Gas Turbine Air Treatment Market and Knowledge Bridge
McIlvaine is introducing a new concept combining total knowledge for end users
with market forecasts and customer access for suppliers. The main differences
between the new approach and the services on Power Plant Air Quality are (1) the
narrow focus and (2) the fact that the services are free of charge to the end
user.
The first services are MACT decisions for Industrial Boilers and Gas Turbine Air
Treatment. Here are the details on the gas turbine offering:
Market research should not be independent of the purpose for which it is funded.
It should be the traffic control for vehicles on the knowledge bridge to the
purchaser. McIlvaine provides both the traffic control and the vehicles in the
Gas Turbine Air Treatment Market and Knowledge Bridge.
The concept of integration of market research as the traffic control for the
various sales vehicles is explained at:
McIlvaine is not only creating vehicles but is creating the bridge itself in
Power Plant Air Quality Decisions. It is now duplicating this format (except
that it will be free to turbine operators) in the Gas Turbine Air Treatment
Global Decisions Positioning System (GDPS).
This system empowers the purchaser to select the best air treatment components
for his application. This whole concept is explained at:
Global Decisions Positioning System™ (GDPS)
The Gas Turbine Air Treatment Market and Knowledge Bridge integrates in a
superior way for the supplier to fine tune his strategy and then execute it.
Products and Services Included in the System:
The system addresses the initial capital purchase and the operating and
maintenance opportunities.
Gas Turbine Air Treatment Products and Services
Capital Operating and Maintenance
Intake Housing
Weather Protection
Conditioning Nozzles
Pre-filtration Filters
Coalescers Coalescers
Final Filtration Filters
Tempering Air System (Single Cycle) Dampers, Drives, Fan Parts and Seals
Duct Burner (Combined Cycle) Burner Parts
Ammonia Injection Grid Nozzles, Ammonia and Pump Parts
CO Reactor Catalyst
SCR Catalyst
Process Controls Sensors, Valves, Seals and Gaskets
CEM Rata Testing, Protocol Gases and Instruments
Silencer Silencer Parts
Stack
It covers materials and coatings as well as valves, pumps and other system
sub-components.
Gas Turbine Air Treatment Global Decisions Positioning System™ (GDPS). The GDPS
is a very effective knowledge bridge to the purchaser. Since operators can have
access to this system free of charge and since it saves time and results in
better decisions, it is going to be utilized to its fullest. If the supplier can
make the case for providing the best product, it will be very effective. He can
make this case by using all the vehicles which travel on the 4 lanes of the
bridge. Some of these vehicles are provided in the basic subscription. Others
can be added.
Gas Turbine Air Treatment needs to be viewed as an Integrated System by the
purchaser of the components. This requires navigating a number of different
decision trees. McIlvaine is making this task easier with the Gas Turbine Air
Treatment Global Decisions Positioning System™ (GDPS). This service is provided
free of charge to operators of turbines. Access to the system is also part of
this Gas Turbine Air Treatment Markets and Knowledge Bridge
Two recent developments in gas turbine air treatment are the expanded use of
HEPA filters for gas turbine intake air and SCR with both CO and NOx catalyst
for the tail-end gas. Some dust that the inlet filter does not remove is going
to deposit on the catalyst. A facility can use a very small catalyst pitch and
save lots of money, but the increase in pressure loss along with deposition will
increase operating cost and decrease electricity output. Therefore, the choice
of inlet filter needs to be viewed initially in terms of catalyst pitch
selection and then in terms of catalyst life.
First in California and now in other places, the stack gas emission limits are
lower than the ambient air particulate matter concentration. In these cases, the
inlet air filter becomes a key element in stack gas compliance. Gas turbine
inlet ambient air undergoes a series of treatments. The initial treatment is to
remove large weather-related contaminants e.g., snow, rain, etc. The humidity
and temperature of the ambient air are also adjusted to increase the weight and,
therefore, electrical output. This treatment can range from fogging nozzles to a
full air conditioning system. Droplets are formed, coalesced and removed.
Particulate filtration can be with a series of filters ranging from coarse to
HEPA or it can take place with self-cleaning cartridges.
One alternative for NOx control during combustion is the low NOx burner. Another
alternate is water injection. Once the air has been mixed with the gas and
combusted, it passes through other systems in the gas path. In a combined cycle
process there is likely to be a duct burner to adjust HRSG steam temperature.
This can add to the pollutants. CO and NOx catalysts are also utilized. However,
the accompanying ammonia injection can create ammonia slip which is regulated
and also tends to foul the catalyst.
