MHD coal-fired flow facility. Quarterly technical progress report, January-March 1979

Technical Report · Wed Mar 21 00:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5776867· OSTI ID:5776867

Dicks, J. B.; Markant, H. P.; Crawford, L. W.

The overall objective is to advance the technology of direct coal-fired MHD components and systems required for MHD power systems operating under engineering simulation of central power station power conditions. The specific objectives of the UTSI R and D MHD Facility and the MHD Coal-Fired Flow Facility are to resolve experimentally and analytically the key technical problems which have been identified or which may be found to occur in direct coal-fired MHD systems with moderate to high ash carryover. The problem areas involve (1) combustor performance, (2) slag/seed separation, (3) seed separation efficiency from both the exhaust gas stream and from slag, (4) MHD generator performance and design requirements using slag deposition on the channel walls to protect these walls from the intense thermal environment, (5) effects of slag on freedom from serious plugging by solid or high-viscosity slag particles during normal operation, (6) response of candidate materials to direct coal-fired MHD environment, and (7) equipment to meet pollution requirements. Status of the program is reported. (WHK)

• Research Organization: Tennessee Univ., Tullahoma (USA). Space Inst.
• DOE Contract Number: EX-76-C-01-1760
• OSTI ID: 5776867
• Report Number(s): FE-1760-37
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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