
doi: 10.2172/5399342
The Mobilizable RDF/d-RDF Burning Program was conceived to promote the utilization of refuse-derived fuels (RDF) as a supplement to existing fossil fuel sources in industrial-sized boilers. The program explores the design, development, and eventual construction of densified-RDF (d-RDF) for use in boiler combustion testing as a supplement to stoker coal or wood wastes. The equipment would be mounted on trailers and assembled and operated at preselected sites throughout the country where approximately 750 tons of RDF would be produced and test burned in a local boiler. The equipment, to include a transportable RDF boiler metering and feed system, would then be moved and operated at two to three test sites annually. The program is intended to encourage the construction of permanent resource recovery facilities by involving local waste handling groups in operating the equipment and producing fuel, and potential local fuel users in testing the fuel in their boilers. The Mobilizable Program was developed from two separate tasks. The first task developed the concept behind the program and defined its operational and organizational structure. The second task, a follow-up to the first, was intended principally to finalize test locations, develop equipment designs and specifications, and formalize a management program. Thismore » report summarizes the principal findings of both tasks. It identifies the criteria used to identify test locations, outlines the program's management structure, presents design and performance specifications for both the fuel production equipment and boiler fuel feed systems, and provides a detailed evaluation of the parameters involved in burning RDF in industrial-sized boilers. Final conclusions and recommendations identify problem areas encountered in the program, and discuss possible future directions for such a program.« less
Program Management, Refuse Derived Fuels, Fossil Fuels, Parametric Analysis, Design, Consumption, Cost, Carbonaceous Materials, Performance, Combustion, Transport, Density, Fuels, Specifications, Industrial Plants, Thermochemical Processes, Oxidation, Solid Wastes, Refuse-Fueled Boilers, 42 Engineering, Recycling, Materials, 32 Energy Conservation, Operation, Construction, Waste Processing Plants, Chemical Reactions, Production, Wastes 320604* -- Energy Conservation, & Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Energy Sources, Management, Municipal Wastes, Physical Properties, Wood Wastes, Resource Recovery Facilities, Planning, Coal, & Utilization-- Municipalities & Community Systems-- Municipal Waste Management-- (1980-), 320301 -- Energy Conservation, Site Selection, And Utilization, Energy Sources, Boilers, 420900 -- Engineering-- Waste Processing Plants & Equipment-- (-1989), Energy Facilities
Program Management, Refuse Derived Fuels, Fossil Fuels, Parametric Analysis, Design, Consumption, Cost, Carbonaceous Materials, Performance, Combustion, Transport, Density, Fuels, Specifications, Industrial Plants, Thermochemical Processes, Oxidation, Solid Wastes, Refuse-Fueled Boilers, 42 Engineering, Recycling, Materials, 32 Energy Conservation, Operation, Construction, Waste Processing Plants, Chemical Reactions, Production, Wastes 320604* -- Energy Conservation, & Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Energy Sources, Management, Municipal Wastes, Physical Properties, Wood Wastes, Resource Recovery Facilities, Planning, Coal, & Utilization-- Municipalities & Community Systems-- Municipal Waste Management-- (1980-), 320301 -- Energy Conservation, Site Selection, And Utilization, Energy Sources, Boilers, 420900 -- Engineering-- Waste Processing Plants & Equipment-- (-1989), Energy Facilities
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