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TIDD PFBC demonstration project. Quarterly report, January--March 1995

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/110789· OSTI ID:110789
This is the thirty-second Technical Progress Report submitted to the Department of Energy in connection with the Cooperative Agreement between the DOE and the Ohio Power Company for the Tidd PFBC Demonstration Plant. This report covers the period from January 1, 1995 to March 31, 1995. Major Activities during this period include: The unit operated for 718 hours on coal, bringing the grand total for coal fire through the end of the quarter to 11,442 hours. There were seven gas turbine starts, nine bed preheater starts, and nine operating periods on coal. During this quarter, total gross generation was 57,693 MWH, the peak unit output for one hour was 74 MWH, and the coal consumption was 27,866 tons. Twelve performance tests were conducted during this quarter, bringing the total number of tests for the plant to 95. On March 30,1995, at 8:27 am, the Tidd PFBC Demonstration Plant was manually tripped for the last time.
Research Organization:
American Electric Power Service Corp., Columbus, OH (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FC21-87MC24132
OSTI ID:
110789
Report Number(s):
DOE/MC/24132--5002; ON: DE95009738
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English