Design of waste heat boiler for Scranton Army Ammunition Plant. Final report

Technical Report · Fri Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6015046

Krowech, R J; Scullin, G

The Army Ammunition Plant at Scranton, Pennsylvania, has rotary hearth furnaces to heat billets for the forging operation. Mechanical Technology Incorporated established the economic and operational feasibility of waste heat recovery from the most used furnaces. The flue gas flow and temperature were measured, and an energy balance was performed. Gas flow and temperature were found suitable for a small waste heat boiler. During the course of testing a flow control problem was discovered. MTI suggests that this defect be corrected before the installation of a waste heat recovery system. After exploring several concepts, MTI designed a waste heat recovery system having minimal influence on the forging operation. The payback period of 1.54 years is attractive. Also, a rigorous economic evaluation (the present worth analysis), indicates that a waste heat recovery system would be a valuable addition to the Scranton plant.

• Research Organization: Mechanical Technology, Inc., Latham, NY (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6015046
• Report Number(s): AD-A-094752
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320304* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Waste Heat Recovery & Utilization
AMMUNITION
BOILERS
CONTROL
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY
ENERGY RECOVERY
EQUIPMENT
EXHAUST GASES
FABRICATION
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
FORGING
FURNACES
GAS FLOW
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
HEAT
HEAT RECOVERY
HIGH TEMPERATURE
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INDUSTRY
MATERIALS WORKING
MILITARY EQUIPMENT
ORDNANCE
PAYBACK PERIOD
RECOVERY
SAFETY
WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
WASTES