Coal-fired MHD test progress at the component development and integration facility

Conference · Sat Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:381408

Hart, A T; Lofftus, D ^[1]

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1. MSE, Inc., Butte, MT (United States)

The Component and Development and Integration Facility (CDIF) is a Department of Energy test facility operated by MSE, Inc. MSE personnel were responsible for the integration of topping cycle components for the national coal-fired magnetohydrodynamics development program. Initial facility checkout and baseline data generation testing at the CDIF used a 50-megawatt (MW{sub t}), oil-fired combustor (with ash injection to simulate coal slag carryover) coupled to the 1A{sub 1} supersonic channel. In the fall of 1984, a 50-MW{sub t}, pressurized, slag rejecting coal-fired combustor replaced the oil-fired combustor in the test train. In the spring of 1989, a coal-fired precombustor was added to the workhorse test hardware. In the spring of 1992, workhorse hardware was replaced with the prototypic coal-fired test train. Testing during the last year emphasized prototypic hardware testing targeted at longer duration testing, some intermediate checkout testing, and more reliable operation. These phases of testing and the associated facility modifications are discussed. Progress of the proof-of-concept testing, through the time of testing shutdown, is addressed.

• DOE Contract Number: AC22-88ID12735
• OSTI ID: 381408
• Report Number(s): CONF-9406163--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
HISTORICAL ASPECTS
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PERFORMANCE TESTING
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