United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Air and Energy Engineering
Research Laboratory
Research Triangle Park NC 27711
Research and Development
EPA/600/S9-89/046 Aug. 1989
&EPA Project Summary
Proceedings: Seventh
Symposium on the Transfer and
Utilization of Particulate Control
Technology
Susan R. Fields, Compiler
The proceedings of the Seventh
Symposium on the Transfer and Util-
ization of Particulate Control Tech-
nology are contained in two volumes.
Volume 1 consists of: a summary of
a panel discussion (Plenary Session),
Oust Properties, Power Supplies and
Controls for Electrostatic Precip-
itators (ESPs), Advanced SO2/
Particulate Control Studies I, ESP
Performance Evaluation and Upgrad-
ing I and II, and ESP Modeling I and tl.
Volume 2 consists of: Particulate
Control for Incinerators, Full-Scale
Fabric Filter (FF) Studies I and II,
Advanced SO2/Particulate Control
Studies II, and FF Pilot-Scale Studies
I and II. The Symposium, held in
Nashville, TN, March 22-25, 1988, was
co-sponsored by the Environmental
Protection Agency and the Electric
Power Research Institute.
This Project Summary was devel-
oped by EPA's Air and Energy En-
gineering Research Laboratory, Re-
search Triangle Park, NC, to announce
key findings of the research project
that is fully documented in two
volumes of the same title (see Project
Report ordering information at back).
Introduction
The papers m these two volumes
provided an opportunity for the transfer of
information on particulate control
technology between manufacturers,
users, regulators, and educators. The
purpose of the symposium was to
advance new ideas and innovative ap-
proaches and to share experiences with
on-going technologies. The mam
interests of participants in past such
symposia have been in ESPs and FFs.
These interests were reflected m the
papers presented at this meeting. The
topics of this symposium were ESPs,
FFs, flue gas desulfurization (FGD), and
municipal waste incineration particulate
control. The symposium was conducted
in parallel sessions, each containing from
two to six related papers. The sessions
presented ESP-related papers in one
session while FF-related papers were
presented in the other.
Volume 1—Papers
Volume 1 describes various aspects of
ESP control. The panel discussion which
comprised the plenary session addressed
developments and issues that will have
an influence on particulate control
technology in the future and what these
effects may be Also addressed in the
panel discussion were effects that PM10
and other new environmental regulations
will have on particulate control at utility
plants. Volume 1 also describes various
aspects of ESP performance enhance-
ment Methods were discussed to im-
prove ESP performance such as flue gas
temperature mixing, improve ESP per-
formance such as flue gas temperature
mixing, increased plate spacing, pulsed
energization, back corona suppression,
multistage ESPs with cooled-pipe pre-
charging, and chemical conditioning
Papers also described new computer
control for ESPs and the effects of
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resistivity of flyash/sorbent mixtures on
ESPs. Papers were also presented that
described ESP performance modeling
which included the effects of turbulence
and secondary flow and electrohydro-
dynamics.
Plenary Session
Panel Discussion: Particulate Control
Issues
Session 1A: Dust Properties
Resistivity of Fly Ash/Sorbent Mixtures
R. P. Young, J. L. DuBard, Southern
Research Institute; and L. S. Hovis,
USEPA/AEERL
On-Line, In-Situ Particle Measurements
in Large-Scale Combustion Systems
P. L. Meyer, D. J. Holve, INSITEC;
and L. J. Muzio and G. H. Shiomoto,
Fossil Energy Research Corporation
Session 2A: Power Supplies and
Controls for ESPs Automatic ESP
Control: Start-Up to Shutdown
P. G. Abbott, T. C. Schafebook, GE
Environmental Systems; and J. A.
