| Sooner Power Plant | What were their answers / explanations?.................. |
|---|---|
| 1. How is the coal prepared for the furnace? | |
| 2. Is all coal the same? | |
| 3. Where does the coal come from? | |
| 4. What is the rate of coal consumption (e.g., tons/day)? | |
| 5. How much energy is produced per ton of coal (e.g., megajoules)? | |
| 6. Distinguish between the energy produce and the power generated from a power plant. | |
| 7. How much electrical power does this power plant produce (e.g., megawatts)? | |
| 8. How efficient is the Sooner power plant (i.e., coal's chemical potential energy converted to electrical energy)? | |
| 9. What are the limiting factors of the design of a power plant in terms of how much power that may be generated by it? | |
| 10. How much electrical current is generated. Is it DC or AC? If AC, how is the alternating current generated? | |
| 11. Explain what the power grid is about and how this power plant plays into it. | |
| 12. What is the rpm for the generator? | |
| 13. If copper is used in the generator, how long would the copper wire stretch? If not copper, what and why? What is the diameter of the wire? | |
| 14. What gases are released from the plant? | |
| 15. How much CO2, SO2, etc is released? How much is released per ton of coal? | |
| 16. What federal regulations do power plants required to be attentive to? | |
| Covanta Energy Incinerator | What were their answers / explanations?.................. |
| 17. What kind of waste can not be received to a incinerator? | |
| 18. How much solid waste is delivered each day? | |
| 19. How much solid waste must be reserved for the weekend to keep the chambers burning until Monday? | |
| 20. What happens to the "metals" that might be in the waste? | |
| 21. How hot do the chambers get? Why is it maintained at that temperature? | |
| 22. Is air / O2 blown into the chambers? | |
| 23. How much ash is generated per day? | |
| 24. What happens to the ash? | |
| 25. What is the rate of consumption of water that is converted over to steam? | |
| 26. Is water used to remove heat away from the system? | |
| 27. What is the steam used for? | |
| 28. What are the EPA guidelines for emissions for an incinerator? | |
| 29. What kinds of sensors are utilized (i.e., what do they check for)? | |
| 30. What are the advantages for utilizing an incinerator as compared to say a landfill? | |
| 31. What are the "politics" that work against a facility of this nature? | |
| 33. What kinds of compounds do you need to watch out for? | |
| Catoosa Research Facility | What were their answers / explanations?.................. |
| 34. What kinds of research is done at the facility? | |
| 35. How does horizontal drilling work? | |
| 36. How is a drilled hole sealed to prevent contamination into ground water? | |
| 37. How does volume of product change as it is pulled from the ground? | |
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