MHD contractors` review meeting: Abstracts

Conference · Mon Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:10142247

The objectives of the Integrated Topping Cycle project are to design, construct, and deliver all prototypical hardware necessary to conduct long duration integrated MHD topping cycle proof-of-concept tests at the Component Development and Integration Facility (CDIF) in Butte, Montana. The results of the long duration tests will augment the existing engineering data base on MHD power train reliability, maintainability, durability, and performance, and will serve as a basis for scaling up to the early commercial scale power plant retrofit. The components of the MHD power train to be designed, fabricated, and tested include the following: A slagging coal combustion subsystem with a rated capacity of 50 MW thermal input, capable of operation with eastern (Illinois {number_sign}6) or western (Montana Rosebud) coal. A channel subsystem consisting of a segmented supersonic nozzle, channel (with current controls), and diffuser, capable of power output of 1.5 MW{sub e}. A current consolidation subsystem to interface the channel with the existing facility inverter.

• Research Organization: USDOE Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center, PA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 10142247
• Report Number(s): CONF-9201102--Absts.; ON: DE92011549; NC: NONE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
300102
BITUMINOUS COAL
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
DESIGN
DIFFUSERS
FABRICATION
MHD GENERATORS
MONTANA
NOZZLES
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE AND TESTING
TESTING
TOPPING CYCLES