Coal-Fired Power Generation

For clean coal handling from mine to furnace turn to Martin Engineering

From the barge unloader or railcar dump through the coal yard to the bunkers that feed the boiler, Martin Engineering systems and services keep power plant coal handling clean, safe, and productive.

Conveyor Transfer Points built with Martin Engineering systems like MARTIN® GUARDABELT™ Heavy-Duty Impact Cradles, MARTIN® GUARDASEAL™ Belt Support Cradles, and MARTIN® APRON SEAL™ Skirting Systems. Conveyor belts stay in alignment with MARTIN® TRACKER Belt Tracking Systems.

MARTIN® QC™ #1 Heavy-Duty Pre-Cleaners and MARTIN® SAF-2™ Secondary Cleaners remove carryback from conveyors carrying coal or FGD sludge.

Custom-engineered MARTIN® INERTIAL FLOW™ Transfer Chutes and MARTIN® Air-Supported Conveyor Systems will prevent spillage and the escape of dust.

MARTIN® MR. FOAMER Dust Suppression Systems will reduce dust escaping from coal handling operations all the way through the plant, from unloading operation to stockpile, and on into the boiler feed bunkers.

MOTOMAGNETIC® Electric Vibrators and BIG BLASTER® Air Cannons eliminate hang-ups and boost the flow of coal from storage, and through chutes and feeders.

Martin Engineering’s Silo Cleaning Service will safely and efficiently remove buildups from your storage bunkers, improving live storage and reducing the risk of hot spots.

Martin Engineering’s WALK THE BELT^SM Inspection Service can assess your material handling system, and prescribe the systems and services that will reduce fugitive material and improve availability.

Eastern coal, Illinois coal, PRB, or blended: whatever its source, Martin Engineering can help you handle it--cleanly, safely, and more productively.

For More Information...
The fourth edition of Martin Engineering’s book FOUNDATIONS™ The Practical Resource for Cleaner, Safer, More Productive Dust & Material Control is the authoritative reference on "Why" and "How" to improve conveyor productivity.

To learn more, follow this link to FOUNDATIONS™ Fourth Edition. You will be able to read the material, or download a chapter (or the entire book) to your computer.

Downloadable Files

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Bulk Material Science and Improving Power Plant Coal Handling by R. Todd Swinderman, P.E., and Andy Marti of Martin Engineering - ENERGY -TECH, September 2008 Bulk material science is based in the analysis of a bulk solid and of the materials the bulk solid will move on, over, or through. This article discusses the various properties of bulk materials, how these properties are analyzed, and what the findings can mean for coal-fired power plants. A sidebar describes the capabilities of Martin Engineering’s recently opened Center for Bulk Materials Handling Innovation. The article was published in the September 2008 edition of ENERGY-TECH Magazine, www.energy-tech.com.
MARTIN® Transfer Point Systems - PP18 Project Profile of MARTIN® Transer Point Systems at Plant Yates, Georgia Power, Newnan, Georgia.
MARTIN® QC™ #1 XHD Belt Cleaning System - PP20 Project Profile of the MARTIN® QC™ #1 XHD Belt Cleaning System at MidAmerican Energy, George Neal Station South.
MARTIN® Transfer Point Systems - PP19 Project Profile of MARTIN® Transfer Point Systems application at Alliant Energy, Lansing, Iowa.
MARTIN® Air-Supported Conveyor - PPASC_4454 Project Profile of the MARTIN® Air-Supported Conveyor System application at Colorado Springs Utilities, Martin Drake Plant, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
MARTIN® Air-Supported Conveyor - PASC_4753 Project Profile of the MARTIN® Air-Supported Conveyor System application at State Line Power Station, Hammond, Indiana.
MARTIN® FOUNDATIONS™ Transfer Point Technology - PP65 Project Profile of MARTIN® FOUNDATIONS™ Transfer Point Technology used in Martin Services rebuild of two belt feeders and two conveyors as well as their respective loading and discharge points at the Ames, Iowa Power Plant.
MARTIN® Services and MOTOMAGNETIC® Electric Vibrators - PP30 Project Profile of MARTIN® Services and MARTIN® MOTOMAGNETIC® Electric Vibrator application at F.B. Culley Generating Station.
MARTIN® Transfer Point Systems - PP23 Project Profile of MARTIN® Transfer Point Systems application at Warrick Power Plant, Alcoa Generating Company, Newburgh, Indiana.