Simulation on the Emission of SO2 and NOx from Coal-Fired Power Plants using MM5-SMOKE-CMAQ

Author

Ma, Shuangchen ; Jin, Xin

Author_Institution

Sch. of Environ. Sci. & Eng., North China Electr. Power Univ., Baoding, China

fYear

2010

fDate

28-31 March 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

MM5-SMOKE-CMAQ regional air quality modeling system was used to simulate pollutants emission from coal-fired power plants in North-Eastern North America. The effects of SO₂ and NO_x on air quality producing from coal-fired power plants in the summer of 2001 were analyzed. Simulations show the contributions for air quality of SO₂ and NO_x emission from coal-fired power plants using different scenarios, Some control measures for coal-fired power plants were discussed. The use of existing emission reduction rules and technologies can diminish the contributions of coal-fired power plants for total emission of SO₂ and NO_x. Further controls for the emissions of SO₂ and NO_x from coal-fired power plants are necessary to reduce the adverse environmental effects.

Keywords

air pollution control; steam power stations; MM5-SMOKE-CMAQ regional air quality modeling system; North-Eastern North America; adverse environmental effects; coal-fired power plants; emission reduction; Air pollution; Atmospheric modeling; Chemicals; Combustion; Fossil fuels; Natural gas; North America; Power generation; Power system modeling; Rain;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC), 2010 Asia-Pacific

Conference_Location

Chengdu

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4812-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4813-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APPEEC.2010.5448660

Filename

5448660