EPA 340/1-83-025 Coal-Fired Industrial Boiler Inspection Guide by PEDCo Environmental, Inc. 11499 Chester Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0100 Contract No. 68-01-6310 Work Assignment No. 9 EPA Project Officer: John Busik EPA Task Manager: Howard Wright U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Stationary Source Compliance Division Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards 401 M Street, S.W. ‘Washington, DC 20460 December 1983DISCLAIMER This report was prepared by PEDCo Environmental, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, under Contract No. 68-01-6310, Work Assignment No. 9. It has been reviewed by the Stationary Source Compliance Division of the Office of Air Quality Plan- ning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and approved for publication. Approval does not signify that the contents necessarily reflect the views and policies of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Mention of trade names or commercial products. is not intended to constitute endorse~ ment or recommendation for use. Copies of this report are available from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161. iiCONTENTS Disclaimer Figures Tables 1. Introduction 1.1 Purpose and Scope 1.2 Compliance Inspections 2. Coal-Fired Boiler Processes Stoker-Fired Boilers Pulverized Coal Firing Fans 2.4 Use of the F-Factor 2 Fs 2. 3. Pollution Control Equipment Multicyclones Fabric Filters Electrostatic Precipitators Scrubbers 4, General Preparatory and Pre-Inspection Procedure File Review Safety Precautions Safety and Inspection Equipment Pre-entry Observations On-Site Inspection Checklists PeSSS oboe 5. Compliance Determination References Appendix A - Pollution Control Device Diagnostic Checklists and Data Sheets Page ii iv vii 27 40 50 50 66 82 108 122 122 130 133 134 135 148 153