Flue gas conditioning system
US5261931A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB03C3/013
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
SO.sub.3 flue gas-condition systems (10) 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 (14). The systems (10) monitor the opacity of the stack effluent and precipitator power 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 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 into SO.sub.3, integrated assemblies to provide a flow of SO.sub.2 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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