Heating Supply Options for Malmstrom AFB, MT

Abstract

The Central Heat Plant (CHP) at Malmstrom Air Force Base (MAFB) is designed to fire natural gas or sub-bituminous coal. During the spring and fall, natural gas is used to heat the entire base, and during the summer months, the entire plant is shut down. Emission limits may be exceeded during start-up procedures and when the scrubber is being cleaned. MAFB requested the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC/CERL) to provide technical support in finding the best solution that will allow MAFB to meet its heating needs while maintaining compliance with emissions standards. This study develop and analyzed several alternative methods, and recommended complete decentralization of the MAFB heating facility as the best alternative to the existing CHP. Of all the considered options, decentralization offers has the lowest life cycle costs (for all gas options) over a 25-year period, yields the lowest emission rates, and will completely eliminate the need for a CHP and distribution system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA408339

Entities

People

  • De Nguyen
  • John Vavrin
  • Noel Potts
  • Tony Blacker
  • William Brown

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Pollution
  • Bituminous Coal
  • Coal
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Energy Conservation
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Feed Water
  • Gases
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Natural Gas
  • Scrubbers
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design