Economics of retrofitting industrial boilers from oil to coal--oil mixture firing

Technical Report · Thu Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6047881· OSTI ID:6047881

George, T. J.

The Process Evaluation Office has completed a preliminary cost study of industrial boilers for the Combustion Division, Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center, Department of Energy. The cost of firing No. 6 fuel oil boilers with coal--oil mixtures (COM) of 50 percent by weight coal was determined. For a given set of operating conditions, fuel savings to justify retrofit costs were determined for 100,000-, 500,000-, and 1,000,000-pound-per-hour steam boilers. The sensitivity of retrofit cost to load factors and to costs of No. 6 oil was examined.

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Morgantown, WV (USA). Process Evaluation Office
• OSTI ID: 6047881
• Report Number(s): FE/EES-79/4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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