PFBC HGCU Test Facility

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6735830· OSTI ID:6735830

This is the thirteenth Technical Progress Report submitted to the Department of Energy (DOE) in connection with the cooperative agreement between the DOE and Ohio Power Company for the Tidd PFBC Hot Gas Clean Up Test Facility. This report covers the period of work completed during the Fourth Quarter of CY 1992. The following are highlights of the activities that occurred during this report period: Initial operation of the Advanced Particle Filter (APF) occurred during this quarter. The following table summarizes the operating dates and times. HGCU ash lockhopper valve plugged with ash. Primary cyclone ash pluggage. Problems with the coal water paste. Unit restarted warm 13 hours later. HGCU expansion joint No. 7 leak in internal ply of bellows. Problems encountered during these initial tests included hot spots on the APP, backup cyclone and instrumentation spools, two breakdowns of the backpulse air compressor, pluggage of the APF hopper and ash removal system, failure (breakage) of 21 filter candles, leakage of the inner ply of one (1) expansion joint bellows, and numerous other smaller problems. These operating problems are discussed in detail in a subsequent section of this report. Following shutdown and equipment inspection in December, design modifications were initiated to correct the problems noted above. The system is scheduled to resume operation in March, 1993.

• Research Organization: American Electric Power Service Corp., Columbus, OH (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FC21-89MC26042
• OSTI ID: 6735830
• Report Number(s): DOE/MC/26042-3302; ON: DE93010089
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CHEMICAL REACTIONS
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COMBUSTION
COMBUSTORS
CONCENTRATORS
CYCLONE SEPARATORS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY SOURCES
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FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTION
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FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASEOUS WASTES
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OXIDATION
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
PRESSURIZATION
PROGRESS REPORT
PURIFICATION
SEPARATION EQUIPMENT
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