Baghouse Performance and Ash Characterization at the Arapahoe Power Station

摘要

This paper presents the results of a field test conducted in March 1981, on the Unit 3 baghouse of the Arapahoe Station of the Public Service Company of Colorado. The unit was burning a subbituminous coal from Routt County, Colorado, and was retrofitted with a baghouse in 1979. Baghouse performance was found to be excellent with an overall mass efficiency of 99.98%. The estimated cumulative collection efficiency of all particles smaller than two microns was 99.92%. The Grand Forks Energy Technology Center of the US Department of Energy, through its contractor Southern Research Institute, is conducting a series of field tests to study the characteristics and control of fly ash from the combustion of low-rank Western coals. Emphasis is being placed on two types of coal: Western subbituminous coal and Texas lignite. The overall objective of the project is to provide data that will be useful in evaluating particulate control technologies for these coals. To date, two field tests have been performed. The first field test, the subject of this paper, was conducted in march 1981, at Unit 3 of the Arapahoe Power Station of the Public Service Company of Colorado. The unit, retrofitted with a baghouse that was placed in service in May 1979, was burning a low-sulfur subbituminous coal from Routt County, Colorado. The second field test, which was jointly sponsored by DOE and EPRI, was completed in May 1982 at the San Miguel Station of the San Miguel Electric Cooperative located between San Antonio and Corpus Christi, Texas. Results of the San Miguel test will be reported elsewhere. (ERA citation 08:012281)