Conceptual design for an atmospheric fluidized-bed direct combustion power generating plant. Phase I. Commercial plant conceptual design. Annual report, January 14, 1977--January 31, 1978

Technical Report · Fri Feb 17 04:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6807668· OSTI ID:6807668

Norton, R. C.

The conceptual design of a commercial size (560 MW), complete power generating station incorporating an atmospheric fluidized bed boiler was developed for two parallel cases presenting the boiler designs of two major boiler manufacturers. These were preceded by the presentation of the basis for comparison, which was also a 560 MW unit, which incorporated a conventional pulverizer coal suspension fired boiler with associated facilities including, particularly, a wet limestone flue gas scrubber. Technical notes were prepared or were in preparation on: 570 MWe base plant definition and general design criteria; AFB state-of-the-art; 570 MWe AFB plant definition; evaluation of merit; and development of a mathematical model of AFB control functions and analysis of load following capability. Eleven electric utility companies were contacted in the course of the year to apprise them of the AFB project and to engage their interest in review of the progress of the project as it developed. Oral and visual presentations were made to engineers of each company and a copy of the Base Plant Reference dated June 1977 was given to them at the presentation or soon thereafter. Later in the year, a second volume titled Comparison Plant Exhibits, Incorporating Manufacturers Unique AFB Boiler Design and Ancillary Systems, dated December 1977, was distributed for comparison to the base.

• Research Organization: Stone and Webster Engineering Corp., Boston, Mass. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6807668
• Report Number(s): FE-2583-13
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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