Evaluation of natural- and forced-draft staging air systems for nitric oxide reduction in refinery process heaters. Volume 1. Technical report. Final report October 1982-February 1984

Technical Report · Wed Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6385510

Benson, R C

The two-volume report gives results of pilot-scale tests to evaluate combustion modifications for emission reduction and efficiency enhancement on petroleum process heaters. Objectives were to determine nitric oxide (NO) emission reductions, thermal efficiency changes, long-term performance, and cost of both natural- and forced-draft staged-combustion-air modifications. Forced-draft staged-combustion-air modifications had been shown to be the most promising combustion modification in previous pilot-scale tests. The test unit was a vertical, cylindrical, natural-draft crude heater, and the test fuels were natural gas, refinery gas, and a combination of No. 6 oil and refinery gas.

• Research Organization: KVB, Inc., Irvine, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6385510
• Report Number(s): PB-84-229640; KVB-72-806032-1926
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
CONTROL
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUEL OILS
FUELS
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
INDUSTRY
LIQUID FUELS
MODIFICATIONS
NATURAL GAS
NITRIC OXIDE
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PILOT PLANTS
POLLUTION CONTROL
STAGED COMBUSTION
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTES