Integrated engineering and cost model for management of coal combustion byproducts

摘要

An integrated engineering and cost model has been developed as a part of an overall research project for exploring the technical, environmental and economic feasibility of disposing coal combustion byproducts and flue gas desulfurisation products in underground coal mines in Illinois. The features of the model have been keyed in user-friendly software. in this paper, the purpose and the structure of the model are described. The capabilities of the software are illustratd through an example involving transportation of byproducts in containers from a power plant to a mine site, and subsequent placement of the byproducts in an abandoned underground coal mine using a hydraulic injection system.