Evaluation of coal derived liquids as utility boiler fuels eastern test

Conference · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984 · Am. Soc. Mech. Eng., (Pap.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6416637

Furford, D P

The synthetic fuels evaluation at Mississippi Power Company's Plant Sweatt is just one of a number of tests, sponsored by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to assess the potential of coal derived, liquid synthetic fuels as an alternative or substitute for liquid petroleum fuels. Specifically, the work done at Plant Sweatt examined the applicability of six liquid synthetic fuels to a full scale, wall fired utility boiler. Results on the first three synthetic fuels(SRC-II(Full range mixture), H-Coal(Heavy fraction) and H-Coal(Blended mixture)) indicate that all three have higher boiler efficiencies and produced fewer emissions than the baseline fuels, natural gas and No. 6 fuel oil. Results of testing on the last three synthetic fuels (SRC II(Middle distillate fraction), H-Coal(Light fraction) and Exxon Donor Solvent) await further data reduction. The burners out of service technique in combination with reduced excess combustion oxygen was very successful, providing as much as a 50% reduction in NO/sub x/ levels. Particulate emissions from the synthetic fuels were very low, on the order of 0.01 lb per million Btu. These coal derived liquid fuels appear to be quite adequate for petroleum liquid replacement in existing units and should certainly be considered in the design basis for liquid fuel boilers of the future.

• Research Organization: Research and Development Department, Southern Company Services, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama
• OSTI ID: 6416637
• Report Number(s): CONF-840905-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Am. Soc. Mech. Eng., (Pap.); (United States) Journal Volume: 84-JPGC-FU-5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BOILER FUELS
BOILERS
CHALCOGENIDES
COAL LIQUEFACTION
COAL LIQUIDS
COMBUSTION PROPERTIES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
EMISSION
ENERGY SOURCES
EPRI
EXXON LIQUEFACTION PROCESS
FIELD TESTS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
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FUEL GAS
FUEL OILS
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
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GASES
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LIQUEFACTION
LIQUID FUELS
LIQUIDS
NATURAL GAS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
PARTICULATES
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POWER PLANTS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
SRC-II PROCESS
TESTING
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTES