Pressurized Fluidized Bed Combustion [Hardcover]

Pressurized fluidized bed combustion (PFBC) is one of the newest of the coal-based generation technologies available commercially. This authoritative volume contains an excellent balance of the theoretical and practical aspects of PFBC technology, including economics, the fundamental theory of plant design and sorbent characterization, using the results obtained from a wide range of pilot-scale and full-scale demonstration unitsPressurized fluidized bed combustion (PFBC) is one of the newest of the coal-based generation technologies available commercially. This authoritative volume contains an excellent balance of the theoretical and practical aspects of PFBC technology, including economics, the fundamental theory of plant design and sorbent characterization, using the results obtained from a wide range of pilot-scale and full-scale demonstration unitsIntroduction. Fluidization fundamentals. Pressurized combustion in FBC systems. General configuration of a PFBC plant. Solids preparation and handling. The pressurized combustor. High-temperature particulate control. Air emissions from pressurized fluidized bed combustors. The disposal and utilization of ash residues from pressurized fluidized bed combustion (PFBC). The combined cycle. Energy and exergy analysis of PFBC power plants. Process control outline. The demonstration units: Escatron and Tidd, four years of operation. Economics of pressurized fluidized bed combustion technology. Experimental and demonstration plants.