Testing of the Westinghouse hot gas filter at Ahlstrom Pyropower Corporation
- Westinghouse Science and Technology Center, Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- Hans Ahlstrom Labs., Karhula (Finland)
- Department of Energy, Morgantown, WV (United States). Morgantown Energy Technology Center
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
A single cluster Westinghouse hot gas filter has been tested for over 2050 hours on Ahlstrom Pyropower Corporation`s Pressurized Circulating Fluidized Bed (PCFB) 10 MW test facility at Karhula, Finland. This filter system, which houses 128 ceramic candles in three plenums, takes the full flow from the PCFB. Two candle types, an alumina/mullite candle manufactured by Coors Ceramics and a clay bonded SiC candle manufactured by Refractron Corporation were evaluated over a range of filtration face velocities, dust loadings, coal types and temperatures. Both candle systems allowed less than 3 ppmw to exit the candles with inlet dust loadings as high as 18,000 ppm. Stable pressure drop across the filter in the steady state was achieved with less than 60 in wg (150 mbar) for either candle system. Pulse cleaning air pressure was less than 435 psi (30 bar) when the plant was operated at 145 to 175 psi (10 to 12 bar). Improvements to the flow distribution in the filter housing and fine tuning of the pulsing system were incorporated. The alumina/mullite candles accumulated around 750 hours at operating temperatures to 1,650 F (900 C). The SiC accumulated about 1,300 hours at temperatures to 1,560 F (850 C). Strength measurements and SEM examination of the candle material have been conducted to help evaluate long-term ceramic candle filter material stability. All metal structures within the filter assembly performed as designed.
- OSTI ID:
- 245015
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950522-; ISBN 0-7918-1305-3; TRN: IM9627%%381
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 13. international conference on fluidized-bed combustion, Orlando, FL (United States), 7-10 May 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of 13. international conference on fluidized bed combustion: Proceedings. Volume 1; Heinschel, K.J. [ed.] [Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (United States)]; PB: 719 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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