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# A-83-2 7 RADIA N
CORPORATIO N IV-B-1 1

MEMORANDU M

DATE : Februar y5 , 198 7
TO : Diann e Byrne , EPA/SD B
FROM : Edwar d Morett i and Dav^a^Hh-ite , Radia n Corporatio n SUBJECT : Institutiona l and Distric t Heatin g Boile r Sale s

INTRODUCTIO N

Th e propose d ne wsourc e performanc e standar d (NSPS ) t o reduc e S0 2 emission s fro mboiler s o f 10 0 millio n Btu/h r an d large r (5 1 Federa l Registe r 22385 , Jun e 19 , 1986 ) applie s t o institutiona l and distric t heatin g (IDH ) a s wel l a s industria l boilers

. Thi s memorandu mreview s availabl e boile r sale s informatio n plu s recen t telephon e inquirie s t o severa l trad e association s fo r th e purpos e o f bette r quantifyin g th e numbe r o f ID H boiler s installe d annuall ywhic h woul d potentiall yb e covere d byth e propose d NSPS
.

DISCUSSIO N

Thre e organization s wer e contacte d fo r informatio n o n IDH boilers : th e Associatio n o f Physica l Plan t Administrator s (APPA) , th e Internationa l Distric t Heatin g and Coolin g Associatio n (IDHCA) , and th e Nort hAmerica n Distric t Heatin g and Coolin g Institut e (NADHCI)

. Non e o f thes e organization s 1 2 3 wa s abl e t o directl yprovid e informatio n usefu l t o thi s study

. ' ' However , IDHC Adi d sugges t contactin g Dr
. S i Olike r a t Burn s and Ro e Inc
. (an archi

tect/engineerin g fir mwit h IDH experience ) an d Mr
. Jurge n Kleina u o f Keeler/Dorr-Olive r (KDO ) ( a majo r boile r manufacturer)

. Dr
. Olike r estimated , base d o n hi s knowledg e o f th e IDH business , tha t 40-4 5 IDH boiler s ar e installe d annually , an d tha t les s tha n 1 0 percen t o f thes e boile r (i.e. , les s 4 tha n fou r units ) ar e >10 0 MMBtu/hr

. Jurge n Kleina u di d no t hav e an ysale s 5 informatio n o n ID H boilers

.

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. Chape l Hil l Rd./Nelso n Hwy./P.O

. Bo x13000/Researc h Triangl e Park

. N.C

. 27709/(919)541-910 0P. 3

Du e t o th e limite ddat a obtaine dfro m thes e groups , w e reviewe dth e availabl e literatur e fo r additiona l information . Th e Novembe r issu e o f Powe r 6 1 2 magazin e eac hyea r provide s dat a onboiler s ordere dth e previou s year . Th e provide ddat a include s a variet y o f parameter s suc ha s boile r size , fue l
use , an dpurpos e (e.g. , powe r generation , proces s steam , an dspac e heating) . Tabl e 1 list s eac hboile r containe dinth e Powe r dat a betwee n197 9 an d198 5 wit ha capacit y

o f >80,00 0 pound s o f steam/h r (roughl y equa l t o 10 0 MMBtu/hr )
an dhavin g th e state dpurpos e o f spac e heating only . We hav e classifie deac h
o f thes e boiler s a s institutiona l o r distric t heatin g base do nthei r owner ship : governmen t facilitie s an duniversitie s wer e classifie da s institutiona l boiler s whil e utilitie s wer e assume dt o operat e distric t heating boilers . Not e tha t 1 2 o f th e 1 4 reporte dinstitutiona l boiler s wer e sol dt o federa l militar y installations . Excep t fo r th e two boiler s sol dt o Washingto nStat e Universit y

an dth e Universit y

o f Virginia , institutiona l user s suc ha s hospital s an

duniversitie s rarel y purchase dunit s large r tha n50,00 0 pph . ( A significan t numbe r o f additiona l boiler s >80,00 0 pphwer e liste db y Powe r fo r productio no f bot hspac e an dproces s heat , bu t ar e no t liste dhere . Suc h boiler s ar e considere dindustria l boilers , no t institutiona l o r distric t heatin g boilers. )

