Use of refuse as a fuel at Fort Monmouth, NJ. Final report

Technical Report · Tue Apr 01 04:00:00 EDT 1975

OSTI ID:7324911

Rigo, H G

This report analyzes the feasibility of using refuse-derived fuel (RDF) in the school boiler plant at Fort Monmouth, NJ, and the desirability of modifying the Monmouth County shredder facility to produce RDF. The County can produce RDF by adding an air classifier to its existing shredding facility. Fort Monmouth can convert existing boilers to RDF firing by installing reciprocating grate stokers and a baghouse for air pollution control. Both the County and Fort Monmouth would make a profit. The County would also reduce the amount of land required for the aerobic disposal of shredded refuse. The project is ecologically sound since renewable fuel resources would be used at Fort Monmouth. Design criteria for the boiler plant modifications are included. Capital and life-cycle cost estimates for both RDF production and use are presented. (Author) (GRA)

• Research Organization: Army Construction Engineering Research Lab., Champaign, IL (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7324911
• Report Number(s): AD-B-003456; CERL-TR-E-55
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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09 BIOMASS FUELS
090400* -- Solid Waste & Wood Fuels-- (-1989)
BOILERS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
COST
ECONOMICS
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FUELS
LIFE-CYCLE COST
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS RECOVERY
MILITARY FACILITIES
MUNICIPAL WASTES
OXIDATION
PROCESSING
RECOVERY
REFUSE DERIVED FUELS
SOLID WASTES
STEAM GENERATION
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES