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USE OF WASTE DERIVED FUEL FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION.

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AIMS OF THE PROJECT
TO EVALUATE A TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL WASTES ALLOWING AN ENERGY RECOVERY FROM COMBUSTIBLE FRACTIONS BY MEANS OF:
- FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THE USE OF REFUSE DERIVED FUEL IN TYPICAL THERMAL UNIT, IN TERMS OF TECHNICAL-ECONOMIC EVALUATION AND DESIGN OF FEEDING AND ASHES REMOVAL SYSTEMS, STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS, CONTROL DEVICES, ETC.
- EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL IMPACT OF REFUSE FUEL, ON THERMAL UNIT (ROTATING OVEN) FED WITH FUEL OIL AND REFUSE IN VARIOUS PERCENTAGES (10-50%): AIR POLLUTION, ASHES AND SLAGS CHEMICAL COMPOSITION.
THE STEPS OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAMME ARE THE FOLLOWING:
- EVALUATION OF THE THERMAL UNIT ARRANGEMENT FOR RDF PNEUMATIC FEEDING AND ASHES AND SLAG REMOVAL ON TYPICAL THERMAL PLANT;
- RUNNING TESTS ON THERMAL UNIT WITH FEEDING RDF + PRIMARY FUEL WITH VARIABLE PERCENTAGES (10% + 90% UP TO 50% TO 50%);
- TECHNICAL-ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF RDF USE IN THE TESTED RUNNING CONDITIONS;
- SURVEY ON ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS DURING THE TESTS AND RELATED TO VARIOUS RDF FEEDING PERCENTAGE.

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Fiat Engineering SpA
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