Operation and maintenance of DOE/PETC combustion test facilities. Quarterly activity report, May 20, 1985-June 30, 1985

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5551954

Gilbert/Commonwealth, Inc. (G/C) was awarded the contract for operation and maintenance of the PETC combustion test facility. Four tasks were initially given to G/C: Alternate Fuels/In-House Research, Flue Gas Cleanup Research and Development, Advanced Research and Technology Development, and Coal Preparation and Standards Support. At contract initiation, the facilities were in various stages of construction/testing. Installation progressed and some testing was begun on facilities in the Alternate Fuels/In-House Research Program. In the small industrial program, the test facility was completed using in-house components and formal testing was begun. Engineering continued on preparations to install a commercial dense-phase pulverized coal transport system. The cast-iron boiler was installed in the commercial boilers/furnaces test facility. A warm-air furnace was obtained and preparations were nearly completed to install it in the residential boilers/furnaces test facility. The slagging combustor facility installation progressed. In the Flue Gas Cleanup Research and Development Program, the design of the modification to the 500-lb/hr unit for NOXSO process testing was completed and construction was begun. Construction of the Copper Oxide Process Life Cycle Testing Facility was resumed. Formal testing of lime slurry in the Dry Injection Process facility was completed and zinc oxide slurry testing was begun. Tests were conducted in the Tunnel Furnace and Variable Angle Coal Flow Loop. The Atmospheric Coal Flow Loop was put into use on the 100-hp boiler for the small industrial program. Design progressed on the Improved Lock Hopper and equipment procurement was begun. Support was provided as requested in Coal Preparation and Standards.

• Research Organization: Gilbert/Commonwealth, Reading, PA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-85PC71504
• OSTI ID: 5551954
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/71504-1; ON: DE85016124
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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