Conceptual design of an atmospheric fluidized-bed combustion electric power generating plant. Volume IV. Economic analysis

Technical Report · Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6547959· OSTI ID:6547959

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a contract to Burns and Roe, Inc., in January 1977 for the Conceptual Design of an Atmospheric Fluidized-Bed Combustion (AFBC) Electric Power Generating Plant. Burns and Roe subsequently awarded a subcontract to Combustion Engineering, Inc., for the engineering and design of the AFBC steam generator and accessories. The results of this program indicate that fluidized-bed technology, as presently developed, offers a potential near term solution to the problems associated with the use of noncompliance coals that may be economically and technically attractive to the electric power utilities. Its successful implementation thus has great potential economic benefits to the industry as well as to the strategic interests of the country in reducing the dependence on petroleum products. Volume IV of this Interim Report presents the Economic Analysis performed for both a nominal 600 MWe AFBC Power Plant and a conventional pulverized coal-fired plant with flue gas desulfurization.

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA). Div. of Power Systems
• DOE Contract Number: EF-77-C-01-2455
• OSTI ID: 6547959
• Report Number(s): HCP/T2455-15/4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
42 ENGINEERING
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COAL
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DESULFURIZATION
FLUE GAS
FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTION
SENSITIVITY
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
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ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
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OXIDATION
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THERMAL POWER PLANTS
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