With single cycle systems many of the air treatment challenges are greater. If a
low temperature catalyst is used, tempering air is needed. This creates a
challenge in providing laminar flow to the catalyst. If a high temperature
catalyst is used, higher catalyst costs are encountered and higher maintenance
is possible.
The air treatment needs are not static. The higher performance turbines are more
likely to be compromised by small particles. The use of gas turbines and
certainly the use of SCR are expanding to applications that are more
challenging. The seawater and salts found in marine applications including
floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units are examples.
Application in refineries in South America where inlet air quality may be low
and fuel includes less than pristine liquids is another example. The rapid
cycling of turbines complementing wind and solar is another newer challenge.
The changes and increasing complexity relative to gas turbine air treatment have
demonstrated the need for a system to aid decision makers. McIlvaine is
addressing this need with Gas Turbine Air Treatment Global Decisions Positioning
System™ (GDPS).
For more information on Gas Turbine Air Treatment Market and Knowledge Bridge,
click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/28-energy/610-59ei.
Municipal Wastewater Plants Will Spend $8.3 Billion for Pumps Next Year
Led by East Asia, municipal wastewater treatment plants around the world will
spend $8.35 billion for pumps in 2014. This is the latest forecasts in Pumps
World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company.
(www.mcilvainecompany.com.
Pump Municipal Wastewater Revenues ($ Millions)
World Region 2014
Africa 261
CIS 296
East Asia 2,783
Eastern Europe 298
Middle East 232
NAFTA 2,178
South & Central America 204
West Asia 216
Western Europe 1,888
Total 8,356
Nearly $6 billion will be spent on centrifugal pumps. Rotary pumps will account
for just under $1 billion in expenditures. The remainder is divided between
diaphragm and reciprocating pumps.
A significant portion of the total expenditure will be for the transport of
sewage from households and other generation points to the plants. Within the
plant there is primary treatment usually followed by secondary treatment and in
some cases tertiary treatment.
Sludge dewatering is one of the processes incorporated in secondary treatment.
In one of the typical processes, pumps are used to:
• Move activated sludge to the gravity belt thickener
• Move thickened waste sludge to the sludge digester
• Move digested sludge to a belt press or centrifuge
• Move dewatered sludge to dryer or landfill
Pumps can move dewatered sludges long distances and result in lower capital and
operating costs than using mechanical conveyors.
For more information on Pumps World Markets, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=75
Municipal Wastewater Liquid Filtration Revenues to Exceed $1 Billion Next Year
Municipal wastewater plants around the world for the first time will spend more
than $1 billion for filters and replacement cloths/belts in 2014. This is the
conclusion reached in Liquid Filtration and Media World Market published by the
McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
Liquid Filtration Revenues – Municipal Wastewater Treatment ($ Millions)
World Region 2014
Africa 49
CIS 14
East Asia 426
Eastern Europe 53
Middle East 43
NAFTA 228
South & Central America 31
West Asia 53
Western Europe 134
Total 1,031
Belt filter presses will comprise more than half the purchases with gravity
media filters, filter presses and other filter types comprising the balance.
Despite projected annual growth of 4%/yr., the filter revenues will be a
decreasing percentage of the municipal wastewater dewatering investment. The
total dewatering market is growing at 6 percent per year. This is due mainly to
the gains achieved by centrifuge suppliers.
Larger plants find that a few centrifuges can do the work of many belt presses.
There is also the consideration of odor control. At one plant, three centrifuges
replaced ten belt presses. A 1,500-cfm exhaust fan replaced a 12,000-cfm blower
to exhaust the odorous fumes from the centrifuge operation into a sodium
hypochlorite scrubber. This saved both fan energy and reagent cost.
In the developing world, belt presses are still the popular choice. Maintenance
requirements are not as complex as with centrifuges.
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Municipal Wastewater Plants Will Spend $4.5 Billion For Valves In 2017
Municipal wastewater plants will spend $4.5 billion for valves in 2017. $3.4
billion will be for on/off valves, and the balance for control valves. This is
the conclusion reached in Industrial Valves: World Markets published by the
McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
Municipal Wastewater Valve Purchases ($ Million)
Subject 2017
Total 4,540
Ball 615
Butterfly 813
Check 140
Gate 937
Globe 1,029
Industrial Plug 760
Other 240
Safety Relief 6
Globe valves will be the leading category with expenditures over $1 billion.