Brummer, Metropolitan Edison
Company
Comparison Between Traditional and
Modern Automatic Controllers on Full-
Scale Precipitators
V. Reyes, The F.L. Smidth Group
A Supervisory Computer Control for
Smaller Industrial Electrostatic
Precipitators
J. D. Riley, Lurgi Corporation; and
F. Neulinger, Lurgi GmbH
A Total Energy Management System
for Electrostatic Precipitators
S. F. Weinmann and A. Russell-
Jones, Lodge-Cottrell
Expert Systems-Operator Advisors for
Particulate Control Equipment
J. G. Musgrove and P. N.
DiDomenico, Bechtel Western
Power Company
ESP Intermittent Energization Trials at
Niles Generating Station
J. W. Hilborn, Ohio Edison
Company; and R. Crynack,
Wheelabrator Air Pollution Control
Session 3A: Advanced S02/Particulate
Control Studitj I
Field Evaluation of Humidification for
Precipitator Performance Enhancement
G. C. England, B. A. Folsom,
R. Payne, T.M. Sommer, Energy
and Environmental Research
Corporation; P. J. Chappell,
USEPA/AEERL; M. W. McElroy,
Electric PowerResearch Institute; and
I. A. Huffman, Richmond Power and
Light
Preliminary Test Results for ESP
Performance with Furnace Sorbent
Injection and Flue Gas Conditioning on
a 300-MW Boiler
J. A. Arnott, Ontario Hydro; and
H. V. Krigmont and E. L. Coe, Jr. ,
Wahlco, Inc.
Rapping Properties of Precipitated
Ash/Sorbent Mixtures
M. G. Faulkner, J. P. Gooch, R.
Beittel, and J. L. DuBard, Southern
Research Institute
Precipitator Performance on a 130-MW
Coal-Fired Atmospheric Fluidized-Bed
Boiler Retrofit
T. Willkomm, J. Larva, Northern
States Power Company; and T.
Lugar.General Electric Environmental
Services, Inc.
Full-Scale Demonstration of Flue Gas
Desulfunzation by the Injection of Dry
Sodium Reagents into an Electrostatic
Precipitator
R. G. Hooper, CRSS, Inc.
Session 4A: ESP Performance
Evaluation and Upgrading I
An Unexpected Case of Back Corona
A. J. Ahern, American Electric Power
Service Corporation
Overview of Keystone Station's Opacity
Degradation and Subsequent
Improvements
D. L. Strein, D. W Read,
Pennsylvania Electric Company; and
A. Zarechnak, MPR Associates
Flue Gas Temperature Mixing to
Improve Electrostatic Precipitator
Performance at Keystone Generating
Station
J. Dudeck, Pennsylvania Electric
Company; and E. B. Bird, MPR
Associates, Inc.
