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Development and testing of a commercial-scale coal-fired combustion system [electronic resource] : Phase 3, Quarterly technical progress report No. 11, April 1, 1993--June 30, 1993

Published:
Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1993.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Physical Description:
13 pages : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators:
United States. Department of Energy. Office of Management
United States. Department of Energy
United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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www.osti.gov

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Summary:
Within the commercial sector, oil and natural gas are the predominant fuels used to meet the space-heating needs of schools, office buildings, apartment complexes, and other similar structures. In general, these buildings require firing rates of 1 to 10 million Btu/hr. The objective of this program is to demonstrate the technical and economic viability of a coal-fired combustion system for this sector. The commercial-scale coal-water slurry (CWS) fired space heating system is a scale-up of a CWS-fired residential warm-air heating system developed by Tecogen under contract to the Department of Energy (DOE), Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center. This system included a patented nonslagging combustor known as IRIS, for Inertial Reactor with Internal Separation. The combustor concept employs centrifugal forces combined with a staged combustion process to achieve high carbon conversion efficiencies and low nitrogen oxides generation. Along with the necessary fuel storage and delivery, heat recovery, and control equipment, the system includes pollution control devices to meet targeted values of SO₂ and particulate emissions. In general, the system is designed to match the reliability, safety, turndown, and ignition performance of gas or oil- fired systems. During the past quarter, installation of the slurry production facility and coal water slurry fired space heating system at the Illinois Coal Development Park`s High Bay Building was initiated. Installation is approximately 75% complete.
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Published through SciTech Connect.
08/01/1993.
"doe/pc/90156--11"
"DE96005690"
Breault, R.W.; Litka, A.F.
Funding Information:
AC22-90PC90156
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