(Manage, operate and maintain the component development and integration facility in Butte, MT)

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5314181· OSTI ID:5314181

The Component Development and Integration Facility (CDIF) is a major US Department of Energy magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) test facility in Butte, Montana. The CDIF is operated by MSE, Inc. Within the national MHD program, MSE personnel are responsible for performing integration testing of vendor-supplied MHD power train components at the CDIF to support the goal of commercialization. During the fourth quarter of FY89, installation of channel 1A{sub 1}-C1 and AVCO-supplied current consolidation circuits was completed. Equipment checkout was also completed. Baseline testing with a new oxygen configuration was started, and iron oxide injection on cathode and anode walls was evaluated. Mississippi State University measurements were taken at the diffuser triple port walls. 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: MSE, Inc., Butte, MT (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/FE
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-88ID12735
• OSTI ID: 5314181
• Report Number(s): DOE/ID/12735-T4; ON: DE90003701
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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