Shawnee flue gas desulfurization computer model users manual

Technical Report · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5210835

Sudhoff, F A; Torstrick, R L

In conjunction with the US Enviromental Protection Agency sponsored Shawnee test program, Bechtel National, Inc., and the Tennessee Valley Authority jointly developed a computer model capable of projecting preliminary design and economics for lime- and limestone-scrubbing flue gas desulfurization systems. The model is capable of projecting relative economics for spray tower, turbulent contact absorber, and venturi-spray tower scrubbing options. It may be used to project the effect on system design and economics of variations in required SO/sub 2/ removal, scrubber operating parameters (gas velocity, liquid-to-gas (L/G) ration, alkali stoichiometry, liquor hold time in slurry recirculation tanks), reheat temperature, and scrubber bypass. It may also be used to evaluate alternative waste disposal methods or additives (MgO or adipic acid) on costs for the selected process. Although the model is not intended to project the economics of an individual system to a high degree of accuracy, it allows prospective users to quickly project comparative design and costs for limestone and lime case variations on a common design and cost basis. The users manual provides a general descripton of the Shawnee FGD computer model and detailed instructions for its use. It describes and explains the user-supplied input data which are required such as boiler size, coal characteristics, and SO/sub 2/ removal requirments. Output includes a material balance, equipment list, and detailed capital investment and annual revenue requirements. The users manual provides information concerning the use of the overall model as well as sample runs to serve as a guide to prospective users in identifying applications. The FORTRAN-based model is maintained by TVA, from whom copies or individual runs are available. 25 refs., 3 figs., 36 tabs.

• Research Organization: Tennessee Valley Authority, Muscle Shoals, AL (USA). Div. of Energy Demonstrations and Technology
• OSTI ID: 5210835
• Report Number(s): TVA/OP/EDT-84/37; EPA-600/8-85-006; ON: DE86900143
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
42 ENGINEERING
FLUE GAS
DESULFURIZATION
LIME-LIMESTONE WET SCRUBBING PROCESSES
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
MANUALS
ADDITIVES
COST
DESIGN
ECONOMICS
FLOWSHEETS
FORTRAN
MATERIAL BALANCE
REMOVAL
SULFUR DIOXIDE
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DIAGRAMS
DOCUMENT TYPES
GASEOUS WASTES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
SCRUBBING
SIMULATION
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR OXIDES
WASTES
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Lignite
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