| Main Title |
Where the Boilers Are. A Survey of Electric Utility Boilers with Potential Capacity for Burning Solid Waste as Fuel. |
| Author |
Tunnah, Barry G. ;
Hakki, Adel ;
Leonard., Roger J. ;
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| CORP Author |
Gordian Associates, Inc., New York.;Environmental Protection Agency, Rockville, Md. Solid Waste Management Office. |
| Year Published |
1974 |
| Report Number |
EPA-68-01-1132; EPA-SW-530-88c; |
| Stock Number |
PB-239 392 |
| Additional Subjects |
Solid waste disposal ;
Fuels ;
Electric power plants ;
Boilers ;
Steam electric power generation ;
Reclamation ;
Energy ;
Reclamation ;
Combustion ;
Heat recovery ;
Refuse ;
Transportation ;
Surveys ;
Maps ;
Process charting ;
Site surveys ;
Management planning ;
Urban planning ;
Fuel substitutes
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB-239 392 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
|
07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
337p |
| Abstract |
The use of prepared solid waste as a supplementary fuel is being investigated by communities all over the country as a method for recovering energy from commercial and residential solid wastes. This document presents survey results that are intended to help local decision-makers in assessing the availability of electric utility boilers with potential for using prepared solid waste as supplementary fuel. For the major coal-burning States and the major urban centers, details are given for investor-owned and municipally-owned plants on the following items: (1) boiler characteristics; (2) energy requirements for electricity generation; (3) potential energy available from combustion of solid waste derived from specified areas around each plant; (4) typical transportation distances from the centers of waste generation to the plants, and (5) the potential waste-burning capacity per day of each boiler if solid waste replaced 10 percent of its fossil fuel. |
