Disposal of Wastewater from Mazout-Fired Boiler Plants by Burning Water–Mazout Emulsions

Sylwia Janta-Lipińska, Alexander Shkarovskiy and Łukasz Bartłomiej Chrobak
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Sylwia Janta-Lipińska: Faculty of Civil Engineering, Environmental and Geodetic Science, Koszalin University of Technology, Śniadeckich 2, 75-453 Koszalin, Poland
Alexander Shkarovskiy: Faculty of Civil Engineering, Environmental and Geodetic Science, Koszalin University of Technology, Śniadeckich 2, 75-453 Koszalin, Poland
Łukasz Bartłomiej Chrobak: Faculty of Electronics and Computer Science, Koszalin University of Technology, Śniadeckich 2, 75-453 Koszalin, Poland

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 15, 1-13

Abstract: Liquid fuel can be an alternative to solid fuel in non-gasified locations. The mazout for municipal-energy boiler plants is much cheaper than fuel oil. However, this relates to the problem of wastewater disposal from such a boiler plant. A proprietary system for the disposal of bottom water and other sewage-containing mazout has been developed. The solution depends on the proper preparation and burning of a water–mazout emulsion (WME). The emulsion is prepared in a specially designed and developed dosing ejector. By burning the emulsion using the developed system, an efficiency increase of 2–3% was achieved for boilers operating on the mazout fuel. Such a result was achieved due to a reduction in the excess air factor. Moreover, emissions of nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide were reduced by 30–35% and 70–80%, respectively. In addition due to cleaning the heat-exchange surfaces obtained when working on the WME, the amount of time for productive and more efficient use of the equipment has increased.

Keywords: steam boiler; combustion; mazout; sewer drains; disposal; combustion; water–mazout emulsion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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