**Androscoggin Waste Fuel Incinerator**
**Given/Assumptions** Generation capacity (MW ) 48 Fuel High Heating Value (Btu/gal) 150,000 Maximum Fuel Consumption Rate (gal/hr) 3.2E+03 Maximum Annual Fuel Consumption (gal) 2.80E+07 Maximum Annual Heat Input (mmBtu) 4.20E+06 Actual annual heat input (mmBtu) 3.81E+06 Number of SNCR Operating Days 365 Uncontrolled NOx Concentration (lb/mmBtu) 0.27 Uncontrolled NOx Emissions (tpy) 514 Required Controlled NOx Concentration (lb/mmBtu) 0.19 ash product (Btu/mmBtu) 7.7E+04 Stored Urea Concentration 50% Injected Urea Concentration 10% Reagent Heat of v aporization Hv (lb/Btu) 900 Reagent Molecular W eight (g/mole) 60.06 SRT 2 Reagent Density (lb/ft3 @ 60F) 71.0 Reagent Specific Volume (gal/ft3) 7.481 NOx Molecular W eight (g/mole) 46.01 Number of Days of Storage for Urea 14 Equipment Life (years) 20 Annual Interest Rate 7% Inflation Since 1998 1.35 Wa ter Consumption Cost ($/gal) 0.0004 Electrical Power Cost ($/kW h) 0.08 $ 50% Urea Solution Cost ($/gal) 1.25 $ Oil Cost ($/mmBtu) 6.71 $ Ash Disposal Cost ($/ton)estimated

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### 1.3 Q B 

### = HVm-dot fuel QB = 150000 Btu/lb * 3200 lb/hr QB = 480 mmB tu/hr



### 1.7 CF Plant 

### = actual m fuel

### /maximum m fuel CFPlant = 3.81E+06 lb/y r / 4.20E+06 CFPlant = 91%



### 1.8 CF SNCR 

### = t SCR



### /365 days CFSCR = 365 days/ 365 days CFSCR = 100%

1.6 

### CF Total 

### = CF Plant 

### x CF SNCR CFTotal = 91% * 100% CFTotal = 91%



### 1.9 η NOx

### = (NOx in

### – NOx out

### ) / NOx in ηNOx = ( 0.27 lb/m mB tu - 0.189 lb/m mB tu)/ 0.27 ηNOx = 30%

**Uncontrolled NOx emissions (tpy) 514** lb/m mB tu**Reagent Calculations** 

### 1.14 NSR = [2NOxin



### – 0.7] η NOx



### / NOxin NSR = ( 2 * 0.27 + 0.7 ) * # / 0.27 NSR = 1.38



### 1.13 Utilizat io n = η NOx



### /NSR Utilizat io n = 22%



### 1.15 m- dot reagent



### = NOxin

### Q B 

### η NOx



### NSR Mreagent



### /MNOx 

### /SRT m-dotreagent = 0.27 * 480 * 30% * 138% * 60.06 / m-dotreagent = 35 lb/hr



### 1.16 m- dot sol

### = m-dot reagent 

### /C sol m-dotsol = 35 / 0.50 m-dotsol = 70 lb/hr



### 1.17 q sol

### = m-dot vol

### /ρ sol qsol = 70 * 7.481 / 71 qsol = 7 gph



### 2.35 Tank Volume = q sol

### t Tank Volume = 7 * 14 * 24 Tank Volume = 2,476 gal2 / 46.01**Direct Capital Cost**



### 1.19 DC = ($950/mmBtu/hr) * Q B 

### (m mBtu/hr)[(2375/mmBtu/hr)/Q DC = 950 $ * 480 *( 2375 / 480 )^ DC = 1,049,706 $
**Inflation Adjustment =** 1.35

DC = 1,417,103 $

### (m mBtu/hr)[(2375/mmBtu/hr)/Q B 

### (m mBtu/hr] 0.577 

### * (0.66 + 0.85* η NOx

### ) 0.577 *( 0.66 + 0.85 * 30% )**Indirect Capital Costs**

**Total Direct Capital Costs, A** Indirect Installation Costs

General Facilities 0.05 Engineering and Hom e Office Fees 0.10 Process Contingencies 0.05 **Total Indirect Installation Costs, B** 0.20

Project Contingency , C = 0.15 **Total Plant Cost D =**

Preproduction Cost 0.02 Inventory Capital **Total Capital Investment TCI = D+G+H**1,049,706 $

A $52,485 A $104,971 A $52,485 A $209,941 (A+B) $188,947 A+B+C $1,448,594 D $28,972 $3,094 +D+E+F+G+H+I $1,480,661 Cost/kW = $31**Annual Costs**



