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Main Title Investigation of fluid bed combustion of municipal solid waste /
Author Eustis, R. H. ; Wilson, K. B. ; Preuit, L. C. ; Marasigan, M. M.
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Eustis, R. H.
CORP Author Stanford Univ., CA. ;Combustion Power Co., Inc., Menlo Park, CA.;Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Hazardous Waste Engineering Research Lab.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Hazardous Waste Engineering Research Laboratory,
Year Published 1985
Report Number EPA/600/2-85/098; EPA-R-806061-01
Stock Number PB85-242121
Subjects Steam--Thermal properties ; Heat of combustion ; Refuse as fuel ; Fluidization
Additional Subjects Fluidized bed combustion ; Municipal wastes ; Cogeneration ; Composting ; Energy recovery ; Incinerators ; Air pollution control ; Refuse derived fuels
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NTIS  PB85-242121 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 89 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Abstract
An experimental study was undertaken to burn processed municipal solid waste in a fluid-bed combustor containing water-cooled tubes in the bed. The 300-hour test was performed without incident and terminated on schedule. The combustor and ducting were clean on inspection after the test, and bed agglomeration did not occur. A corrosion tube placed in the free-board showed considerable metal wastage for carbon and low-alloy steels and some wastage for stainless steels. Low-temperature carbon steel water tubes in the bed showed negligible wastage. It was concluded that heat-exchanger tubes in the freeboard require protection from the high-velocity elutriated solids. Combustion efficiency was greater than 99%, and pollutants were measured as follows. SO2 = 58 ppm, NOx = 178 ppm, CO = 242 ppm, Hydrocarbons = 5.4 ppm. A system study was conducted for a co-generation, 800-tons/day power plant to be located on the Stanford U. campus to supply all of the process steam requirement and as much of the electrical power as possible.
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"August 1985." "EPA/600/2-85/098." Microfiche.