Development of a FI CIRC{trademark} fluidized bed boiler to burn waste tires
Disposal of tires is becoming a problem due to higher landfill charges and environmental concerns. Typically tires have a higher calorific value than coal, contain less nitrogen, ash, and sulfur than most coals and are a potential source of energy for power and process steam generation. In 1995 a Fines Circulating (FI CIRC{trademark}) fluidized bed boiler was selected to burn tires for a project in the city of Fulton, Illinois. Fuels ranging from Petroleum Coke to Brown coal had already been successfully fired in commercial plants and preliminary pilot plant testing showed no problems in firing tires. During the development of the project, financiers raised concerns about the optimum fuel size, combustion characteristics, removal of wires from the fluidized bed, and the control of emissions from the plant. A testing program was devised which included hot and cold pilot plant testing to evaluate the characteristics of firing shredded tires. The results and the impact on the boiler design are presented.
- OSTI ID:
- 355844
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9705116-; ISBN 0-7918-1557-9; TRN: IM9931%%365
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 14. international conference on fluidized bed combustion, Vancouver (Canada), 11-16 May 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the 14. international conference on fluidized bed combustion: Volume 1; Preto, F.D.S. [ed.] [Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology, Ottawa, Ontario (Canada). Energy Technology Centre]; PB: 666 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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