| RWE PS Niederaußem
Plant Data:
- 600 MW
- Lignite fired
- RWE Power
- Germany
System Supply:
- Installation of Water Cannon 1997
- Re-fitting of FACOS 2000
Results:
- 25 % Increase of heat flux in the furnace
- 78 K calculated reduction of furnace exit gas temperatue
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Figure 1:
Boiler cross section
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EGAT PS Mae Moh
Plant Data:
- 300 MW
- Lignite fired
- EGAT
- Thailand
System Supply:
- Installation of FACOS 2002
- Installation of Water Cannons 2005
Results:
- more than 35 % increase of heat flux in the furnace
- min. 40 % reduction of blowing frequency
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Figure 2:
Boiler diagnostic
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Detroit Edison PS Belle River 1
Plant Data:
- 698 MW
- Sub bitumimous
- Detroit Edison
- USA
System supply:
- Installation of Water Cannon/FACOS 2003
Results:
- 61 K reduction of furnace exit gas temperature
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Figure 3:
Measurement of furnace exit gas temperature
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Texas Utilities PS Martin Lake
Plant Data:
- 793 MW
- Lignite fired
- TXU
- USA
System Supply:
- Installation of water cannon / FACOS 2002
Results:
- 45 K reduction of furnace exit gas temperature
- 8 % reduction of NOx-emissions
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Figure 4:
Martin Lake, USA
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Raoes Beresovskaya GRES
Plant Data:
- 800 MW
- Lignite fired
- Raoes
- Russia
System Supply:
- Installation of water cannon / FACOS 2004
Results:
- 85 K reduction of furnace exit gas temperature
- 100 MW increase of average capacity
- significant increase of the boiler availability
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Figure 5:
Beresovskaya GRES, Russia
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ENEL Viesgo Puertollano
Plant Data:
- 220 MW
- Bituminous
- ENEL Viesgo
- Spain
System Supply:
- Installation of water cannon / FACOS 2005
Results:
- 15 % increase of heat flux in the furnace
- 10 MW increase of average electrical capacity
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Figure 6:
Puertollano, Spain
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