Acoustic agglomeration of power plant fly ash: Quarterly technical report, November 5, 1986--February 5, 1987

Technical Report · Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6652309

Reethof, G

The objective of this project is to complete the investigations on the use of high intensity acoustic energy to agglomerate micron and submicron sized particulates in fly ash aerosols in order to provide the necessary scientific knowledge and design criteria for the specification of technically and economically viable intermediate flue gas treatment of coal fired power plants. The results of the project are to provide technical and economic information for the better development and evaluation of potential fine particulate control systems. The goals of the proposed work are to further the understanding of certain fundamental processes by means of theoretical and experimental investigations, to include this knowledge in an advanced computerized model of the agglomeration processes. Tests with the two acoustic agglomerators available in Penn State's new High Intensity Acoustics Laboratory will be used to verify the results from the agglomeration simulation. Research work will continue on high power, high efficiency sirens with special emphasis on the nonlinear acoustic phenomena and novel means of significantly increasing siren efficiency. A study will be carried out to evaluate the economics of conventional coal fired power plant clean-up systems using acoustic agglomerators as intermediate flue gas treatment.

• Research Organization: Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park (USA). Noise Control Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-86PC91022
• OSTI ID: 6652309
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/91022-T3; PSU-ME-R-86-87-0031; ON: DE89001472
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
ACOUSTIC AGGLOMERATORS
DESIGN
FLY ASH
AGGLOMERATION
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
AEROSOLS
COAL
FLUE GAS
HOT GAS CLEANUP
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
PARTICULATES
PROGRESS REPORT
TRANSDUCERS
AEROSOL WASTES
ASHES
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASEOUS WASTES
MATERIALS
PARTICLES
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
POWER PLANTS
PURIFICATION
RESIDUES
SOLS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
WASTES
200202* - Fossil-Fueled Power Plants- Waste Management- Noxious Gas & Particulate Emissions
010800 - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Waste Management
290300 - Energy Planning & Policy- Environment
Health
& Safety