Correlation of Refuse-Derived Fuel Properties,Processing and Cofiring Experience

Abstract

An extensive engineering analysis has been performed on the nine U.S. facilities where refuse-derived fuel (RDF) has been prepared using front-end processing and cofired with coal or oil in utility boilers. The sites include Ames, Iowa; Baltimore County, Maryland; Bridgeport, Connecticut; Chicago, Illinois; Lakeland, Florida; Madison, Wisconsin; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Rochester, New York and St Louis, Missouri. The work effort is directed towards the ultimate objective of developing industry guidelines for RDF processing and cofiring. The paper describes the correlation of utility plant operating experience with the associated RDF properties and the correlation of RDF properties with the associated RDF processing schemes.

Keywords

Air classification ash electric utilities heating value magnetic separation moisture processing refuse-derived fuel screening shredding.

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Fiscus, D.E. , Peterson, R.D. , Glaub, J.C. , Joensen, A.W. , Pearson, C.V. & McGowin, C.R. (1983a), RDF cofiring in the electric utility industry . ASME Solid Waste Processing Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A., June 1983.

Fiscus, D.E. , Peterson, R.D. , Glaub, J.C. , Joensen, A.W. , Pearson, C.V. & McGowin, C.R. (1983b), Electric utility operating problems in cofiring RDF. ASME/IEEE/ASCE Joint Power Generation Conference , Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A., September 1983.