| Summary: | Old Dominion University, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department, ENMA 605 Program Capstone, Final Project === CIVINS === Background: Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana-Dam Neck is a Master Jet Base located
in Virginia Beach that currently has a population of over 28,000, this includes active duty
military, family members and civilian employees. Currently the Public Works
Department of Oceana maintains a contract with a municipal solid waste (MSW)
Disposal Company for the collection of MSW generated on the base and disposal at a
local landfill. Additionally the base receives its energy requirements from Dominion
Virginia Power. In utilizing these services a substantial amount of financial resources
must be committed to ensure an uninterrupted supply of these services and to maintain
the infrastructure on base to supply them. Investment in a plasma gasification system
allows for the opportunity to reduce the financial requirements of both of these demands
as it provides for the disposal of MSW and in the process generates power for base
usage. The plasma gasification system utilizes a plasma torch to ionize gas and organic
matter, typically MSW, into synthetic gas and sag. The synthetic gas consists of carbon
monoxide and H2, which can be utilized as a liquid or gas fuel for electrical or thermal
energy generation. Thus in utilizing a plasma system two problems are potentially
solved by this one solution.
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