Performance analysis of power generating sludge combustion plant and comparison against other sludge treatment technologies

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 110-118

  Horttanainen, Mika ^a   Kaikko, Juha ^a   Bergman, Riikka ^a   Pasila Lehtinen, Minna ^a   Nerg, Janne ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Combined heat and power generation; Sludge treatment; Waste to energy

Indexed keywords

CEMENT KILN; COCOMBUSTION; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER GENERATION; COMBUSTION PLANTS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HEAT AND ELECTRICITY; HEAT AND POWER; IN-PLANTS; MATERIAL CONTENT; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; NUTRIENT RECOVERY; OPTIMAL CHOICE; OPTIMAL TECHNOLOGY; PAYBACK PERIODS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PLANT PERFORMANCE; PLANT SIZE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE TO ENERGY; WASTEWATER SLUDGE; WOOD CHIP;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INVESTMENTS; KILNS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SMOKE; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WOOD PRODUCTS;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

DIGESTION; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; INVESTMENT; KILNS; POWER GENERATION; SLUDGE; SMOKE; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE WATERS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 74249113628     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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