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Flue gas conditioning system

US5032154A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 15, 1990
Grant dateJul 16, 1991
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Expiry dateMar 15, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB03C3/013
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

SO.sub.3 flue gas-condition systems provide a controlled flow of flue gas-conditioning agent such as SO.sub.3 into a boiler flue gas and its entrained particulate material ahead of an electrostatic precipitator. The systems monitor the opacity of the stack effluent and operate to maintain a flow of SO.sub.3 -conditioning agent into the boiler flue gas to provide minimal opacity of the stack effluent. The systems operate to hunt and operate at SO.sub.3 -conditioning agent flow rate corresponding to minimal opacity of the stack effluent and to eliminate corrections that may be due to transient operating conditions such as boiler upsets, precipitator rapping and the like. The systems include features providing improved conversion of SO.sub.2 l into SO.sub.3, integrated assemblies to provide SO.sub.2 from sulfur and sulfur dioxide conversion units adapted to convert SO.sub.2 into SO.sub.3 at a plurality of remote SO.sub.3 injection sites.

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