Open AccessAFBC co-firing of coal and hospital waste. Quarterly progress report, November 1, 1994--January 31, 1995
Author(s) -
J.M. Stuart
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/113919
Subject(s) - waste management , coal , unit (ring theory) , medical waste , task (project management) , hospital waste , engineering , environmental science , operations management , systems engineering , mathematics education , mathematics
The project objective is to design, construct, install, and start-up a circulating fluidized bed combustion system at the Lebanon, Pennsylvania Veteran`s Affairs Medical Center. The unit will co-fire coal and hospital waste providing inexpensive and efficient destruction of both general and infectious medical waste and steam generation. Progress to date on several tasks is described. These are: Task 1.A-1.D, Design; Equipment purchase and fabrication; Installation; and Shredder system verification. Other tasks to be undertaken are: Start-up; Obtaining permits; Procuring coal, limestone and ash disposal contracts; and Conducting on-year test program. Project costs are enumerated