Th e numbe r o f boile r sale s liste db y Powe r wer e compare dwit hAmerica n

1 3 Boile r Manufacturer s Associatio n(ABMA ) annua l sale s dat a t o determin e th e percentag e o f al l boile r sale s reported . Tabl e 2 list s th e Powe r an dABM A total s b y yea r fo r unit s large r tha n10 0 MMBtu/hr . Durin g th e 7 year s o f th e survey , Powe r reporte da tota l o f 20 5 boilers , o r roughl y 4 4 percen t o f th e 46 9 boiler s i nth e same siz e rang e reporte db y ABMA . N o informatio ni s availabl e onth e cause s o f thi s difference . Als o liste di s a tabulatio no f th e numbe r o f institutiona l an ddistric t heating boiler s fo r eac hyea r base d
onTabl e 1 .

CONCLUSION S

Th e actua l numbe r o f larg e ID H boiler s sol di s uncertain . However , assumin g th e unde r representatio no f boiler s inth e Powe r dat a i s no t base don
an y systemati c bias , th e tota l numbe r o f ID H boiler s ca nb e estimate db yP. 4

dividin g th e numbe r liste di nPowe r b y th e estimate dpercen t coverag e o f th e
surve y (4 4 percent) . Base donthi s approach , sale s o f larg e institutiona l an d distric t heatin g boiler s ar e assume dt o averag e 4. 6 an d2. 0 unit s pe r year , respectively , o r a tota l o f 6. 6 units . Thi s tota l equate s t o roughl y 1 0 percen t o f al l boiler s sol di nthis siz e range . This numbe r i s comparabl e t o U.S . Departmen t o f Energy dat a onboile r sale s betwee n197 7 an d198 1 indentifyin g 2 2 ID

H boiler s ou t o f tota l boile r sale s o f roughl y 300 . *

Th e reaso nfo r th e larg e numbe r o f institutiona l boiler s sol dt o th e militar y

betwee n198 1 an

d198 3 i s no t known , bu t may hav e resulte dfro

m a Departmen t o f Defens e directiv e t o reduc e consumptio no f oi l fo r nationa l securit y reasons . I

nadditio nt o th e 1 2 boiler s liste do nTabl e 1 , 1 0 mor e units large r tha n80,00 0 pphwer e sol dt o militar y installatio ni n1982-8 3 fo r spac e an dproces s hea t purposes . O f th e combine d2 2 units , 2 1 wer e designe d t o bur ncoa l an

don e t o bur nwoo dwastes . I f thes e unit s ar e exclude dfro m th e definitio no f institutiona l boilers , tota l reporte dsale s o f larg e institutiona l boiler s ove r th e seve nyea r perio ddecline s t o two boilers . O n
a nannua l basi s (afte r adjustmen t fo r unde r reportin g inth e Powe r survey) , thi s equate s t o roughl y 0. 7 units pe r year . Th e combine dID H boile r sale s o f 2. 7 unit s (0. 7 institutiona l an d2. 0 distric t heatin g boilers ) represent s roughl y fou r percen t o f tota l larg e boile r sales .

cc : FredPorter , EPA/SD B Ji m Eddinger , EPA/IS B Rober t Pahel-Short , EPA/EABP. 5

REFERENCE S

1 . LeRoy , Wayn e E. , Associatio no f Physica l Plan t Administrator s o f Universitie s an

