Burning Characteristics of Yorkshire Addition to No. 2, No. 6 Fuel Oil and Coal for Yorkshire International. Final Report

摘要

Yorkshire International, producer and marketer of Yorkshire I fuel additive, sponsored a test program at the Franklin Research Center (FRC) to assess the advantages of the use of the additive with No. 2 fuel oil, No. 6 fuel oil and coal. The tests were carried out in the FRC 1,000,000 Btu/h combustion test unit located at the Elverson Test Facility, Elverson, Pennsylvania. This unit is a completely instrumented system, capable of fully characterizing the combustion parameters of a fuel system. This report describes the results of the tests using No. 2 fuel oil, No. 6 fuel oil and coal, with and without Yorkshire I addition. The results of this test program show that Yorkshire I additive mixed in one part per 4000 parts of No. 2 oil, No. 6 oil or coal by volume has a positive effect on the transfer efficiency (boiler efficiency in commercial furnaces) of the FRC combustion test system. The SO sub 3 stack concentration reductions were more subtle. In the tests with No. 6 fuel oil and the No. 6 oil/coal mixture, reductions were noted. Little change was noted in No. 2 oil, however, this may be attributable to low sulfur content. 11 figures, 3 tables. (ERA citation 10:019907)