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Evaluation procedures for industrial cogeneration utilizing alternate steam sources

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OSTI ID:5436038
The results are presented of a cogeneration feasibility study, utilizing alternate steam sources. The study considered sites which could serve four to six industrial complexes in the Gulf States Utilities service area. The sources of steam considered were conventional steam generators using oil or coal and advanced technologies such as high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactors (HTGR), consolidated nuclear steam supply (CNSS) using a light water reactor, fluidized-bed coal combustion, and coal gasification using conventional steam generators, combined cycles, and fuel cells. The scope of the study included selecting two preferred sites for cogeneration plants, developing and optimizing heat cycles, writing plant and equipment descriptions, determining capital and operating costs, evaluating alternatives, and drawing conclusions based on technical and economic factors.
Research Organization:
Stone and Webster Engineering Corp., Cherry Hill, NJ (USA); Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
OSTI ID:
5436038
Report Number(s):
CONF-7910151--1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English