dColleges , telephon e conversatio nwit hEdwar dMoretti , Radia nCorporation , Octobe r 28 , 1986.
2 . Hobson , David , Internationa l Distric t Heatin g an dCoolin g Association , telephon e conversatio nwit hEdwar dMoretti , Radia nCorporation , Novembe r 11 , 1986 . 3 . Eckfield , Richard , Nort hAmerica nDistric t Heatin g an dCoolin g Institute , telephon e conversatio nwit hEdwar dMoretti , Radia nCorporation , Octobe r 28 , 1986 . 4 . Oliker , Si , Burn s an dRo e Inc. , telephon e conversatio nwit hEdwar d Moretti , Radia nCorporation , Novembe r 13 , 1986 . 5 . Kleinau , Jurgen , Marketin g Manager , Keeler/Dorr-Oliver , telephon e conversatio nwit hEdwar dMoretti , Radia nCorporation , Novembe r 18 , 1986 . 6 . Schwieger , Bob , "Change s i nFuel-us e an dCogeneratio nRule s Brighte n Boile r Sale s Picture" , Power . Novembe r 1980 , pp . 529-533 . 7 . Schwieger , Bob , "Industria l Boiler s Approac hSmal l Utilit y Unit s i n Capacit y Pressure" , Power , Novembe r 1981 , pp . 523-52 6 8 . Schwieger , Bob , "Soli dFuel s Increas e Complexit y o f Industria l Powe r plants" , Power . Novembe r 1982 , pp . 165-173 . 9 . Schwieger , Bob , "New Order s Continu e t o Decline , bu t Plant s Grow i n Sophistication" , Power . Novembe r 1983 , pp . 177-183 . 10 . Schwieger , Bob , "Boile r Sale s Declin e Agai ni n1983 , ReboundLikel y Thi s Year" , Power . Novembe r 1984 , pp . 179-185 . 11 . Schwieger , Bob , "Boile r Capacit y Sol dLas t Yea r Top s 1983 ; Outloo kGood" , Power . Novembe r 1985 , pp . 179-185 . 12 . Schwieger , Bob , "Natura l Ga s Make s Inroad s Agains t Oil , Soli dFuels" , Power . Novembe r 1986 , pp . 154-159 . 13 . Unpublishe ddat a onboile r sale s submitte dt o EPA b y ABMA , date d8/15/86 . 14 . Lette r fro

m Ti m Hogan , Energy

an dEnvironmenta l Analysis , Inc. , t o Rober t Pahel-Short , U.S . EPA , Researc hTriangl e Park , NC . Sale s o f Larg e Commercial/Institutiona l Boilers . Decembe r 1 , 1986 .

# I C TABLE 1 . POWE

RMAGAZIN

E LISTIN

GO F ID H BOILE RSALE S > . 80.00 0 pp h(1979-1985 )

Compan y Nam e Locatio n Siz e (pph ) Primar y Fue l Institutional /

Distric t Heatin

g No . o f Boiler s Ordered

197 9 Washingto

nStat e Universit

y Baltimor e Powe r an

dLight C o Delawar e Powe r an

dLight C o
198 0 None Pullman . W A Baltimore,M

D Vienna . M

D 125,00 0

84,00 0 80,00 0 Coa l

011/Ga s Oi l I D H DH

198 1 Publi c Servic e Co . o f Indian a U S Arm y
198 2 U S A1 r Forc e 198 3 Griffi nAFB Maimstro

nAFB
198 4 Alabam a Powe r Co . Nashvill e Therma l Transfe r Cor p
198 5 CommonwealthEdiso

n University

o f Virgini a Princeton , I N 185,00 0 Savannah , G

A 80,00 0

Rantoul , I L 90,00 0

Rome , N

Y90,00 0 Grea t Falls , M

T85,00 0
Birmingham , A

L 115,00 0 Nashville , T N 90,00 0
Chicago , I L 110,00 0 Charlottesville , V A 90,00 0 Oi l Woo d

Coa l

Coa l Coa l

Natura l Ga s Coa l D H I

Coa l D H Municipa l Refus e D H

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TABL E 2 . ID H BOILE RSALE S >100,00 0 MMBTU/HR(1979-1985 )

Tota l Unit s Sold hInstitutiona l Distric t Heatin g Yea r Power 3 ABMA DBoilers 0 Boilers c 2 6 1 2 8 9 0 0 9 4 1 1 5 4 4 0 7 0 7 0 7 5 0 2 6 1 1 1
TOTA L 20 5 46 9 1 4 6

3 Tota l numbe r o f domesti c boiler s reporte db y Powe r magazin e a t

. >80,00 0 pp

hsteam . Tota l numbe r o f domesti c boiler s reporte db y ABM A a t >80,00 0 pp

h steam . Se e Tabl e 1 . 197 9 198 0 198 1 198 2 198 3 198 4 198 5 

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