Performance of the Dale Station
Precipitators with Increased Plate
Spacing
E. C. Landham, Southern Research
Institute; J. M. Shipp, J. K. Neathery,
East Kentucky Power Cooperative,
Inc.; and R. F. Altman, Electric Power
Research Institute
Experience with Pulsed Energization
and Back Corona Suppression of
Electrostatic Precipitators
K. Porle, Flakt Industri AB; and
K. Bradburn, Flakt, Inc.
Session 5A: ESP Performance
Evaluation and Upgrading II
Proof-of-Concept Testing of ESP
Retrofit Technologies for Low and High
Resistivity Fly Ash
G. A. Rinard, University of Denver; t
Marlin Anderson, Consultant; and
R. F. Altman, Electric Power
Research Institute
Experimental Study of Ash Layer
Detachment and Reentrainment Under
Normal and Shear Rapping of
Electrostatic Precipitator Collector
Plates
D. H. Choi, S. A. Self, M. Mitchner,
and R. Leach, Stanford University
Analysis of the Performance of Multi-
stage Electrostatic Precipitators with
Cooled-Pipe Precharger
L. E. Sparks, USEPA/AEERL
Acoustic Sootblower Applications in
Electrostatic Precipitators
J. L. Shelton, The Drayton
Corporation
A New Chemical Conditioner Togethei
with a Special Feed System Keeps
Plants on Emission Compliance at Lov
Treatment Costs
R. K. Sinha, Calgon Corporation
Session 6A: ESP Modeling I
Effects of Turbulence in Wire-Plate
Precipitators
S. A. Self, M. Mitchner, and K. D.
Kim, Stanford University
A New Concept in Electrostatic
Precipitator Gas Distribution
A. G. Hein, Hipp Engineering Ltd.
Structural Repair of Large Hot-Side
Electrostatic Precipitators--An Update
C. A. Altin, R. A. Schmidt, and K. K.
Fatehpuria, Ebasco Services
Incorporated
A Self-Consistent Deutschian ESP
Model
M. G. Faulkner, J. L. Dubard,
Southern Research Institute; and
L. S. Hovis, USEPA/AEERL
A Pilot Plant Study of Wide Plate
Spacing for Precipitators
J. K. Horrocks, R. G. Corbin, and
D. E. Towell, Central Electricity
Research Laboratories
Particle Charging and Collection
Efficiency in a Laboratory Scale
Electron Beam Precipitator
W. C. Finney, J. S. Clements, and
R. H. Davis, Florida State Universit'
Session 7A: ESP Modeling II
Calculation of Electric Field and
Current Distributions Along Profiled
Collecting Electrodes in a Wire-Plate
Electrostatic Precipitator
C. E. Akerlund, Flakt Industri AB
Three-Dimensional Secondary Flow
and Electrohydrodynamics for Variot
Electrostatic Precipitator Configuratic
T. Yamamoto, P. A. Lawless,
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Research Triangle Institute; and
N. Plaks and L. E. Sparks,
USEPA/AEERL
An Interactive Model for Analysis of
Electric Conditions in Electrostatic
Precipitators
P. A. Lawless, Research Triangle
Institute; and N. Plaks and L. E.
Sparks, USEPA/AEERL
Improving ESP Performance By
Reducing Losses
P. A. Lawless, T. Yamamoto,
Research Triangle Institute; and L. E.
Sparks, USEPA/AEERL
Volume 2—Papers
Volume 2 describes various aspects of
FF, municipal waste incinerators, and
FGD. Papers are presented dealing with
emissions from sewage sludge incinera-
tors which include dry particulates, or-
ganic sludge incinerators which include
dry particulates, organic condensates,
mercury, NOX, and SOX. An alternative to
dry scrubbing, a rotary atomizing scrub-
ber, is presented. The design, start-up,
and operation of several full scale fabric
filtration units were covered in two
sessions, including units in Australia and
West Germany. A paper was presented
which included a data base of 40
(operating FFs which indicated a wide
variation of emissions. One paper dis-
cussed the Individual Bag Flow Monitor
and the Bag Performance Monitor as a
means of baghouse troubleshooting and
evaluation of alternative fabrics. Opera-
tion of fabric filters and ESPs in FGD was
presented in two sessions. The param-
eters studied with dry FGD with
baghouse control were corrosion, bag
life, pressure drop, cleaning cycle, and
emission rates. Gas conditioning for ESP
control was presented. Paniculate and
SO2 control with the E-SOX process was
also presented. In addition to full scale
FFs, pilot plant studies were also pre-
sented, including advanced ESFF, flue
gas conditioning, high temperature filter
media, and the FF gas flow model.
Session 1B: Paniculate Control for
Incinerators
Characterization of Stack Emissions
from Sewage Sludge Incinerators
R. M. Leuser and L. A. Velazquez,
Western Services, Inc.
Total Scrubbing of Incineration Air
Pollutants-The EMCOTEK Approach
H. L. Marschall, H. H. Elliot, and
D. G. Jones, EMCOTEK Corporation
^ Session 2B: Full-Scale FF Studies I
The Design, Start-up and Operation of
the Intermountain Power Project, Unit 2
Fabric Filter System
R. L. Miller, General Electric
Environmental Systems; J. J.
Carnevale, T. L. Conkin, Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power; and
D. 0. Swenson, Black and Veatch,
Engineers-Architects
Monitoring of Startup and Operation of
Intermountain Power Project Unit 1
Fabric Filter
P. V. Bush, Southern Research
Institute; W. V. Piulle, Electric Power
Research Institute; and J. J.
Carnevale and T. L. Conkin, Los
Angeles Department of Water and
Power
Fabric Filter Emissions, Study of Their
Variability
W. R. Lane, Bechtel Eastern Power
Corporation
Fabric Filtration - Still A Black Art
R. M. Jensen, Consultant
Flue Gas Dust Extraction for the
Slagtap Pulverized Coal Firing at
Brunswick Central Therman Power
Station, Using the "Superjet" Tubular
Filter
W. Flatt, Buhler Brothers, Ltd.
Session 3B: Full-Scale FF Studies II
Optimizing and Controlling Baghouse
Operations at BG&E C.P. Crane Station
J. E. Sturtevant, Baltimore Gas and
Electric Company; and G. P. Greiner,
ETS, Inc.
Predicting Relative Drag For
Baghouses from Coal Chemistry
P. V. Bush, T. R. Snyder, W. B.
Smith,Southern Research Institute;
and R. L. Chang, Electric Power
Research Institute
Lifetime Baghouse Costs
P. E. Frankenburg, E.I. DuPont de
Nemours, Inc.
