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DSK
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DSK, what sort of combustion controls, do you mean baghosues and
electrostatic precipitators or something else?
I did my graduate work on "Free Electron Charging for Electrostatic
Precipitation of Fine Aerosols from Coal Burning Power Plants" a
mouthful, I agree. Now totally dated.
We work on ELPs but what is a "baghosues"??? But combustion controls are
the gizmos that actually control the fuel & air going in, both to
produce the amount of power desired and maximize CO2 at the stack. Other
emissions such as NOx and SOx are minimized with a variety of user
adjusted trim inputs depending on the fuel chemistry; we do calibaration
& troubleshooting on all this plus insurance co verification/calibration
of safety devices.
Fuel efficiency is a bigger concern than ever (luckily, or I'd be making
much less money) but most plant management could care less about
emissions since they know the EPA is in a coma... and most utility
companies have deeper pockets & more lawyers than the states.
Regards
Doug King
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