Design and startup of a high efficiency, dilute phase lime FGD system
- General Electric Environmental Services, Inc., Lebanon, PA (United States)
- Raytheon Engineers & Constructors, Philadelphia, PA (United States)
The Clean Air Act Amendments mandated large reductions in SO{sub 2} emissions from utility coal-fired boilers. For the operating companies of the Allegheny Power System (APS), this presented numerous challenges due to the system`s dependence on coal fuel. Although the Clean Air Act Amendments mandated approximately 50% reduction in SO{sub 2} at eleven (11) generating units within the Allegheny system, economic studies revealed that high efficiency scrubbers, placed on the largest units, would provide the most cost effective method to reduce SO{sub 2} emissions. Accordingly, the three units at Harrison Power Station, with a total generating capacity of 1,920 MW, were targeted for wet, magnesium enhanced, lime scrubbing. The scrubbing of the Harrison Power Station represented the cornerstone of Allegheny`s Phase I Clean Air Act compliance strategy for SO{sub 2} only. At the heart of the Flue Gas Desulfurization System (FGD) are high efficiency absorber towers utilizing magnesium-enhanced lime as the reagent. Use of a single, large absorber tower on each of Harrison`s three 640 MW units will result in guaranteed SO{sub 2} removal efficiencies of 98% with only three recycle pumps operating. In addition to discussing the overall FGD system`s design, this paper will address the following items: (1) Reliability of Large Single Tower Scrubbing (European experience and use of an absorber tower scale model for gas and liquid flow distribution); (2) Absorber Process Chemistry and Dilute Phase FGD System Startup and Operation. In conjunction with the aforementioned process design features of the Harrison Power Station FGD System, the startup and operational aspects of the scrubber system will be reviewed. Specifically, the simplified startup and operation of these wet scrubbers, owing to the minimization of the quantity of components required to be installed, tested and maintained compared to multiple absorber modules per boiler unit, will be addressed.
- Research Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst. (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 123428
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-TR-105258-Vol.2; CONF-950332-Vol.2; TRN: 95:007572-0003
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 15. EPRI-EPA-DOE SO/sub 2/ control symposium, Miami Beach, FL (United States), 28-31 Mar 1995; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings: 1995 SO{sub 2} control symposium. Volume 2, Sessions 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b; PB: 350 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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