Development of the industrial-combustion emissions model for acid-rain analyses

Technical Report · Mon Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:6338742

Held, K F; Mobley, J D

The paper discusses forecasts of industrial combustion emissions being developed by the U.S. EPA as part of the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program (NAPAP). The Industrial Combustion Emissions (ICE) Model will estimate sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and primary sulfate emissions from industrial fossil-fuel-fired boilers. These forecasts will be generated on a state-level basis. Alternative pollution control scenarios will be evaluated for reducing emissions from both existing and new industrial boilers. The ICE Model also evaluates the selection of fossil fuels for industrial steam generation. Capital and operating/maintenance costs for boilers and pollution control equipment, plus the costs of alternative fuel types, are used in selecting the fuel type for individual industrial boilers. Since emission rates vary significantly between coals, residual fuel oils, and natural gas, the fuel choice decision is a critical factor in estimating aggregate levels of SO2, NOx, and primary sulfates.

• Research Organization: Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc., Arlington, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6338742
• Report Number(s): PB-85-243822/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

500200* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACID RAIN
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
BOILERS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
CONTROL
EMISSION
ENERGY SOURCES
FORECASTING
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION CONTROL
RAIN
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES