LCA-Emission Model of Combustion Environmental Impact Assessment

• Autorzy: Pikoń K.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

To compare the influence of various fuels burned in different installations on the environment one universal index would be helpful. Such a coefficient, which represents the harmfulness of combustion processes of particular fuel in particular installation, is defined in the paper. This coefficient takes into account parameters of fuel and installation like: composition of fuel, thermal efficiency of installation, type and process efficiency of creation of harmful compounds in combustion chamber, efficiency of cleaning devices, ability of emitter to propagate pollutants in the atmosphere, relative toxicity of various components. Finally methods of calculation of propagation in the atmosphere of pollutants are introduced. All this factors are essential for reliable assessment and comparison of fuel and installations. Individual coefficient of harmfulness could be calculated for each compound present in flue gases as well as total coefficient for all compounds. Total coefficient of harmfulness can be taken as a unifYing factor of comparison of different fuels environmental impact. This method could be useful for assessment real environmentaI impact of specific installation as well as a tool for preparation of law regulations and could be applied for assessment of fuel or environmental impact of installation itself. Each compound created in combustion process is the source of many types of environmental impact. It could have significant influence on human health, plants and animals as well as for example on corrosion process taking place in many different installations. We have to take into consideration that result of specific combustion process could appear in many different places, sometimes distant from the place of the process itself. All these results should be analyzed and introduced into universal coefficient of "harmfulness" of specific compound. Economic parameters and methods are important and therefore are also introduced into assessment method presented in the paper. In that way we are able to compare value of extremely different phenomena such as a human health and corrosion. Most of fuels used in present days are results of various production processes. During this process harmfulness for environment may occur. Therefore comparing different fuels we should take into consideration not only combustion process itself but also all fuel preparation processes. That is why LCA philosophy was introduced to the model of combustion environmental impact assessment presented in this paper.

• Wydawca: Komitet Termodynamiki i Spalania PAN
• Czasopismo: Archivum Combustionis
• Rocznik: 2005
• Tom: Vol. 25 nr 1-4
• Strony: 33--44
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 8 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Pikoń K.

• Chair of Technologies and Installations for Waste Management Silesian Technical University Konarskiego 18,44-100 Gliwice, Poland ph. ([phone], fax [phone],

Bibliografia

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