ENK5-2000-00324 Advanced Biomass Reburning in Coal Combustion Systems - ABRICOS

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Type of Project	Shared cost
Contract No	ENK5-2000-00324
Total Cost
EC Contribution
Start Date	2000
Duration	36 months
Scientific Officer	Pierre Dechamps

Abstract

The ABRICOS project aims to investigate the soundness of the biomass reburning technique for retrofitting industrial pulverised coal fired plants. Three major issues related to this technique are addressed:

The first issue is: 'What is the specificity of biomass as a reburn fuel and how is it possible to optimise the reburning conditions in the boiler?' To answer this question, the ABRICOS project includes advanced characterisation of biomass fuels, the development of enhanced chemistry models and semi-industrial scale tests in a 5 MWth combustion facility.

The second issue is: 'What is the impact of the biomass reburning on the fly ash characteristics and subsequently on the efficiency of the electrostatic precipitators?' Again the answer relies on pilot and semi-industrial scale measurements and the development of physical models.

The last issue the ABRICOS project deals with is: 'Which economical and technical elements need to be assessed and optimise the retrofitting of an industrial boiler with this technique?

Consortium

The partners in this project are:

• EDF (F)
• Matec Modelli Matematici (I)
• Technical University of Denmark (DK)
• Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (F)
• Universidad de Zaragoza (E)
• IRS (I)
• Universität Stuttgart (D)
• FLS MILJO (DK)
• ENEL Produzione (I)

This group includes both important industrial end-users of the biomass reburning technique (EDF, ENEL), environmental technology providers (FLS Miljo, IRS) and highly skilled research resources (Danish Technical University, University of Stuttgart, University of Zaragoza, CNRS, MATEC).

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Contact

• Remi BUSSAC / Electricite de France FRANCE