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Title: Development of the integrated environmental control model

Abstract

In its current configuration, the IECM provides a capability to model various conventional and advanced processes for controlling air pollutant emissions from coalfired power plants before, during, or after combustion. The principal purpose of the model is to calculate the performance, emissions, and cost of power Plant configurations employing alternative environmental control methods. The model consists of various control technology modules, which may be integrated into a complete utility plant in any desired combination. in conuwt to conventional deterministic models, the IECM offers the unique capability to assign probabilistic values to all model input parameters, and to obtain probabilistic outputs in the form of cumulative distribution functions indicating the likelihood of different costs and performance results. The most recent version of the IECM, implemented on a Macintosh II computer and containing a number of software and model enhancements, was delivered to DOE/PETC at the end of the last contract in May 1991. The current contract will continue the model development effort to provide DOE/PETC with improved model capabilities, including new software developments tO facilitate model use and new technical capabilities for analysis of environmental control technologies and integrated environmental control systr,ms involving precombustion, combustion, and Post-combustion control methods. The workmore » in this contract is divided into two phases. Phase I deals with further developing the existing version of the IECM and training PETC personnel on the effective use of the model. Phase H deals with creating new technology modules, linking the IECM with PETC databases, and training PETC personnel on the effective use of the updated model.« less

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Research Org.:
Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Center for Energy and Environmental Studies
Sponsoring Org.:
DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
6757938
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 6757938; Legacy ID: DE93015057
Report Number(s):
DOE/PC/91346-1
ON: DE93015057
DOE Contract Number:
AC22-92PC91346
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS; EMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROGRESS REPORT; CONTROL; DOCUMENT TYPES; EVALUATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; POWER PLANTS; SIMULATION; THERMAL POWER PLANTS 200202* -- Fossil-Fueled Power Plants-- Waste Management-- Noxious Gas & Particulate Emissions

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