Combustion & Emissions

Reducing emissions and enhancing combustion efficiency of power generation

Laborelec helps the power industry reduce emissions and avoid combustion problems. We carry out a wide variety of measurements and analyses on site and in our laboratories in order to optimize fuel combustion and flue gas treatment.

Optimizing and troubleshooting combustion and emission processes

Our experts assist coal-, biomass, and gas-fired power plants with various operational aspects:

• Fuel selection and handling: explosion prevention, ATEX study, coal and biomass milling, fuel flexibility
• Combustion efficiency: monitoring and troubleshooting combustion dynamics and instabilities, auditing and optimizing solid fuel combustion
• Deposit analysis and prevention: slagging, fouling, and corrosion
• Emission reduction: selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) deNO_X and deSO_X design, advice on low-NO_X burners
• Air intake and filtration: advice on equipment selection, testing filters on in-house test bench
• Process parameter measurements: fuel and air flow rates, temperature, heat flux, flue gas components
• Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling: air intake for gas turbines, gas or solid fuel combustion processes
• Root cause analysis
• Emission measurements for gas turbine mapping
• Follow-up on the tuning of heavy-duty gas turbines

Supporting combustion and exhaust hardware management

Laborelec provides power plant operators with manufacturer-independent advice and support regarding the maintenance of their equipment:

• SCR deNO_X catalysts: catalyst testing, spare parts planning
• Air filters: maintenance planning and advice
• Combustion hardware: lifetime assessment

Assessing the environmental impact of emissions

With environmental legislation becoming increasingly stringent, the neutral advice of an informed specialist is essential. Laborelec provides plants assistance in numerous emission areas:

• Atmospheric pollutant emission measurements: our laboratory is accredited by BELAC to measure dust (PM10 and PM2.5), SO₂, NO_X, CO, O₂, NH₃, TOC, HCI, and HF
• Specific component and element measurements: mercury, SO₃, and organic compounds such as amines, using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) equipment
• Automated measuring systems (AMS): selection, installation, troubleshooting, and calibration (according to EN14181) during start-up, shutdown, and normal operation
• Predictive emission monitoring systems (PEMS): implementation and calibration
• Life cycle assessments: for electricity generation and carbon capture & storage (CCS)

Combustion and emissions support throughout the plant’s life cycle

Laborelec provides power plants ongoing support to ensure combustion and emission performance throughout the plant's life cycle:

• Pre-feasibility assessment
• Design and equipment recommendations
• Assistance and advice during commissioning: check with quality standards and best practices
• Follow-up or execution of performance tests
• On-site support for operational problems
• Training courses

Contact

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