### 2.45 DAC = Annual Maintenance Cost + Annual Reagent Cost + Annual Electricity Cost + Annual Water Cost + Annual Catalyst Cost 2.46 Annual Maintenance Cost = 0.015 TCI Annual Maintenance Cost = 0.015 * 1,480,661 $ Annual Maintenance Cost = 22,210 $ 

### 1.22 Annual Reagent Cost = q sol 

### Cost reagent

### t op 

### 1.22.a t op

### = CF total 

### 8760hr/yr top = 91% * 8760 

### top = 7932 Annual Reagent Cost = 7 * 1.25 * 7932 Annual Reagent Cost = 73,053 $ 

### 1.24 Annual Electricity Cost = Power (Cost elect

### )t op 

### 1.23 Power = 0.47NOxin



### NSRQ B 

### /9.5 Power = 0.47 * 0.27 * 1.38 * Power = 9 kW Annual Electricity Cost = 9 * 7932 * 0.08 Annual Electricity Cost = 5,606 $ 

### 1.27 Annual Water Cost = qwater

### Cost water 

### t op 

### 1.25 qwater 

### = m-dot sol

### /ρ water 

### [Curea stored 

### /Curea sol inj 

### -1] qwater = 70 / 8.345 *( 50% / 

### qwater = 34 Annual W ater Cost = 34 * 0.0004 * 7932 Annual W ater Cost = 106 $ 

### 1.31 Annual ΔCoal cost = ΔCoal cost coal

### t op 

### 1.28 ΔCoal(Btu/hr) = Hv(Btu/lb)* m-dot reagent 

### (l b/hr)[1/ Curea ΔCoal(Btu/hr) = 900 * 70 *( 1 / 

### ΔCoal(Btu/hr) = 566,400 Annual ΔCoal cost = 0.6 * 6.71 $ * 7932 

### Annual ΔCoal cost = 30,146

$

1.32 Annual ΔAsh cost = ΔAsh cost ash 

### t op 

### 1.30 ΔAsh = ΔCoal ash product/HHV ΔAsh = 1 * 77000 / 2E+05 

### ΔAsh = 0 

### Annual ΔAsh cost = 0 *

- $ * 7932 / 

### Annual ΔAsh cost =

-

$

Total Variable Cost = 108,911

$

Total Direct Annual Cost = 22,210 $ + 108,911 $ Total Direct Annual Cost = 131,121 $

### 1.34 CRF = i(1+i) n 

### /[(1+i) n 

### -1] CRF = 0.07 *( 1 + 0.07 )^ CRF = 0.0944 

### 1.33 IDAC = CRF*TCI Indirect Annual Cost = 0.0944 * 1,480,661 $ Indirect Annual Cost = 139,764 $



### 1.35 Total

Annual Cost = Direct Annual Cost + Indirect Annual Cost Total Annual Cost = 131,121

$ + 139,764 Total Annual Cost = 270,885

$



### 1.36 NOx Removed = NOxin 

### η NOx 

### Q B 

### t op NOx Removed = 0.27 * 30% * 480 * NOx Removed = 154



### 1.37 Cost effectiveness = TAC/NO x 

### removed Cost effectiveness = 1,757

$

Greatest dv improvement = 0.1 SNCR Cost effectiveness ($/dv) = 2,708,852 $ Cumulative dv improvement = 0.2 SNCR Cost effectiveness ($/dv) = 1,354,426 $

### DAC = Annual Maintenance Cost + Annual Reagent Cost + Annual Electricity Cost + Annual Water Cost + Annual Catalyst Cost

480 / 9.5

10%

- 1 )



### (l b/hr)[1/ Curea sol inj 

### -1]

10%

- 1 )

200020 /(( 1 + 0.07 )^ 20

- 1 )



### Total Annual Cost = Direct Annual Cost + Indirect Annual Cost

**7932** / 2000High (dv) Class I Area Mill PB #1+#2 RF #1+#2 WF I Acadia NP 3.7 2.8 0.7 0.4 Great Gulf W A 2.2 1.7 0.4 0.2 Lye Brook W A 1.0 Moosehorn W A 1.7 1.3 0.3 0.1 Presidential Range-Dry River W A 2.9 2.3 0.5 0.3 Roosevelt Campobello IP 1.6 13.1 8.1 1.9 1.0

High (dv) WF I SCR SNCR FGR WS Acadia NP 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.4 Great Gulf W A 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 Lye Brook W A Moosehorn W A 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 Presidential Range-Dry River W A 0.0 0.3 0.3 Roosevelt Campobello IP 0.0 0.8 1.0 0.7Improvement (dv)

SCR SNCR FGR WS 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3

1.0 0.2 0.0 0.3