Table 5 Theoretical flue gas rate.
Fuel type | Boiler | Unit capacity (MW) | CPSC value a (m3 ton-1) | CEMS-based value b (m3 ton-1) | Uncertainty ranges b | t-test c |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coal | Pulverized coal-fired boiler | > = 750 | 8,271 | 8,376 | ±5.73% | P = 0.67, n = 48 |
450~749 | 10,150 | 10,690 | ±4.75% | P = 0.04, n = 332 | ||
Pulverized coal-fired boiler & Circulating fluidized bed boiler | 250~449 | 9,713 | 9,790 | ±3.08% | P = 0.62, n = 541 | |
150~249 | 9,305 | 9,806 | ±5.61% | P = 0.08, n = 113 | ||
75~149 | 8,178 | 8,043 | ±6.56% | P = 0.62, n = 58 | ||
35~74 | 7,558 | 8,030 | ±6.87% | P = 0.10, n = 57 | ||
20~34 | 7,729 | 8,038 | ±6.71% | P = 0.27, n = 77 | ||
Pulverized coal-fired boiler, circulating fluidized bed boiler & stoker-fired boiler | 9~19 | 7,958 | 8,452 | ±4.88% | P = 0.02, n = 83 | |
Bituminous coal | Stoker-fired boiler | < = 8 | 10,290 | 13,494 | ±9.21% | — |
Pulverized coal-fired boiler | 9,186 | |||||
Circulating fluidized bed boiler | 9,415 | |||||
Anthracite | Stoker-fired boiler | 10,197 | ||||
Circulating fluidized bed boiler | 11,034 | |||||
Lignite | Stoker-fired boiler | 5,915 | ||||
Pulverized coal-fired boiler | 5,915 | |||||
Coal gangue | Circulating fluidized bed boiler | — | 4,806 | 6,718 | ±10.07% | P < 0.00, n = 43 |
Solid waste | Incinerator | — | 6,722 | — | — | — |
Solid waste & Coal | Incinerator | — | 7,774 | — | — | — |
Gas | Turbine | — | 24.55 | 24.9 | ±9.91% | P = 0.79, n = 21 |
Oil | Boiler & Turbine | — | 11,152 | — | — | — |
Petroleum coke | Circulating fluidized bed boiler | — | 11,665 | — | — | — |
