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Task 6.3/6.7.4 - Engineering Performance of Advanced Structural Materials

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1722· OSTI ID:1722

Future energy systems will be required to fire low-grade fuels and meet higher energy conversion efficiencies than today's systems. The steam cycle used at present is-limited to a maximum temperature of 550C, because above that the stainless steel tubes deform and corrode excessively. However, to boost efficiency significantly, much higher working fluid temperatures are required. Although high-temperature alloys will suffice for the construction of these components in the near term, the greatest efficiency increases can only be reached with the use of advanced structural ceramics

Research Organization:
Federal Energy Technology Center, Morgantown, WV, and Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC21-93MC30097
OSTI ID:
1722
Report Number(s):
DE-FC21-93MC30097--67; ON: DE00001722
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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