Jessup-Bould Limited

 

 

A S Jessup-Bould:

Sewage Sludge Incineration and Gas Cleaning Experience

 

Project Background

End Client: North West Water, Shell Green, Widnes

This sewage sludge incineration facility was designed and built by OSC Process Engineering as part of North West Water’s (United Utilities) Mersey Valley Processing Centre at Shell Green. The plant accepts sewage sludge from the Manchester and Liverpool conurbations.

              

1995:

Process Design of Flue Gas Cleaning and Chemical Storage / Dilution

1997:

Plant operating manuals.

1998:

Commissioning Shift Team Supervisor.

 

Responsible for client's personnel training.

 

Summary of Process

Sludge containing 3% dry solids is received and processed in the Dewatering Hall. The resulting 30% dry solids cake is received in the buffer storage silos.

The sludge is combusted in 2 fluidised bed incinerators each rated at 2.8 tonnes per hour dry solids, with waste heat being used to raise steam for power generation and export to the grid.

Ash carried in the flue gas is removed in the bag filter. Scrubbing removes heavy metals and acid components. Final polishing with PAC/Lime removes trace volatile metals and other contaminants.

Specific Responsibilities

  • Process Design Engineer (Including bag filtration, reagents storage and handling).
  • Production of operating manuals.
  • Training of commissioning and plant personnel.
  • Commissioning Shift Team Leader.

 

Achievements

  • The successful commissioning of OSC's only sewage sludge incineration facility.

 

 

 

Project Value (Jan 2000)

£ 32,000,000

Unit Operations

Combustion.

Fans.

Sludge pumping.

Steam raising system.

Cooling water system

Power generation. (Steam / diesel driven).

Bag filtration.

Flue gas scrubbing.

Condensation & heat exchange.