Superclean coal-water slurry combustion testing in an oil-fired boiler

Technical Report · Wed Apr 21 04:00:00 EDT 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6869467· OSTI ID:6869467

Miller, B G; Pisupati, S V; Poe, R L; Morrison, J L; Xie, J; Walsh, P M; Wincek, R T; Clark, D A; Scaroni, A W

The Pennsylvania State University is conducting a superclean coal-water slurry (SCCWS) program for the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with the objective of determining the capability of effectively firing SCCWS in an industrial boiler designed for heavy fuel oil. Penn State has entered into a cooperative agreement with DOE to determine if SCCWS (a fuel containing coal with 3.0 wt.% ash and 0.9 wt.% sulfur) can effectively be burned in a heavy fuel oil-designed industrial boiler without adverse impact on boiler rating, maintainability, reliability, and availability. The project will provide information on the design of new systems specifically configured to fire these clean coal-based fuels. The project consists of four phases: (1) design, permitting, and test planning, (2) construction and start up, (3) demonstration and evaluation (1,000-hour demonstration), and (4) program expansion (additional 1,000 hours of testing). The boiler testing wig determine if the SCCWS combustion characteristics, heat release rate, fouling and slagging behavior, corrosion and erosion limits, and fuel transport, storage, and handling characteristics can be accommodated in an oil-designed boiler system. In addition, the proof-of-concept demonstration will generate data to determine how the properties of SCCWS and its parent coal affect boiler performance. Economic factors associated with retrofitting boilers will be identified

• Research Organization: Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States). Energy and Fuels Research Center
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FC22-89PC88697
• OSTI ID: 6869467
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/88697-T7; ON: DE93013058
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COMBUSTION PROPERTIES
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