Effective method for MHD retrofit of power plants

Technical Report · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5346602· OSTI ID:5346602

Berry, G. F.; Dennis, C. B.; Johnson, T. R.; Minkov, V.

Retrofitting existing power plants with an open-cycle MHD system has been re-examined in light of recent developments in the heat and seed recovery technology area. A new retrofit cycle configuration has been developed which provides for a direct gas-gas coupling; also, the MHD topping cycle can be decoupled from the existing plant for either separate or joint operation. As an example, the MHD retrofit concept has been applied to Illinois Power Company's Vermilion Station No. 1, a coal-fired power plant presently in operation. Substantial increases in efficiency have been demonstrated and the economic validity of the MHD retrofit approach has been established.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5346602
• Report Number(s): ANL/MHD-81-10; ON: DE82008570
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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