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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernard P Breen, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
James E Gabrielson, Hanover, MN (US);
Joseph Cavello, New Kensington, PA (US);
Assignee:
Duquesne Light Company, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
110345 ; 110238 ; 110245 ; 431187 ; 431284 ;
Abstract
In a method for reducing NOx in the flue gas a coal water slurry is injected into the furnace above the primary combustion zone into a region having a temperature from 1800.degree. F. to 2700.degree. F. The slurry is preferably injected through atomizers and through injectors that introduce a continuous stream. Lime, ammonia, urea and completion air can also be injected.