Environmental Protection Control for Thermal Power Generating Plants

Overview

This program is designed to aid in upgrading knowledge and understanding of environmental concerns as they relate to thermal power generating plants. It covers most of the common equipment and processes in use today to ensure that the power generation plant is in compliance with environmental legislation.

Who Benefits:

The program is designed for operators, senior technicians and entry level engineers.

Language Availability:

English and Spanish

Format:

• Video
• MPEG

Print Materials:

Reproducible student workbook and instructor guide available with each module.

View the Learning Objectives

Program Segments

2401 Power Plant Emissions

Overview of the environmental problem; gaseous, liquid, and solid waste from power plants; identification of pollutants and their effects on the environment; sources of pollutants; effect of different fuels; environmental regulations and enforcement; emission limits imposed.

2402 Flue Gas Desulfurization Systems - FGD

So removal; wet and dry systems; absorption towers; preparing reagents; chemical process; slurry treatment; solid waste; oxidation; gypsum recovery; hardware; controls; dry sorbent injection; spray dryers; continuous monitoring equipment.

2403 No Reduction Systems

No formation; conditions required for low no ; low no burners; multi-stage combustion; overfire air; gas recirculation; reagent injection; sncr and scr processes; hardware; controls; continuous monitoring; no control for combustion turbines.

2404 Treatment of Liquid Effluents

Treatment objectives; treatment equipment, removal of organic chemicals and heavy metals, oxidation, neutralization, coagulation, flotation, sedimentation filtration, aeration, activated sludge, sludge digestion, sludge dewatering, thickener, dryer, centrifuge; process controls; continuous monitoring; zero effluent discharge system.

2405 Particulate Removal and Solid Waste

Continuous monitoring of particulates and toxics; nature of toxics; toxic emission limits; particulate removal by scrubber, mechanical cyclone, electrostatic precipitator, baghouse filter; hardware, controls, effect of particulate resistivity; constituents of solid waste, waste disposal, landfill restrictions, continuous monitoring.

2406 Handling Hazardous Materials

Identification of hazardous materials in the power plant i.e. acids, caustic, pcbs, chlorine, chromate, hydrazine, asbestos, toxics, etc.; rules and regulations for handling and disposal; personal awareness; potential hazards; personal safety equipment; response to spill; procedures audit.