China will be the country leader. This is due to its spectacular increase in
secondary treatment capacity which has tripled in the last two decades to over
30,000 MGD. By contrast, the U.S. capacity is only 39,000 MGD. Only 4,000 MGD
does not receive secondary treatment. Over 90 percent of the transported sewage
receives secondary treatment.
By contrast, other countries in the Americas treat anywhere from 31 percent to
79 percent of the transported sewage. So there is a big potential for valves for
new plants in these regions. There is new construction in smaller cities in
Eastern Europe. The EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive is the guiding force
behind the new construction and upgrades. Romania has until 2015 to comply,
whereas, Croatia is facing a 2023 deadline.
The plant size is smaller in Europe than in the U.S. For example France has less
than 20 percent of the population of the U.S., however, it has 19,000 municipal
wastewater plants compared to 16,000 in the U.S.
There are 1,900 active projects in the U.S. and Canada which will require
significant valve purchases. However, many of the projects are to replace or
upgrade existing facilities rather than for additional needed capacity. The U.S.
has not modernized and renovated faculties on an acceptable twenty year cycle.
Many valves are obsolete in design and should be replaced by the “intelligent
valves” offered today.
For more information on Industrial Valves: World Markets, click on:
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Headlines for the October 4, 2013 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1145 – October 4, 2013
Table of Contents
COAL – US
Four Corners needs to respond to Regional Haze FIP by December 31, 2013
URS to install SBS Injection™ Technology at Petersburg
Court could Rule EPA must act on Coal Ash Rule
Muscatine Power and Water to apply ChemMod® to Coal before firing for Mercury
and NOx Control
COAL – WORLD
Hubco to convert Power Plant from Fuel Oil to Coal-fired in Pakistan
Egypt plans Coal-fired Power Plants
More Coal-fired Power Plants planned in Bangladesh on BOO Basis
Marubeni to build 400-MW Pagbilao Expansion in Philippines
GAS/OIL – US
PNM plans 177 MW of Gas-fired Capacity to replace Part of San Juan Capacity
LG&E and KU to build Gas-fired Power Plant in Muhlenberg County
470 Guadalupe Peaking Power Plant has Air Permit
GAS/OIL – WORLD
POSCO E&C to build Underground Combined Cycle Power Plant in Seoul, South
Korea
COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGIES/BOILER EFFICIENCY
Metso to provide Automation for Seinäjoki in Finland
CO2
B&W Begins Front-End Engineering and Design Work for FutureGen 2.0 Carbon
Capture Project
NUCLEAR
AMEC awarded Environmental Impact Assessment Contract for Slovakian Nuclear
Power Project
BUSINESS
Kenya planning 700 MW Gas-fired Power Plant near Mombasa and 900 MW Coal-fired
Power Plant in Lamu
Alstom unveils Advanced CFB Boiler
Fuel Tech Orders in China
Power Plants Lead and Follow in Mercury Reduction
New Greenhouse Gas Standards for Coal-fired Power Should Make Exception for
Beneficial Waste Steam Use
HOT TOPIC HOUR
“Update on Coal Ash and CCR Issues, Standards and Solutions” Hot Topic Hour”
on October 3, 2013
Upcoming Hot Topic Hours
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McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration
On Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Central time, McIlvaine hosts a 90 minute web meeting
on important energy and pollution control subjects. Power webinars are free for
subscribers to either Power Plant Air Quality Decisions or Utility Tracking
System. The cost is $125.00 for non-subscribers. Market Intelligence webinars
are free to McIlvaine market report subscribers and are $400.00 for
non-subscribers.
DATE Non-Subscribers Cost SUBJECT Webinar Type
October 17, 2013 $125.00 Air Pollution Control in China Power
October 31, 2013 $125.00 Chinese FGD/SCR Program and Impact on the World Power
November 21, 2013 $125.00 Wet vs. Dry ESP Power
December 5, 2013 $125.00 Update on Gasification Projects and Technology Power
December 12, 2013 $125.00 Selecting FGD Scrubber Components Power
December 19, 2013 $125.00 Application of U.S. Mercury Control Technology in
Other Countries Power
On Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Central time, McIlvaine hosts a 90 minute web meeting
on important energy and pollution control subjects. Power webinars are free for
subscribers to either Power Plant Air Quality Decisions or Utility Tracking
System. The cost is $125.00 for non-subscribers. Market Intelligence webinars
are free to McIlvaine market report subscribers and are $400.00 for
non-subscribers.
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Bob McIlvaine
President
847-784-0012 ext 112
rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com
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