Recommendations for a Baghouse
Design Change and for Some New
Test Procedures
R. M. Jensen, Consultant
Australian Experience with Fabric
Filters on Power Boilers -An Update for
1987
A. T. M. Vanderwalle, Howden
Environmental Systems, U.S.A.; and
H. F. Johnson, James Howden
Australia Pty. Limited
Session 4B: Advanced S02/Particulate
Control Studies II EPRI High-Sulfur Spray
Dryer/Fabric Filter Pilot Results
G. Blythe, L. Lepovitz, Radian
Corporation; R. Rhudy, Electric
Power Research Institute; and
K. Gushing, Southern Research
Institute
Particulate Control for a Combined
Lime/Ammonia Spray Dryer for SO2
Removal
W. T. Davis, A. Pakrasi, G. D. Reed,
University of Tennessee; and
T. C. Keener and J. T. Lee,
University of Cincinnati
Operating Results of Several
Baghouses in Dry FGD Service
M. Fiedler and C. Barranger, Flakt,
Inc.
Dust Collector Design Considerations
for MSW Acid Gas Cleaning Systems
B. Brown, J. R. Donnelly, T. D.
Tarnok, R. J. Tnscori, Joy
Technologies, Inc.
A Study of a Reverse-Gas Fabric Filter
Controlling Particulate Emissions from
a 50 MW Atmospheric Fluid Bed
Combuster
C. C. Barranger, Flakt, Inc , H. Isaka,
Electric Power Development
Company; and Y. Matsui,
Gadelius KK
Session SB: Advanced S02/Particulate
Control Studies III
Analysis of the Performance of an ESP
Operating Downstream of a Spray
Dryer on High-Sulfur-coal Flue Gas
M. D. Durham, ADA Technologies,
Inc.; C. Huang, J. DeGuzman,
B. F. Kee, Tennessee Valley
Authority; and R. G. Rhudy,
Electric Power Research Institute
E-SOX System for Combined
Particulate and S02 Control
L. S. Hovis, R. E. Valentine,
USEPA/AEERL; J. L. DuBard,
Southern Research Institute; and
J. C. S. Chang, Acurex Corporation
Full Scale Precipitator Experience
Following a Lime Slurry Flue Gas
Desulphurization System
K. Bradburn, Flakt, Inc.; and
C. Mauritzson, Flakt Industri AB
Video Based In-Situ Droplet
Concentration and Size Analyzer
J. D. McCain, Southern Research
Institute
Session 6B: FF Pilot-Scale Studies I
Fabrics Evaluation for Utility
Baghouses on Coal-Fired Boilers
D. V. Giovanni, Electric Power
Technologies, Inc.; and L. G. Felix,
C. J. Bustard, G. E. Kenniston, W. B
Smith, Southern Research Institute;
Parametric Testing of Filtration Fabrics
for Low-Sulfur-Western Coal Fly Ash
L. G. Felix, C. J. Bustard, G. E.
Kenniston, Southern Research
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Institute; D. V. Giovanni, Electric
Power Technologies, Inc.; and R. L.
Chang, Electric Power Research
Institute
Pulse-Jet Fabric Filters for the U.S.
Electric Utility Industry
R. C. Carr, Electric Power
Technologies, Inc.; A T. M.
Vanderwalle.Howden Environmental
Systems, Inc.; and W B. Smith,
Southern Research Institute
Mechanisms of Fabric Filter
Performance Improvement with Flue
Gas Conditioning
S. J. Miller, D. L. Laudal, University
of North Dakota; and S. S. Kim, U.S
Department of Energy
Advances in Electrostatically
Stimulated Fabric Filtration
N. Plaks and B. E. Daniel,
USEPA/AEERL
Session 7B: FF Pilot-Scale Studies II
Using the Fabric Filter Gas Flow
Model to Stimulate the Operation of a
Pilot-Scale Baghouse
D. H. Pontius, C. J. Bustard,
Southern Research Institute; and
R. L. Chang, Electric Power
Research Institute
Fabric Filter Options for Low-Sulfur
Coal
K. M. Gushing, C J. Bustard, W. B.
Smith, Southern Research Institute;
W. V. Piulle, Electric Power
Research Institute; and R. C. Carr,
Electric Power Technologies, Inc.
Fabric Filter Options for High-Sulfur
Coal
R. F. Heaphy, R. R. Wilson, Jr.,
Southern Research Institute;
R. P. Gehn , Southern Company
Services; and R. F. Altman
Electric Power Research Institute
Experience with High Temperature
Filter Media in Envelope Type Filters
in Flue Gas Cleaning
E. Vogel, DCE Benelux B.V.
Susan R. Fields is with Radian Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
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