Case Study
Deflection Elbow Prevents Magnesium Oxide Leakage at Coal-Fired Generating Plant
TECHNICAL ARTICLE SERIES HAMMERTEK CORPORATION USA: 2400 Emrick Boulevard, Bethlehem, PA 18020-8006 1 800 505 9665 1 610 814 2273 Fax: 1 610 814 0600 sales@hammertek.com hammertek.com AUSTRALIA: 78 Westgate Street, Wacol, QLD 4076 +61 (0) 7 3360 8580 sales@hammertek.com.au hammertek.com.au HAMMERTEK ® Deflection Elbow Prevents Magnesium Oxide Leakage at Coal-Fired Generating Plant HT-1020Smart Elbow® Deflection Elbow Prevents Magnesium Oxide Leakage at Coal-Fired Generating Plant PECO Energy Company's Eddystone Generating Plant, Philadelphia, PA area Situation In order to meet Federal emissions standards, a magnesium oxide based scrubbing process is used to remove sulfur dioxide from the coal-fired plant's exhaust. The MgO powder is pneumatically conveyed from storage silos