrication of stoker boilers which are economically and environmentally satisfactory alternatives to gas and oil fired units; contribute to the design and application of pollution control equipment by generating a large data base of boiler outlet dust loading data and particle size distribution data; provide guidelines for boiler operator's concerning techniques for clean and efficient stoker boiler operation; facilitate preparation of intelligent and reasonable national emission standards for coal-fired stoker boilers by the US EPA; provide assistance in planning for coal supply contracts both through an increased knowledge of the effects of coal properties on emissions, and through the development of reasonable emission regulations; and promote the increased utilization of coal fired stoker boilers by the industry by insuring compatibility of these units emissions with the applicable environmental requirements. A final technical report is presented for the 2-y stoker test program which involved 400 tests using 18 coal-fired stoker boilers and 36 boiler-coal combinations. The tests are described and all results on boiler operation, performance and emissions are presented. (LCL)

• Research Organization: American Boiler Manufacturers Association, Arlington, VA
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-77ET10386
• OSTI ID: 5968725
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/10386-T1-Vol.1; ON: DE81030264
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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