• DocumentCode
    835386
  • Title

    Flue-gas desulphurisation-Drax: the first UK retrofit

  • Author

    Hage, F.C.

  • Author_Institution
    CEGB, Barnwood, UK
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    7/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    185
  • Lastpage
    193
  • Abstract
    In 1987 it was decided that Drax would be the first UK power station to be fitted with flue-gas desulphurisation equipment. Drax is the largest UK power station (4000 MW) and the largest coal-fired station in Western Europe. Work has now started on the FGD installation which, when completed in 1996, will be the largest in the world. The author discusses the reasons for choosing Drax and the limestone/gypsum FGD process. The installation of the system, the changes in the electrical system and the control and instrumentation are discussed. The civil work and project information are also discussed
  • Keywords
    air pollution detection and control; flue gas desulphurisation; thermal power stations; civil work; control; electrical system; flue-gas desulphurisation; instrumentation; limestone/gypsum FGD process; retrofit;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Engineering Journal
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0950-3366
  • Type

    jour

  • Filename
    43296