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Main Title Reduction of Pollutant Emissions from Industrial Boilers by Combustion Modification.
Author Cato, G. A. ; Hall, R. E ; Muzio, L. J. ;
CORP Author KVB, Inc., Tustin, CA.;Industrial Environmental Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC.
Year Published 1977
Report Number EPA-68-02-1074; EPA-600/J-77-174;
Stock Number PB80-185432
Additional Subjects Air pollution control ; Boilers ; Nitrogen oxides ; Revisions ; Design ; Industrial wastes ; Combustion products ; Particles ; Flue gases ; Reprints ;
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Abstract The paper describes results of a field test program to investigate the usefulness of combustion modification in reducing NOx emissions from industrial boilers (ranging in size from 11 to 528 GJ/hr). The gaseous and particulate emissions from coal, oil, and natural-gas fuels were measured both before and after the combustion modification. Data were taken on particulate size as well as concentration. The principal combustion modification methods investigated included reduced excess combustion air, staged combustion air, recirculated flue gas, tuned burners, and reset burner registers. Staging was implemented by using overfire air ports or by turning off the fuel to some burners and increasing the fuel to others, thus creating zones of fuel-rich combustion. All of the combustion modification methods were effective to varying degrees in reducing the NOx emissions, and reductions of as much as 50% were obtained with several of the modifications. In most instances boiler efficiency was not degraded, although the particulate emissions increased by up to 50% in some cases. There was no substantive effect on the other pollutant emissions that were measured.
Supplementary Notes Pub. in Jnl. of Engineering for Power, v99 n3 p320-328 Jul 77.
NTIS Title Notes Rept. for Jun 73-Sep 75.
Title Annotations Reprint: Reduction of Pollutant Emissions from Industrial Boilers by Combustion Modification.
PUB Date Free Form Jul 77
Category Codes 13B; 68A
NTIS Prices PC A02/MF A01
Primary Description 600/13
Document Type NT
Cataloging Source NTIS/MT
Control Number 323779675
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Type CAT