| | Generating Electricity from a 10 MW MSW combustion plant in |
| | 2,16 | | MB | the area of Athens, Greece: A Feasibility Study |
| | 86 | | stron |
| | 5257 | | ID | University of Strathclyde |
| | 2003 | | rok |
| | Contents |
| | Declaration of author’s rights 2 |
| | Acknowledgements 3 |
| | Abstract 4 |
| | Chapter 1: Introduction |
| | Biomass 8 |
| | Biofuels 8 |
| | Energy from waste 9 |
| | What is MSW? 9 |
| | Waste to Energy plants 9 |
| | Biomass in Greece 10 |
| | Reasons for performing the feasibility study 12 |
| | Why a Mass-Burning plant and not an RDF plant 12 |
| | Chapter 2: Plant Set-up Analysis |
| | Introduction 14 |
| | Preparation, Fuel Handling and Disposing Systems 14 |
| | Rotary Water walled Furnace 16 |
| | Boiler and Feed Heating Systems 17 |
| | Steam Turbine Generator 22 |
| | Stack Gas Clean Up and Pollution Controls 24 |
| | Plant Engineering 25 |
| | Chapter 3: Production Assessment |
| | Introduction 28 |
| | Load Factor 28 |
| | Heat Rate 28 |
| | Methodology 29 |
| | Process 30 |
| | Chapter 4: Thermodynamic Plant Efficiency Assessment |
| | Introduction 37 |
| | Operating Conditions 37 |
| | Thermodynamic Efficiency of cycle 38 |
| | Overall Plant Efficiency 38 |
| | Methodology 38 |
| | Process 41 |
| | Chapter 5: Economics |
| | Introduction 51 |
| | Net Present Value (NPV) 51 |
| | Internal Rate of Return (IRR) 51 |
| | Public Power Corporation (PPC) 52 |
| | The Energy Law in Greece 53 |
| | Methodology 56 |
| | Process 58 |
| | Chapter 6: Environmental Impact |
| | Introduction 65 |
| | Environmental Profile 65 |
| | Post-combustion derivatives of the 10 MW MSW combustion plant 66 |
| | Boiler and steam turbine emissions 68 |
| | Boiler Emissions Control Options – NOx 70 |
| | Post-Combustion Control 72 |
| | Boiler Emissions Control Options - SOx 73 |
| | The advantages of dry absorption on the path to the exhaust stack 73 |
| | Chapter 7: Discussion 75 |
| | Chapter 8: Conclusion 79 |
| | Appendix A 81 |
| | References 83 |