Development of a high-performance coal-fired power generating system with pyrolysis gas and char-fired High Temperature Furnace (HITAF). Quarterly progress report 11, July--September, 1994

A concept for an advanced coal-fired combined-cycle power generating system is currently being developed. The first phase of this three-phase program consists of conducting the necessary research and development to define the system, evaluating the economic and technical feasibility of the concept, and preparing an R and D plan to develop the concept further. The power generating system being developed in this project will be an improvement over current coal-fired systems. Goals have been specified that relate to the efficiency, emissions, costs, and general operation of the system. These goals are: total station efficiency of at least 47%; no more than: 0.15 lb NO{sub x}/10{sup 6} Btu fuel heat input, 0.15 lb SO{sub x}/10{sup 6} Btu fuel heat input, 0.0075 lb of particulates/10{sup 6} Btu fuel heat input; all solid wastes must be benign, generation of solid wastes is minimized through production of usable by-products; over 95% of the total heat input is ultimately from coal, with initial systems capable of using coal for at least 65% of the heat input; efficient and economic baseload power generation: operation with a range of US coals, annual capacity factor of 65%, load following with minimal degradation in efficiency, net electrical output as low as 100 MW, 10% lower cost of electricity (COE) relative to a modern coal-fired plant conforming to NSPS; safety, reliability, and maintainability to meet or exceed conventional coal-fired power plants; amenable to construction using factory-assembled modular components based upon standard design