Power Generation

Serving The Power Generation Industry

Way back in 1952, Robert Bell formulated the first version of his ATOM-IX (also called ATX) multi-function treatment for heavy fuel oil.

A lot has changed since then - in fact, it could be said that today's power generation industry is unrecognizable compared to back then.

Over the years, large and small power utilities, industrial generation systems and municipal power generation facilities both here and abroad, have all utilized Bell’s multi-function heavy fuel oil formulations to:

• Improve furnace heat generation and efficiency
• Reduce slag deposition on surfaces, like heat transfer tubes
• Reduce cold-end corrosion
• Improve operators' abilities to balance peak operating efficiency with management of both cold- and hot-corrosion issues 

Big Changes In Our National Energy Outlook

While the United States has seen coal and natural gas overtake heavy fuel oil for most of the U.S.’s large power generation capacity, there are still plenty of places that rely on the old standard heavy fuel oil for their needs, including many industrial and municipal buildings and manufacturing depots.

Bell Performance’s ATX line of HFO treatments deliver deposit-busting magnesium along with optimal levels of combustion-catalyst organometallic ingredients, to keep these facilities operating at peak performance while minimizing fuel-related issues that have plagued oil-fired furnaces and boilers. 

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