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CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE MONITORING TECHNIQUES FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATORS
Citation:
Nihart, R., J. Kramlich, G. Samuelsen, AND W. Seeker. CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE MONITORING TECHNIQUES FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATORS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/2-89/021 (NTIS PB89-195192), 1989.
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Description:
The report describes a study to determine the feasibility of utilizing realtime continuous exhaust measurements of combustion intermediates as a way to monitor incinerator performance. The key issue was to determine if a direct correlation exists between destruction efficiency (DE) and intermediate species concentration measurements. Two general correlations were observed: (1) the correlation between DE, THC, and CH4 is nearly proportional, and (2) the CO correlation indicates that a significant increase in CO emissions is necessary before the exhaust concentration of waste compounds increases substantially. Study data support several conclusions, including: (1) a turbulent spray flame operating without afterburners or postflame gas cleaning can achieve a DE of >99.99%; (2) flame conditions that minimize CO, THC, and CH4 emissions result in optimum waste DE; (3) less-than-optimum DE was accompanied by increased release of intermediate species; (4) the range of conditions for optimum flame peformance (defined by CO, THC, and CH4) was found to be